Chilean rose tarantula
Overview
The Chilean rose tarantula (Grammostola rosea), also known as the Chilean flame tarantula, Chilean fire tarantula or the Chilean red-haired tarantula or the Chilean rose hair tarantula (depending on the colormorph), is probably the most common species of tarantula
available in pet stores today, due to the large number of wild-caught specimens exported cheaply from their native Chile into the US pet trade.
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Tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and often very large arachnids belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Some members of the same Suborder may also be called "tarantulas" in the common parlance. This article will restrict itself to...
available in pet stores today, due to the large number of wild-caught specimens exported cheaply from their native Chile into the US pet trade.
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