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I was wondering what kinds of tarantulas live in Spain , Greece and Italy?
thanks,
John
thanks,
John
"Terantella" is a dance (crazy dance)is derived from the myth that if the spider bites you ,you dance the tarantella.That's also called "tarantella" I think, but I'm no sure. I'm not even sure there are Ts in Greece and Italy, I only know about the spanish ones.
Of course the founder of the name tarantula= the Italian wolf spider( Lycosa tarantula)
Ischnocolus andalusiacus, Ischnocolus holosericeus, Ischnocolus valentinus (all three in Spain), Ischnocolus triangulifer (Italy) <--- so I was wrong about them not being in Italy, although it's only 1 species.The irony of this being of course that the Lycosa tarantula is not a theraphosid (tarantula) at all.
I'm not aware of there being any theraphosids anywhere in Europe. Correct me if i'm wrong anybody...
Yes, I know this is the source. The funny thing that tarantulas here are often referred as "tarantellas", even though the term "tarantella" and "tarantula" comes from the Lycosa tarantula (as Ethan mentioned)."Terantella" is a dance (crazy dance)is derived from the myth that if the spider bites you ,you dance the tarantella.
Wow, crazy. I've never heard of any of those. Are they in the European pet trade? I assume they must be...Ischnocolus andalusiacus, Ischnocolus holosericeus, Ischnocolus valentinus (all three in Spain), Ischnocolus triangulifer (Italy) <--- so I was wrong about them not being in Italy, although it's only 1 species.
I'm from Europe and can't say you see them in the trade. I'm sure they are, but you don't see them pop up on dealer lists. I could be wrong, but from my point of view, the European T's are practically non-existing in the hobby.Wow, crazy. I've never heard of any of those. Are they in the European pet trade? I assume they must be...
I'd love to see a picture and am thus off to google the name right now.
Edit: Ok, I found some. Reminds me a little of E pachypus minus the stout legs.
I triangulifer is a very cool metallic looking, shiny silver. :drool:
That could be a Macrothele.I was in Spain last week and I came across this guy at the bottom of the pool, after rescuing him and giving him some time to recover and dry out in the sun I moved him to a more sheltered area, and managed to get a few shots of him.
http://lleana.artinvolved.com/art/lucky_131/