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Harpactira pulchripes

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Harpactira pulchripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Harpactira
Species:
H. pulchripes
Binomial name
Harpactira pulchripes
Pocock, 1901

Harpactira pulchripes, also known as the golden blue-legged baboon spider, is a bright yellow bodied and metallic blue legged tarantula found in South Africa.[1] It is a very highly desired tarantula in the European and American tarantula keeping hobby.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Harpactira pulchripes". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ^ cancerides (2015-09-14). "Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon)". Tom's Big Spiders. Retrieved 2017-07-07.