Tags: Arachnid.

Pterinopelma sazimai is a species of spider in the taxonomic classification of the tarantulas (Theraphosidae). Iridescent blue in color P. sazimai is native to an ecological island within the Chapada Diamantina National Park in Bahia Brazil. In 2012 it became the first Brazilian species to appear on the International Institute for Species Exploration’s Top 10 New Species list. The specific epithet sazimai is named in honor of Dr.

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