''Neoholothele incei'' is a species of

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 ...

from

Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

, commonly called the Trinidad olive tarantula. When mature, the species has a leg-span exceeding . 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 A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric eviden ...

. It is commonly kept as a pet as it is easy to breed. Rarely for tarantulas, ''N. incei'' is known to live communally and cannibalism is rare except for times of extreme hunger. 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. This species has a golden carapace and its abdomen is striped.

References

Spiders of South America Spiders of the Caribbean Theraphosidae Spiders described in 1898 {{Theraphosidae-stub