Colombian lesserblack tarantula
| Colombian lesserblack tarantula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Xenesthis |
| Species: | X. immanis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenesthis immanis (Ausserer, 1875) | |
The Colombian lesserblack tarantula[1] (Xenesthis immanis) is a tarantula originating from Colombia. It is a relatively large spider with a body length reaching 6–7 cm, and has a commensal mutualistic with the Microhylid Frog Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata. [2]
In media
The spider made an appearance in the National Geographic documentary Wild Amazon.
References
- ↑ Common Names of Arachnids, American Arachnological Society (2003)
- ↑ Reginald B. Cocroft and Keith Hambler, "Observations on a Commensal Relationship of the Microhylid Frog Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata and the Burrowing Theraphosid Spider Xenesthis immanis in Southeastern Peru", Biotropica Vol. 21 No. 1 (1989)
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