Peacock tarantula spider (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Peacock tarantula spider

Caption

Peacock tarantula spider Poecilotheria metallica Pocock 1899, from India, listed as Critically Endangered in IUCN Red List and traded as exotic pet.

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Rick C. West

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