Poecilotheria metallica
| Poecilotheria metallica | |
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| Juvenile male | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Poecilotheria |
| Species: | P. metallica
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| Binomial name | |
| Poecilotheria metallica Pocock, 1899
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Poecilotheria metallica [1] is an Old World species of tarantula. It is also known as the peacock tarantula. It is the only blue spider of the genus Poecilotheria. The species is found in deciduous forest in Andhra Pradesh of India. It is a Critically endangered species according to IUCN. It means that has an extremely high risk of extinction in the future.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Molur, S.; Daniel, B.A.; Siliwal, M. (2008). "Poecilotheria metallica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T63563A12681959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T63563A12681959.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
