#theraphosidae

[herpsandbirds]

Green Bottle Blue Tarantula (Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens), family Theraphosidae, found on the Paraguaná Peninsula of Venezuela

semi-arboreal

photograph by Ty Dye Exotics

[snototter]

An orange baboon tarantula (Pterinochilus murinus RCF)

This species has at least 5 known color variants, this being the most vibrant.

by DavidStinson

[fallout-lou-begas]

if tarantulas are so dangerous then how come

?

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

No, it's not photoshop- this arachnid really is blue! Also known as the sapphire tarantula, this species is famous for its bright blue hair, which comes not from a pigment but from special nano-structures in the hairs themselves that cause the tarantula to appear blue from every angle. Ironically, this may help individuals to camoflague in the dark crevices of tree hollows and underneath bark as they hide in wait for passing prey.

(Image: A peacock tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica) by DJ Andy)

[chuck-wills-widow]

Texas Brown Tarantula (Aphonopelma hentzi) July, Palo Duro Canyon, TX USA

[spidersfromneptune]

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens / Green Bottle Blue Tarantula

[saturniidays]

i wish i was a tarantula in my hole. cozy. only disturbed by the occasional snack

[every-day-creechur]

Greater Horned Baboon Spider Ceratogyrus brachycephalus

Found in Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. It prefers to burrow, but in the absence of substrate to burrow it will web and make web "tunnels".

image by Norbert Hahn