Tarantula - Phlogiellus sp.

Asia-Pacific Tarantula form the Genus Phlogiellus, still a yet to be described species, under UV lighting.

During a recent trip to a new location, noticed an environment that is conducive to Tarantulas and sure enough saw quite a few of them. Had originally thought all of them were of the same species, fortunately, I took pics of most I come across especially those that were hanging out more outside their holes.

When trying to get them identified after the trip, I was pleasantly surprised to know from a local Tarantula expert/specialist that the pictures I have shown him were not one, not two but 3 different species of undescribed Tarantulas!

This picture is one of them which I took with UV lighting, I didn't bother with the other 2 as didn't realised they were different species, although when there, I did thought some of them looks different from each other, thinking it was probably differences between males/females.

The other 2 are from different Genus, Orphnaecus.

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