Sazima TARANTULA
Sazima Tarantula also known as Pterinopelma sazimai is the second newly discovered species of 2013.
Characteristics
Not only is this iridescent blue tarantula breathtakingly beautiful, it is the first new animal species from Brazil to have made it to the Top 10. Brazil is one of the planet’s most biologically diverse nations and is consistently a major source of species discoveries including much of Brazil's Amazon basin, its Atlantic forest, the savanna ecoregion Cerrado, and the hotspots of Brazil’s
tropical Andes. Survival of tarantula species can be at risk due to loss of habitat and over-collecting for the pet trade. Although Pterinopelma sazimai is not the first blue tarantula, it is one of the most striking and may be
especially vulnerable because of its limited distribution in an “ecological island” – a habitat high upon tabletop mountains which have a greater rainfall and different soils than the immediately surrounding
area.
The Classification Key
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Pterinopelma
Species: P. sazimai
Characteristics
Not only is this iridescent blue tarantula breathtakingly beautiful, it is the first new animal species from Brazil to have made it to the Top 10. Brazil is one of the planet’s most biologically diverse nations and is consistently a major source of species discoveries including much of Brazil's Amazon basin, its Atlantic forest, the savanna ecoregion Cerrado, and the hotspots of Brazil’s
tropical Andes. Survival of tarantula species can be at risk due to loss of habitat and over-collecting for the pet trade. Although Pterinopelma sazimai is not the first blue tarantula, it is one of the most striking and may be
especially vulnerable because of its limited distribution in an “ecological island” – a habitat high upon tabletop mountains which have a greater rainfall and different soils than the immediately surrounding
area.
The Classification Key
Kingdom: Anamalia
Phylum: Arthopoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Pterinopelma
Species: P. sazimai