''Dolichothele diamantinensis'' also known as the Brazilian blue dwarf beauty tarantula, is a

tarantula Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have been identified, with 156 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although m ...

which was first described in 2009 by

Rogério Bertani Rogério Bertani is a Brazilian arachnologist, active at the Butantan Institute. He is credited as one of the foremost specialists in Theraphosidae Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , ...

and Thiago dos Santos. As its common name aptly states it is found in

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

and is a

terrestrial Terrestrial refers to things related to land or the planet Earth. Terrestrial may also refer to: * Terrestrial animal, an animal that lives on land opposed to living in water, or sometimes an animal that lives on or near the ground, as opposed to ...

. It was first originally described as ''Oligoxystre diamantinensis.''

Description

Females live 12 to 15 years, while males only live to 3. Their carapace is a blueish-greenish color, with a blue

opisthosoma The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma ( cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to ...

with long reddish hairs. The legs are a bright blue, white hairs covering these legs. Making it look similar to Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, otherwise known as the Greenbottle Blue Tarantula.

Behavior

They are quite heavy webbers, making intricate tunnels. They are very skittish, rarely striking a threat pose, though they may do so under persistent provocation. They are great display species, as they will usually be outside their tunnels, and although a

new world The term ''New World'' is often used to mean the majority of Earth's Western Hemisphere, specifically the Americas."America." ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' (). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. ...

species, they cannot throw

urticating hair Urticating hairs or urticating bristles are one of the primary defense mechanisms used by numerous plants, almost all New World tarantulas, and various lepidopteran caterpillars. ''Urtica'' is Latin for "nettle" (stinging nettles are in the genu ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q27505633 Theraphosidae Spiders of South America Spiders described in 2009