Brazilian Black Tarantula Spider (Grammostola pulchra). Raising a foreleg, indicative apprehensive movement, warning, posture.


Brazilian Black Tarantula Spider (Grammostola pulchra). Raising a foreleg, indicative of an apprehensive movement, warning, defensive, behavior. Note spinnerets exuding silk from rear end. Used for lining home burrows, not web construction.


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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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