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Heteroscodra maculata is an Old World species of tarantula which was first described in 1899 by Reginald Innes Pocock. This species native to West Africa and is found primarily in Togo and Ghana . This species has many common names, of which Togo starburst and ornamental baboon are most frequently encountered.
Monocentropus balfouri is a tarantula in the Monocentropus genus. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897. The species is also called Socotra Island blue baboon tarantula, usually shortened to blue baboon tarantula. The scientific name refers to the collector Isaac Bayley Balfour. The Spider is found on Socotra Island, hence the ...
Pterinochilus murinus or the orange baboon tarantula, [2] is a nocturnal spider in the family Theraphosidae that was first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock. [1] This species is found in Angola, as well as central and southern Africa. It is a member of the subfamily Harpactirinae, baboon spiders. [3]
Pterinochilus chordatus, or Kilimanjaro mustard baboon spider, is an old-world tarantula, first described in 1873 by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker. This species is found on the East side of the African continent, from South Kordofan in Sudan in the north, to Tanzania in the south. It has a body length of up to 2 inches (5 cm) and a leg span of ...
Tarantulas feed on crickets, June beetles, ground beetles, grasshoppers, cicadas and caterpillars. Female tarantulas tend to live longer than the males and can lay between 100 to 1,000 eggs in a ...
Eucratoscelus pachypus also known as the Tanzania stout leg baboon tarantula or the stout leg tarantula, was first described by Gunter Schmidt and Volker von Wirth in 1990. It is found in Tanzania , hailing from arid parts, and is an obligate burrower.
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus (greater horned baboon tarantula) is an old world terrestrial tarantula that grows to a legspan of up to 5 inches (12 cm). [2] The common name comes from the "horn", or protuberance, [ 3 ] on the carapace.
A New York appeals court judge has denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to delay the Jan. 10 sentencing in his criminal hush money case. Trump’s sentencing will proceed as planned on ...