Grammostola aureostriata

Taxobox
name = Chaco golden knee


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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Mygalomorphae
familia = Theraphosidae
genus = "Grammostola"
species = "G. aureostriata"
binomial = "Grammostola aureostriata"
binomial_authority = Schmidt & Bullmer, 2001
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One of the larger species of tarantula, the Chaco golden knee ("Grammostola aureostriata") is known to reach 22 cm (8.5 in). It tends to be one of the more docile species and therefore makes an attractive pet. The Chaco is an opportunistic burrowing terrestrial tarantula: it may burrow but generally adopts a preexisting hide as its home. It is quite flashy in appearance, bearing long light-colored hairs all over its body and gold stripes on its legs, particularly at the "knees". When it was first imported into the pet trade, it was thought to be a variant of the Pink zebra beauty species, but it is significantly larger and can easily be distinguished by those familiar with both species.

Name

The species name is derived from Latin "aureus" "golden" and "striatus" "striped". Chaco golden knee

External links

* [http://www.spidy.goliathus.com/english/grammostola-aureostriata-id115.html Photo of the Chaco golden knee]