Lasiodora parahybana
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Lasiodora parahybana, the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula, also simply known as the salmon pink or LP, is a tarantula from north-eastern Brazil and considered to be the fourth largest tarantula in the world (behind the three species in the genus Theraphosa).
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Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Lasiodora |
Species: | L. parahybana |
Binomial name | |
Lasiodora parahybana Mello-Leitão, 1917[1] | |
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It was discovered and described in 1917 by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão,[1] in Paraíba, where the tarantula is endemic.[2] They are popular pets in the tarantula hobby due to their large size and readiness to breed. They are also considered to be 'docile'.