- This New World Burrower is from Guyana & Venezuela.
- This is the second largest tarantula in the world, second only to Therephosa blondi. They reach 10" - 11" as adults.
- They are Aggressive - They seem to have a more ferocious temperament than other goliaths.
- As spiderlings they have pink tarsus (feet) and they retain the pink feet to about 12cm. Uniformly dark brown in body color covered with dense short setae (hair) which gives it a beautiful suede appearance. There are also some longish reddish hairs on the abdomen and legs.
- This species is a ra giant, robust, heavy bodied, fast and powerful tarantula.
- This species also has urticating hairs (type III) which are considered the nastiest among tarantula fauna and can cause serious irritation to the skin. Just the slightest movement of one rear leg rubbing against the abdomen of the is monster raises a whole cloud of this hair.
- It is also not a docile pet, and they have 1.5 - 2cm fangs and can strike a very painful bite. When this monster is distributed it will stridulate which is a hissing sound let you know it is annoyed.
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- This is the second largest tarantula in the world, second only to Therephosa blondi. They reach 10" - 11" as adults.
- They are Aggressive - They seem to have a more ferocious temperament than other goliaths.
- As spiderlings they have pink tarsus (feet) and they retain the pink feet to about 12cm. Uniformly dark brown in body color covered with dense short setae (hair) which gives it a beautiful suede appearance. There are also some longish reddish hairs on the abdomen and legs.
- This species is a ra giant, robust, heavy bodied, fast and powerful tarantula.
- This species also has urticating hairs (type III) which are considered the nastiest among tarantula fauna and can cause serious irritation to the skin. Just the slightest movement of one rear leg rubbing against the abdomen of the is monster raises a whole cloud of this hair.
- It is also not a docile pet, and they have 1.5 - 2cm fangs and can strike a very painful bite. When this monster is distributed it will stridulate which is a hissing sound let you know it is annoyed.
- the-ruh-FO-suh