Grammostola aureostriata
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| Grammostola aureostriata Schmidt & Bullmer, 2001 |
One of the larger species of tarantula, the Chaco golden knee (Grammostola aureostriata) is known to reach 22 cm (8.5 in). It tends to be one of the more docile species and therefore makes an attractive pet. The Chaco is an opportunistic burrowing terrestrial tarantula: it may burrow but generally adopts a preexisting hide as its home. It is quite flashy in appearance, bearing long light-colored hairs all over its body and gold stripes on its legs, particularly at the "knees". Although significantly larger, it is similar in appearance and temperament to the Pink zebra beauty and when it was first imported to the pet trade, it was thought to belong to that species.
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The species name is derived from Latin aureus "golden" and striatus "striped".chaco golden knee
