Tags: Arachnid.
Grammostola pulchra is a terrestrial tarantula native to Brazil. The species is desirable in the pet trade because of their females long life and reputation for being docile and gentle in temperament as well as for its appealing dark coloration. These traits make them rather expensive when buying from a breeder. Commonly known as the Brazilian black mature specimens are almost entirely black. Although like most new world tarantulas it possesses urticating hairs.
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