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Asian arowana is an endangered species and banned in the United States. It is a status symbol among wealthy Asian men. An albino arowana sold for a record price of $300,000 in 2009. Most pet arowana are farmed behind high-security fences. Arowanas are solitary fish and only allow company while young; adults may show dominance and aggression.
Asian arowana scales are large (most over 2 cm in length) and have a delicate net pattern. Asian arowanas grow up to 90 cm (35 in) total length. Like all Scleropages, Asian arowanas have long bodies; large, elongated pectoral fins, dorsal and anal fins located far back on the body; and a much larger caudal fin than that of their South American relative, the silver arowana, Osteoglossum ...
Phidippus audax, the Bold jumper or Daring jumping spider, is a common species of spider belonging to the genus Phidippus, a group of jumping spiders easily identified by their large eyes and their iridescent chelicerae. [1] [2] Like all jumping spiders, they have excellent stereoscopic vision that aids them in stalking prey and facilitates ...
Irura bidenticulata, commonly known as the purple-gold jumping spider, is a species of salticid. As the name implies, while females tend to take on a more dull coloration, males are characterized by their striking, shiny magenta-gold patterned bodies. Discovered in 2011, the spider had initially been mistaken for a member of the Simaetha genus.
Avicularia juruensis is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in South America ( Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil ). Avicularia urticans was brought into synonymy in 2017. [1] [2] It has been given the English name Amazonian pink toe spider. [3] Under the synonym Avicularia urticans, it is also known as the Peruvian pinktoe ...
The Carolina wolf spider has a mottled brown and black body, which lets them easily camouflage themselves on forest floors; whereas, in more coastal climates, they can be much easier to spot on ...
Avicularia purpurea is primarily an arboreal spider. This climbing species builds its nests primarily in hollows in the trees, sometimes in the vicinity of epiphytic plants. These spiders eat mostly crickets, cockroaches, meal worms, waxworms and darkling beetles, but they also can catch small rodents. During mating the females become very ...
The spider doesn't always deliver a full dose of venom when it bites, though. There are 14 recorded deaths caused by the spider's bite going back to 1926, and they mainly pose a threat to children ...