Colombian lesserblack tarantula

species of arachnid
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The Colombian lesserblack tarantula[1] (Xenesthis immanis) is a species of tarantula. They are from Colombia. It is from 6–7 cm. Its length width is from 19-22 cm. It usually has a commensal or mutualistic relationship with the frog Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata.[2][3]

Colombian lesserblack tarantula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Xenesthis
Species:
X. immanis
Binomial name
Xenesthis immanis
(Ausserer, 1875)

References

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  1. Common Names of Arachnids, American Arachnological Society (2003)
  2. Reginald B. Cocroft and Keith Hambler, "Observations on a Commensal Relationship of the Microhylid Frog Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata and the Burrowing Theraphosid Spider Xenesthis immanis in Southeastern Peru", Biotropica Vol. 21 No. 1 (1989)
  3. Naish, Darren. "Tiny Frogs and Giant Spiders: Best of Friends". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2020-05-02.