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Xenesthis immanis

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Xenesthis immanis
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X. immanis
Binomial name
Xenesthis immanis
(Ausserer, 1875)

Xenesthis immanis (also known as the Colombian lesser black)[1] is a tarantula originating from Colombia. It is a relatively large spider with a body length reaching 6–7 cm.[2]

References

  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)