Stromatopelma fumigatum
| Mustard Feather-leg Baboon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Stromatopelminae |
| Genus: | Stromatopelma |
| Species: | S. fumigatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Stromatopelma fumigatum Pocock, 1899 | |
Stromatopelma fumigatum is a species of spider, in the theraphosidae family, currently contained within the Stromatopelminae subfamily. It is endemic to Equatorial Guinea.[1]
Diagnosis
Stromatopelma fumigatum is characterized by the labio-sternal mound (i.e. small "bumps") arrangement: six mounds on the edge of the sternum, the anterior one being largest, and the median being the smallest. Even though the anterior mound is still the largest, it is smaller than in other species.[2]
Behavior
Stromatopelma fumigatum, like all stromatopelmine gerena, are famously aggressive, therefore are rarely kept as pets. They are arboreal, living in Palm Trees mainly, which provide shade from the sun in the flat plains of west Africa, and are highly territorial, showing a high amount of cannibalism.[3]
References
- ↑ Stromatopelma fumigatum Pocock, 1899 World Spider Catalog. National Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ Smith, A. M. (1990c). Baboon spiders: Tarantulas of Africa and the Middle East. Fitzgerald Publishing, London, pp. 61. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ Charpentier, P. (1996b). The palm tree spiders of the genus Stromatopelma. Exothermae Magazine 1: p. 3-20. Retrieved February 8, 2016