Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater

Lasiodora parahybana

Also known as Salmon Pink Birdeater Tarantula

invertebrates4 U.S. zoos
Where to see one
4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold brazilian salmon pink birdeater, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.

Conservation status

Not Evaluated

This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.

About the brazilian salmon pink birdeater

The Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula is a large spider from north-eastern Brazil, regarded as the fourth largest tarantula in the world. Its leg span can reach 28 cm, and females can weigh more than 100 grams. It is black, with pink-red hairs on the legs and abdomen once mature. In the wild it lives on the forest floor in leaf litter, logs or burrows, ambushing large insects and occasionally amphibians and small reptiles without spinning webs. When threatened it rears up, and it will flick urticating hairs from its abdomen before it resorts to biting.

Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater facts

  • Despite the name, there is little evidence that it catches and eats birds.
  • It is endemic to Brazil and known from one area near Campina Grande.
  • Mature males have tibial hooks that hold back a female's fangs during mating.
  • It flicks barbed urticating hairs at attackers rather than biting first.

Where to see brazilian salmon pink birdeater in the U.S.

4 zoos across 4 states

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California· 1

Kansas· 1

Massachusetts· 1

Ohio· 1

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