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Ornamental Tarantula

Poecilotheria subfusca

Description:

Poecilotheria subfusca belongs to the Genus Theaphosidae. All Poecilotheria spp are endemic to India and Sri Lanka and are endangered by habitat destructiona and over collecting for the pet trade.

Habitat:

Old trees , highlan of Sri Lanka with rather cold temperatures

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3 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

Great spot philsamadi..
Please consider adding to the mission "Biodiversity of Sri Lanka"
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8953...

philsamadi
philsamadi 11 years ago

merci :-)

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago

Fantastic first spotting Phil, Welcome to Project Noah !

philsamadi
Spotted by
philsamadi

Kandy CP, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Nov 23, 2011
Submitted on Apr 7, 2013

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