Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Superfamily: Testudinoidea Family: Testudinidae Genus: Aldabrachelys Species: A. gigantea Binomial name: Aldabrachelys gigantea Aldabra Tortoise, Aldabrachelys Gigantean, has one of the longest life spans on earth. They could very well have the longest lifespan. Nobody exactly knows how long these…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Testudinidae Genus: Malacochersus Species: M. tornieri Binomialname: Malacochersus tornieri The African pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) has a flat-shell and inhabits Kenya and Tanzania. It earned its name from its flat-shaped shell. It is the solitary member of the species malacochersus. The biggest…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Testudinidae Genus: Geochelone The African spurred tortoise Geochelone sulcata, known as African spur thigh tortoise, or sometimes as sulcata tortoise, is the world’s third largest variety of tortoises. It is also the largest variety of mainland tortoise, not seen…
Easy to Maintain, Friendly Character and Available Easily Tarantulas are, without a doubt, the most popular pets of people living in the US. The reasons for their popularity are not difficult to guess. For one, they are easy to maintain, have friendly characters, and are available easily. It is normal for many to have pets…
The Biggest of Them All Among the three hundred known species of tarantula inhabiting our earth, the Goliath Bird Eating tarantula spider is the biggest of them all. Its leg span is ten inches and it weighs more than six ounces. Like other arachnids, these also possess eight legs, enclosed in dark brown hair that…
Among the Biggest and Heaviest Spiders in the World Baboon tarantula spiders belong to Theraphosidae family. These inhabitants of Africa form part of the tarantula genus and look quite like baboons due to their black hairy exteriors. Though not hazardous to humans, their venom, like various tarantulas is very strong and causes painful bites. Hercules…
Beautiful but Its Bites Are Both Venomous and Painful You would have perhaps noticed a number of American pet stores selling tarantulas. They call this species as the Chilean flame tarantula, Chilean rose hair tarantula, Chilean red-haired tarantula (as per its color morph), Chilean fire tarantula, or Rose Hair Tarantula. Its biological name is Grammostola…
The Females Have a Life Span of 30 Years Mountain ranges of western Panama and Mexico, like the Sierra Madre Del Sur and the Sierra Madre Occidental, are known to inhabit the earthly variety of the Red-kneed Mexican Tarantula, biologically named Brachypelma smithi. They form a large genus and many enthusiasts have them as pets. …
Many Consider Keeping Tarantulas an Absorbing Hobby Spiders are arthropods with eight legs and breathe air. They grab their victims using their fangs and poison their prey. You can find them all over the world except in Antarctica and can survive anywhere. Many consider keeping a spider as a pet, a very challenging hobby. Tarantulas…
The Life Cycle of a Jumping Spider The lifecycle of a jumping spider ranges from 6 months to 2 years. Jumping spiders could survive up to 3 years in confinement. Jumping spiders’ existence is influenced by their habitat and gender. Female jumping spiders have a better lifespan than males. The longest living jumping spider recorded was…
Largest Among the Species of Spiders in the World The Goliath tarantula is one among their species. The expert says that this bird-eating variety is the second largest spider on earth. It derived its name, the Goliath bird-eating spider, from an eighteenth-century copper engraving that showed one eating a hummingbird. However, that is rather incorrect,…
The Life Cycle of a Garden Spider Garden spiders enjoy a one-year lifespan in general, while a few females could survive for many years in places without harsh winters. Garden spiders may be seen in the United States, Canada, as well as Mexico. They weave webs in warm regions with trees to attach their webs to. They can also…