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Mexican red-kneed tarantula

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MEXICAN RED-KNEED TARANTULA

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  • Technical Name: Brachipelma smithi
  • Class: Arthropods
  • Order: Chelicerata
  • Family: Arachnids
  • Alimentation: Insects, rodents
  • Incubation: de 2 a 3 month
  • Eggs: from 25 to 50
  • Location: America

This spider is easily recognizable due to the fine red patches on its legs, is capable of devouring small birds, rats and even lizards and snakes catching them with their chelicerae, to later suck out their juice.