Ceratogyrus, Harpactira, and other genera, family Theraphosidae, suborder Mygalomorphae
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The baboon spider derives its name from a dense covering of hair that supposedly resembles the coat of a baboon.
KNP's known baboon spiders come from four different genera and are difficult to tell apart.
I'm no internationally recognized spider expert, but if it was a baboon spider, I'm not at all remorseful.
They are also known as baboon spiders in Africa and hairy spiders in South America.
He was not impressed, ‘How can you be so crazy and shower with a baboon spider?’
A Memphis Zoo colleague recorded a similarly striking behaviour in a related species of African baboon spider, Hysterocrates crassipes.
During the week Mark set off with Andre to find the baboon spider.
They think they are a tasty treat and that's why bird-eating spiders are also named baboon spiders.
The new baboon spider was first spotted during a 2003 spider survey of Kruger that forms part of the ongoing South African National Survey of Arachnids.
African species are called baboon spiders due to their hairy appearance and the black scopulae pads on its ‘feet’ resembling the pads on baboon feet.
However, she does not recommend keeping baboon spiders as pets as they are more aggressive.
The spiderlings of the horned baboon spider only commence moving about 50 days after hatching.
I am not keen on baboon spiders as pets, but if you want to try something different from the usual docile tarantulas then these may be for you.
Like most baboon spiders, they are very aggressive and can be considered a potentially dangerous species.
Maybe T.Raab or another one of the experts on the baboon spiders could help you with that.
Pterinochilus, the golden-brown baboon spider occurs from north-eastern South Africa northwards to Ethiopia.
In the wild, the baboon spider eats newborn mice and other rodents; newly hatched birds, reptiles, or amphibians; and any other invertebrates it can overtake.
The horned baboon spiders are a very unique genus having a distinct horn-like fovea on the carapace.
Others again, like the massive hairy baboon spiders, sacrifice all caution and boldly hunt down their victims.
Later when I was looking at their wedding album, there was another lesser baboon spider in there.