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Lasiodora parahybana
An absolutely massive Brazillian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula. That common name is more a mouthful than its binomial name. This beautiful girl was hiding up under a log, and in my experience my salmon bird-eater likes to be out in the open. This beautiful girl was almost a foot across. Despite the name they barely if at all will catch and prey on avians. They're ambush predators by nature. Kinda hard to ambush a bird. Cheeky flying bastards.
Native to Brazil.
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