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Ceratogyrus marshalli

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Species of tarantula

Ceratogyrus marshalli
Female Straight Horned Baboon (Ceratogyrus marshalli)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Ceratogyrus
Species: C. marshalli
Binomial name
Ceratogyrus marshalli
(Pocock, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Ceratogyrus dolichocephalus
  • Ceratogyrus cornuatus

Ceratogyrus marshalli, also known as Straight Horned Baboon or Great Horned Baboon Tarantula, is a species of tarantula from the genus Ceratogyrus. It is found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897, as half of the Ceratogyrus genus, they own a impressive horn in the carapace.

Description

Females live from 8 to 10 years, while males only live 3 to 4. With a body length of 6 cm and a 15 cm legspan it is a fairly large species of Ceratogyrus. Their carapace is black with some light brown striping, of course their being their namesake straight black horn. Their opisthosoma is light brown, covered in black spotting, although sometimes a fishbone pattern is apparent. Their legs are a light brown, or grey depending on visible conditions.

Habitat

They can be found in Harare, Zimbabwe, where this section will be referring to. This area is considered to have a subtropical highland climate. The average temperature here is 19°C, with average yearly rainfall of 805mm, since it is found 1500m above sea level, it has a surprisingly stable temperatures.

Behavior

They are a very defensive spider, as most tarantulas it will first try to flee, if unable it will result in stridulation or a bite. They are burrowing and will make a vertical tunnel leading to a burrow in the end. At daytime they will most likely be in said burrow, and at night she will stay vigilant at the edge of her tunnel.

See also

References

  1. "World spider catalog". NMBE - World Spider Catalog. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
  2. ^ "Ceratogyrus marshalli". Theraphosidae. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  3. "Theraphosidae Ceratogyrus". Theraphosidae. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23.
  4. WMO. "World Weather Information Service". World Weather Information Service. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. ""Klimatafel von Harare-Kutsaga (Salisbury) / Simbabwe" Baseline climate means from stations all over the world" (PDF). DWD. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Ceratogyrus marshalli
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