Chaco Golden-knee Tarantula
Grammostola pulchripes
Also known as: Chaco stripe Knee
Arachnida
RARE
Stats
- Lifespan
- 5-25 yrs
- Size
- Large
- Diet
- Insectivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate grassland
- Range
- South America
- Movement
- Walking
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Venom
- Status
- Rare
About
Chaco Golden-knee Tarantulas are a species of spider that is native to the Chaco region of Bolivia. They are one of the largest species of tarantula, and can reach between 20 and 22 centimeters in length.
Life cycle
- 1.egg sacA silk-wrapped egg sac shelters a clutch of eggs until the young are ready to emerge.
- 2.juvenileA spiderling emerges from the egg sac already in miniature adult form and starts catching prey almost immediately.
- 3.subadultA near-adult arachnid molts through several instars, growing larger and developing mature markings.
- 4.adultFully grown after its final molt.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Grammostola
- Species
- Grammostola pulchripes