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Horned Baboon spider

theraphosidae ceratogyrus bechuanicus

Description:

Hairy, brown with "horn" on carapace. "Heavy" feet Palp are strong...appearing like pair of legs Size +/- 8cm

Habitat:

Found in borrow under rock. Its tunnel was at the edge of the rock. On rocky escarpment in arrid bushfeld.

Notes:

Was captured with 7 legs only. After first moult it lost another leg! After 2nd moult it had TWO new legs but those were under developed. Now they seem to be growing well and both legs are moving independently.

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2 Comments

koixtreme
koixtreme 10 years ago

Thanks Cameron
I do not know. I once tried to get a permit to keep snakes but it was almost more traumatic than getting bitt by one...
So these guys we catch, study and realese after a while.
With the baboon spiders the release is bit more difficult as they only once in there early life dig a hole.

CameronTorode
CameronTorode 10 years ago

Interesting little guy. What are the legalities around keeping these dudes in captivity in Nam'? SA sucks with the laws

koixtreme
Spotted by
koixtreme

Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia

Spotted on Feb 28, 2013
Submitted on Jul 28, 2013

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