Kingdom Animalia Order Araneae Genus Xenesthis Higher classification Xenesthis | Phylum Arthropoda Family Theraphosidae Scientific name Xenesthis immanis Rank Species | |
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Similar Xenesthis, Tarantula, Pamphobeteus, Ephebopus, Cyriopagopus | ||
The Colombian lesserblack tarantula (Xenesthis immanis) is a tarantula originating from Colombia. It is a relatively large spider with a body length reaching 6–7 cm, and has a commensal mutualistic with the Microhylid Frog Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata.
In media
The spider made an appearance in the National Geographic documentary Wild Amazon.
References
Colombian lesserblack tarantula Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA