Family Theraphosidae Genus Thrigmopoeus Order Spider | Rank Species | |
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Similar Thrigmopoeus, Harpactira, Harpactira pulchripes, Pterinopelma sazimai, Chilobrachys | ||
Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus feeding video
New psychedelic t species thrigmopoeus psychedelicus sp nov
Etymology
The specific name psychedelicus refers to the word "psychedelia", referring to the adult's bright blue carapace and legs.
Characteristics
T. psychedelicus has a blue metallic tinge to the cephalothorax and legs, and has scattered maxillary setae on the prolateral face of the maxillae. In other species it is "C" shaped.
References
Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA