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Tarantula Almost as large as a human palm, this tarantula can prey on insects, other spiders and even small birds... Costa Rica,Costa Rican red legged tarantula,Geotagged,Megaphobema mesomelas Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Tarantula

Almost as large as a human palm, this tarantula can prey on insects, other spiders and even small birds...

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    WildFlower
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    Species created with a basic description. There is more information in the German Wikipedia, but I cannot translate it.
    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaphobema_mesomelas     Posted 10 years ago
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      burak_dogansoysal
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      Thanks a lot... Posted 10 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Fantastic species intro! Posted 10 years ago
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      burak_dogansoysal
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      Thank you... Posted 10 years ago

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The Costa Rican red legged tarantula

Megaphobema mesomelas is a Costa Rican species of tarantula bescribed by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1892.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by WildFlower
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By burak_dogansoysal

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Uploaded Jan 2, 2015. Captured Mar 26, 2012 04:12 in Carretera a Reserva de Monteverde, Monteverde, Costa Rica.
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  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO640
  • 100mm

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