Tarantula, Costa Rica (1 Viewer)

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Apr 14, 2017

• #1

Anyone tell me what this is?

A nocturnal species, at it's burrow in Las Palms in the Osa Peninsula.

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Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Apr 17, 2017

• #2

I now have it ID'd as Costa Rican Velvet Tarantula.


Thanks to Steve Bird





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Warixenjalka

Birdwitcher

• Apr 21, 2017

• #3

Real Beauty :t:

 

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Peloquin

Active member

• Apr 22, 2017

• #4

Still doesn't identify the species unfortunately mate .
What you revs to find is if someone doesn't know what it is in the spider world they simply call it the place and a name that will sell it.
It looks like one of quite a few from around that area.
A size would be a big help.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Apr 23, 2017

• #5

Peloquin said:

Still doesn't identify the species unfortunately mate .
What you revs to find is if someone doesn't know what it is in the spider world they simply call it the place and a name that will sell it.
It looks like one of quite a few from around that area.
A size would be a big help.

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Read the second post.

It's a Costa Rican Velvet Tarantula and btw, it's big!



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salticus

Well-known member

• Apr 23, 2017

• #6

andyadcock said:

Read the second post.

It's a Costa Rican Velvet Tarantula and btw, it's big!

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I assumed he had read the second post and wasn't very impressed by the name
"Costa Rican Velvet Tarantula"