Brachypelma hamorii
(Mexican Orange-knee Tarantula)

Featured spider picture The spider species Brachypelma hamorii, commonly known as Mexican Orange-knee Tarantula, belongs to the genus Brachypelma, in the family Theraphosidae. Brachypelma hamorii spiders have been sighted 1 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Brachypelma hamorii includes 1 countries and 0 states in the United States. Brachypelma hamorii is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Mygalomorphae
  • Family: Theraphosidae
  • Genus: Brachypelma
  • Species: Brachypelma hamorii

Other Common Names

Mexican Orange-knee Tarantula

Author

Tesmoingt, Cleton & Verdez, 1997

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Sightings Overview

There have been 1 confirmed sightings of Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican Orange-knee Tarantula), with the most recent sighting submitted on December 19, 2018 by Spider ID member rickcwest. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 1 sightings because of certain Brachypelma hamorii sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 0% of the time, Brachypelma hamorii spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 1)
  • Sex: 0 female and 1 male.
  • Environment: Brachypelma hamorii has been sighted 2 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Under rock or debris (1). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican Orange-knee Tarantula) has been sighted in the following countries: Mexico.

Seasonality

Brachypelma hamorii has been primarily sighted during the month of March.

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  • March: 1
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Featured Pictures

Picture of Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican Orange-knee Tarantula) - Male - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconDec 19, 2018
  • Photographed Picture iconMar 5, 2005
  • RickCWest
  • Sex icon
    Male
  • Location iconColima State. Exacte locale redacted to protect the species., Mexico
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