The Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans has...

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  Daniel Edwards

• Nov 12, 2017

Nice! Looks like Poecilotheria regalis

 

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  BC1579

• Nov 12, 2017

You’d think that, but’s it’s actually a tarantula.

 

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  Jmanbeing93

• Nov 12, 2017

Not even a NW Tarantula

 

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  Venom1080

• Nov 12, 2017

Of the Americas, huh.

 

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  BC1579

• Nov 12, 2017

After telling one of the volunteers that she had several tarantulas at home, the volunteer asked my daughter if that was legal.

I think the spirit of volunteerism is admirable, but is it wrong to expect just a slight amount of effort toward the source material?

 

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  CEC

• Nov 16, 2017

@BC1579
It could be P. regalis as they are very common but it could be other less common look alikes, for example P. striata. If it has a cream colored (white) band on the underside of the abdomen it's a Poecilotheria regalis.