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Idiothele mira, [1] also known as the blue-foot baboon is a species of fossorial tarantula endemic to South Africa. It has a striking blue coloration on the dorsal (upper) side of the tarsi and metatarsi on each leg. [ 2 ]
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.
Idiothele mira (Gallon, 2010) - South Africa, the South African Blue Footed Trapdoor Baboon Idiothele nigrofulva (Pocock, 1898) — Southern Africa Pterinochilus (Pocock, 1897) [Senior synonym of Pterinochilides {Strand, 1920} ]
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]
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]
The research team included Peñaherrera-R. and Roberto León-E. Researchers also discovered a second new species of tarantula. Extremely rare bird — half-male, half-female — spotted in ...
M. balfouri has many unusual characteristics for a tarantula species, most notably their heightened defensiveness towards humans, gregarious nature with others of their own kind, and strong maternal instincts, with mothers even bringing food to their spiderlings. Their striking blue coloration and tendency to live in colonies make them an ...
Pelinobius or the king baboon spider [citation needed] is a monotypic genus of east African tarantulas containing the single species, Pelinobius muticus. It was first described by Ferdinand Anton Franz Karsch in 1885, [ 3 ] and is found in Tanzania and Kenya .