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Orange knee Tarantula

Megaphobema mesomelas




2 species ID suggestions

orange knee tarantula
Megaphobema mesomelas
ToddTahtinen
ToddTahtinen 2 months ago
Costa Rican Red Leg Tarantula
Megaphobema mesomelas

9 Comments

MartaLagoa
MartaLagoa a year ago

Thank you so much, Jonathan!

lori.tas
lori.tas a year ago

Thanks for the clarification Jonathan.

My pic, was at the same place, Santuario Ecológico they are in FB under that name ...(Santuario Ecológico)

MartaLagoa
MartaLagoa a year ago

Yes, Santa Elena, at night tour in the forest!

Is hard to see colors, The spider is in a hole, I see light of a torch... Martha, located it in Monteverde or Santa Elena, So that is the most posible species there....

MartaLagoa
MartaLagoa a year ago

Amazing!

lori.tas
lori.tas a year ago

I thought orange-kneed too, at first, but the knees really aren't very orange. Maybe another tarantula species, Or do females display less color?

the pic # 4. I place in my album (Noah) is one of this tarantulas...

dandoucette
dandoucette a year ago

I'd say its a Tarantula but that's about as far as my knowledge goes concerning tropical arachinds.

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Lat: 10.31, Long: -84.81

Spotted on Mar 6, 2011
Submitted on Jun 6, 2011

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