Lasiodora difficilis
Lasiodora difficilis | |
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Lasiodora difficilis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Lasiodora |
Species: | L. difficilis
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Binomial name | |
Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1921[1]
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Lasiodora difficilis, common name Brazilian red birdeater, is a species of tarantulas belonging to the family Theraphosidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species is native to Brazil.[3]
Habitat
[edit]These tarantulas live in rainforests characterized by a wet tropical climate with little or no dry season and abundant rainfall.[3]
Behavior
[edit]These spiders take refuge in a long hole or under roots or stones. They feed on insects, worms, grasshoppers and crickets.[4] The egg sac may contain 500-1000 spiderlings.[5]
Description
[edit]Lasiodora difficilis can reach a body length of 9 centimetres (3.5 in), with a leg span of seven to eight inches.[3] Males are smaller than female.[5] The basic color of these heavy-bodied spiders varies between black and black-gray, with urticating red hairs on the abdomen.
References
[edit]- ^ "Taxon details Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1921", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-03-26
- ^ de Mello-Leitao, C.F. (1921), "On the genus Lasiodora, C. Koch.", Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 9 (8): 337–350, retrieved 2016-03-26
- ^ a b c Basic tarantula
- ^ Exotic animals
- ^ a b DC Tarantulas