Appearance
The species is easily distinguishable by other tiger spiders due to greenish yellow or purplish carapace in dorsal surface. Ventrally, there is a proximal white spot on femur of fourth pair of legs.Naming
The name ''Poecilotheria'' is derived from Greek "poikilos" - spotted and "therion" - wild beast. Ornata refers to "adorned to". This whole genus of arboreal tarantulas exhibits an intricate fractal-like pattern on the abdomen.Behavior
The ''P. ornata'' behavior parallels that of many arboreal spiders. In the wild the ''P. ornata'' live in holes of tall trees where they make asymmetric funnel webs. Their primary prey consists of various flying insects, which they catch manually and paralyze. It is not unknown for the spiders of this genus to live communally when territory, i.e. number of holes per tree, is limited.References:
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