Hysterocrates crassipes
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Hysterocrates crassipes is a burrowing tarantula
species found in Cameroon
, Africa. This species is often sold by pet stores under the name Hysterocrates gigas
. Although these tarantulas both come from Cameroon, Hysterocrates crassipes does not turn red before molting
, and has an enlarged tibia on leg pair IV into adulthood, whereas H. gigas does not keep these "enlarged" (thick) tibia. Also, H. crassipes do not get as large as H. gigas.
Tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of often hairy and often very large arachnids belonging to the family Theraphosidae, of which approximately 900 species have been identified. Some members of the same Suborder may also be called "tarantulas" in the common parlance. This article will restrict itself to...
species found in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, Africa. This species is often sold by pet stores under the name Hysterocrates gigas
Hysterocrates gigas
Hysterocrates gigas or the Giant baboon spider, is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae. It is also known as the Cameroon red baboon spider.-Description:...
. Although these tarantulas both come from Cameroon, Hysterocrates crassipes does not turn red before molting
Ecdysis
Ecdysis is the moulting of the cuticula in many invertebrates. This process of moulting is the defining feature of the clade Ecdysozoa, comprising the arthropods, nematodes, velvet worms, horsehair worms, rotifers, tardigrades and Cephalorhyncha...
, and has an enlarged tibia on leg pair IV into adulthood, whereas H. gigas does not keep these "enlarged" (thick) tibia. Also, H. crassipes do not get as large as H. gigas.