Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican Red Knee) 0.5"
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The most popular tarantula in the hobby today, the Mexican Red Knee is stunning docile species from Mexico that was one of the first captively kept and bred species in the tarantula hobby. This docile species is great for beginners and exhibits fantastic black and orange coloration and a slow moving nature, which is perfect for those just starting out with tarantulas.
There are 2 "main" species that share this name of the "Mexican Red Knee": B. hamorii and B. smithi. These both used to be B. smithi until they were separated when different taxonomical features were found in specimens from different sides of a river in Mexico.
The separation of this river gave rise to 2 different species that were nearly identical, but had a few differences. Typically in hamorii we can observe more orange coloration and a more black carapace. The true smithi tend to have slightly more red on their knees and less black on the carapace.
The two species are nearly identical in every other way and even would be hard to distinguish side by side in person to the untrained eye.
Add this docile species to your collection today!!
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How we measure invertebrates:
We measure tarantulas and spiders in diagonal legspan. This means the distance from the front right to back left leg (or vise versa) when the animal is stretched out.
Cenitpedes we measure the full length of the animal from the antennae to the back legs
Scorpions we typically measure the body-length of the animal.