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Indian Ornamental tarantula - Juvenile We roamed many nights for this and we found it near our Community hall (Juvenile one). <br />
Yet to see adult of this Arboreal tarantula. Another team was successful in getting shots of adult which was pretty huge. <br />
Another beautiful species from Matheran. They are one of the highly traded tarantulas in the world market.. please discourage such trades if you come across any please report it to nearby authority.  D5200,Geotagged,IncredibleIndia,India,Indian,Macro,Nikon,NikonD5200,Poecilotheria regalis,Spider,Spring,Tamron,Tamron70300,Tarantula,arachnid,maharashtra,matheran,nature,raigad,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Indian Ornamental tarantula - Juvenile

We roamed many nights for this and we found it near our Community hall (Juvenile one).
Yet to see adult of this Arboreal tarantula. Another team was successful in getting shots of adult which was pretty huge.
Another beautiful species from Matheran. They are one of the highly traded tarantulas in the world market.. please discourage such trades if you come across any please report it to nearby authority.

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  1. Congrats on this fantastic sighting! Posted 9 years ago

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''Poecilotheria regalis'' is a species of arboreal tarantulas from the Western and Eastern Ghats, India. The common name for this spider is Indian ornamental tree spider, or simply Indian ornamental. It is one of the most popular arboreal tarantulas for amateur collectors. Their legspan sometimes exceeds 7 inches.

Similar species: Spiders
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Uploaded Jun 10, 2016. Captured May 23, 2016 14:46 in 222, Neral - Matheran Rd, Matheran, Maharashtra 410102, India.
  • NIKON D5200
  • f/16.0
  • 3s
  • ISO100
  • 220mm