Female Costa Rican Redleg Tarantula (Megaphobema mesomelas) in her underground den (Monteverde, Puntarenas, Costa Rica)

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Female orange-knee, or Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) in her underground den (Monteverde, Puntarenas province, Costa Rica).

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Size: 2592px × 3887px
Location: Monteverde, Cartago, Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Ivan Kuzmin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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