Lasiodora difficilis

Lasiodora difficilis
Lasiodora difficilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Lasiodora
Species: L. difficilis
Binomial name
Lasiodora difficilis

Lasiodora difficilis, common name Brazilian red birdeater, is a species of tarantulas belonging to the family Theraphosidae.[2]

Distribution

This species is native to Brazil.[3]

Habitat

These tarantulas live in rainforests characterized by a wet tropical climate with little or no dry season and abundant rainfall.[3]

Behavior

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

Lasiodora difficilis can reach a body length of 9–20 centimetres (3.5–7.9 in),[5] with a leg length 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

  1. ↑ "Taxon details Lasiodora difficilis Mello-Leitão, 1921", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-03-26
  2. ↑ 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
  3. 1 2 3 Basic tarantula
  4. ↑ Exotic animals
  5. 1 2 3 DC Tarantulas


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