Neoholothele incei | |
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Neoholothele incei | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Neoholothele |
Species: | N. incei
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Binomial name | |
Neoholothele incei (
F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898)
[1]
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Synonyms [1] | |
Holothele incei (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) |
Neoholothele incei is a species of tarantula from Trinidad and Venezuela, [1] commonly called the Trinidad olive tarantula. When mature, the species has a leg-span exceeding 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in). As often the case with tarantulas, the females live longer than males, with the former living up to 7 years compared to the 2 years that males can expect to reach. N. incei is a bird spider and is fossorial. [2] It is commonly kept as a pet as it is easy to breed. [3] Rarely for tarantulas, N. incei is known to live communally and cannibalism is rare except for times of extreme hunger. [2] Like most New World species, the venom of N. incei is considered to be mild and comparable to a bee sting, however no research has confirmed this. [2] [4]
This species has a golden carapace and its abdomen is striped.