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Megaphobema velvetosoma, Leticia, Colombia

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    Calbost Niel
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    Some people's nightmare no doubt Posted 5 months ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      It means well. Posted 5 months ago

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The Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula

The theraphosid Megaphobema velvetosoma was described in 1995 from Ecuador. It is very closely related to Megaphobema robustu (Ausserer, 1875) but differs by velvet-brown (female) respectively brown-blackish (male) colour. The ventral tibia spur bears a long spine spine-shaped process. the spermatheca is regurarly rounded.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Mar 16, 2025. Captured Oct 10, 2024 19:25 in 677GQ3X3+34.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm