Neoholothele incei
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| Neoholothele incei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Neoholothele |
| Species: | N. incei
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| Neoholothele incei (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898)[1]
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Holothele incei (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) | |
Neoholothele incei is a species of tarantula from Trinidad and Venezuela,[1] commonly called the Trinidad olive tarantula. When mature, the species has a leg-span exceeding 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in). As often the case with tarantulas, the females live longer than males, with the former living up to 7 years compared to the 2 years that males can expect to reach. N. incei is a bird spider and is fossorial.[2] It is commonly kept as a pet as it is easy to breed.[3] Rarely for tarantulas, N. incei is known to live communally and cannibalism is rare except for times of extreme hunger.[2] Like most New World species, the venom of N. incei is considered to be mild and comparable to a bee sting, however no research has confirmed this.[2][4]
This species has a golden carapace and its abdomen is striped.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Taxon details Neoholothele incei (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-09-23
- ^ a b c "Neoholothele incei". Theraphosidae. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- ^ "Arachnoculture E-Zine :: Issue 1 :: Exotic Fauna". exoticfauna.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- ^ "Trinidad Olive Tarantula (Neoholothele incei)". Tarantulas of the World. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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