Lesser Thailand black bird-eating tarantula (Haplopelma minax)

jaktmeister | Oct 25, 2010 | Comments 0

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Thai : Bungh

Haplopelma is a genus of old-world tarantulas which are found in Southeast Asia.

The range of this genus includes Myanmar,southeastern China,Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore,and Borneo.

Like all old-world tarantulas, the spiders in Haploplema lack the urticating hairs found in their new world counterparts, and use biting as a primary means of defense. Those which are common in the pet trade are all known as temperamental and difficult to care for, and likely to bite. While the venom of many of these species has not been studied; old world tarantulas are known for having strong venom. They are super aggressive and will bite if handled

H minax female repairing her burrow in Thailand

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRg7oxc5TCE&feature=channel_video_title