| Neoholothele incei | |
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| Neoholothele incei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Neoholothele |
| Species: | N. incei |
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| Neoholothele incei (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) | |
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Holothele incei (F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) | |
Neoholothele incei is a species of tarantula from Trinidad and Venezuela, commonly called the Trinidad olive tarantula. When mature, the species has a leg-span exceeding 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in). As often the case with tarantulas, the females live longer than males, with the former living up to 7 years compared to the 2 years that males can expect to reach. N. incei is a bird spider and is fossorial. It is commonly kept as a pet as it is easy to breed. Rarely for tarantulas, N. incei is known to live communally and cannibalism is rare except for times of extreme hunger. Like most New World species, the venom of N. incei is considered to be mild and comparable to a bee sting, however no research has confirmed this.
This species has a golden carapace and its abdomen is striped.
References
- ^ "Taxon details Neoholothele incei (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-09-23
- ^ "Neoholothele incei". Theraphosidae. 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- "Arachnoculture E-Zine :: Issue 1 :: Exotic Fauna". exoticfauna.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
- "Trinidad Olive Tarantula (Neoholothele incei)". Tarantulas of the World. 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
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| Holothele incei | |
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