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Harpactira pulchripes (Pocock, 1901) — South Africa, the [South African] Golden Blue Leg{ged} Baboon, Slate Gray Leg(ged) Baboon; Harpactira tigrina (Ausserer, 1875) — South Africa; Harpactirella (Purcell, 1902) [Senior synonym of Luphocemus {Denis, 1960}] Type species: Harpactirella treleaveni. Transferred to other genera:
Harpactira pulchripes, also known as the golden blue-legged baboon spider, is a bright yellow-bodied and metallic blue-legged tarantula found in South Africa. [1] It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. It is a very highly desired tarantula in the European and American tarantula keeping hobby. [2]
Harpactira gigas, sometimes called the common baboon spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae. It is found in South Africa from Western Cape Province north to Limpopo Province. This reclusive spider, rarely encountered outside its burrow, reaches a body length of 55 mm, the female usually slightly larger than the male.
“In general, spiders will bite only if they can’t get away from you, or are protecting their babies and don’t want to leave the babies behind, and/or they are being crushed or otherwise hurt ...
These types of bites are rare, but brown recluse, black widow, and hobo spider bites can be deadly, so if you suspect one bit you, seek medical treatment immediately. You may need antibiotics ...
Their bites can cause intense symptoms like severe pain and difficulty breathing, but fatalities are rare. No recluse spiders are native to Florida, yet species like the Brown Recluse are commonly ...
The bite of Steatoda grossa may cause nausea, widespread but short lived intense pain, muscle spasms, fatigue, necrotizing or infected wound sites and malaise; [22] the medical community now refers to the symptoms of Steatoda bites as steatodism. [23] Other spiders in this genus with potentially medically significant venom include two chiefly ...
A bite wound with a pale center that turns dark blue or purple with a red ring around it. A bite wound that grows into an open sore (ulcer) with the skin around it dying. Recluse spider bite treatment