Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula

Spiders and Other Arachnids

Lasiodora parahybana is a tarantula from north-eastern Brazil, commonly called the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula, salmon pink, or LP. It is considered the fourth largest tarantula in the world, after three species in the genus Theraphosa. Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão described it in 1917 in Paraíba, where it is endemic. It is kept as a pet in the tarantula hobby.

Scientific name: Lasiodora parahybana
Endemic location: Paraíba, Brazil
Pet trade: Popular in the tarantula hobby

Sources and credits

Article: Lasiodora parahybana (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q150637
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