Ornithoctonus aureotibialis is a tarantula species in the Ornithoctonus genus, it was first described by Volker von Wirth and Boris F. Striffler in 2005. It is named for the Latin, aureus being "golden" and tibia. Because of the gold or orange coloured line of hair in the tibiae of the legs in subadult and adult females and subadult males.[1] Its common name is Thailand Golden Fringe, as the name may suggest it is found in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. It is sometimes kept as a pet, and are captive bred.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Ornithoctonus |
| Species: | O. aureotibialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ornithoctonus aureotibialis von Wirth & Striffler, 2005
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Characteristics
editFemales live 14 to 15 years and males 3 to 4 under proper care, they grow to around 14–15 cm, and have a medium growth rate. Females, legs are black, thought they are all around dark. Males are a lighter on the top and have black legs. On the patellae and tibia of the front legs there is a clearly visible golden, sometimes orange hair fringe in subadults and adults females and subadults males. On the opisthosoma there is a light fishbone pattern, some also describe it as a tiger pattern, of darker lines on the upper side.[1]
Habitat
editThey can be found in Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia, including the area of Banglang National Park, which will be referred to when describing their habitat. The area this tarantula inhabits is tropical rainforest, they can be found roughly 600m above sea level, with temperatures of 32 °C, and the average yearly rainfall being 2860mm.[2]
Behavior
editThese are fossorial old world tarantulas, they are known for being defensive. These tarantula will first try to run, when it sees you, and then under constant provocation will try to bite. While this tarantula is fossorial, they make vertical tubular burrows and will usually stay deep in their burrow, their burrows reaches 30–40 cm deep. It is thought this spider has a painful bite, with strong venom, though no study has been done.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Tarantupedia. "Neue Erkenntnisse zur Vogelspinnen -- Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae)". www.tarantupedia.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Ban Bang Lang Climate Weather Averages". WorldWeatherOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Ornithoctonus aureotibialis". Theraphosidae. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- ^ "Ornithoctonus aureotibialis-Thailand golden fringe | My Monsters". Retrieved 2022-05-22.