Discovering Sp. North Luzon (Bloody Red Tarantula) in the Philippines

Описание: #NewSpeciesAlert Selenocosmiinae sp.North Luzon (Bloody Red Tarantula)

A possible new Selenocosmiinae species has been discovered from the muddy burrows of the low terrains of the Northern part of Luzon, Philippines. This species tends to be fossorial and spent most of their time underground, proffering only a glimpse of their front legs as they wait for their prey especially at night. Natives called them "lawa-lawa" or "law-lawa".

It has an awesome bloody red coloration throughout the body especially when they reach the age of maturity. The Local region day and night temperature average ranging from 27°C and humidity level of 80% to 90%, surely this species loves wet places and high humid.

Wild caught specimens reached a massive size of 5" to 7" inches dls. In particular, there's no related scientific studies for these species as of the moment.

Discovered by: Orph Effect (2014)
Re-discovered by: JA Ferrer (2019)
Researchers: Kael Gorby/Kollone Purisima/Darrell Acuna
Hunters: Mark Daquigan, JL Directo & JA Ferrer
Big Shoutouts: Allen Dsc, J. Gonzales, Philippine Island Theraphosidae, Theraphosids of the Philippines, Volker Von Wirth, Rick C. West

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