Summary ³

The Costa Rican zebra tarantula, also known as the striped-knee tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni), is a species of tarantula inhabiting most of western Costa Rica, as well as other parts of Central America, such as Honduras and Nicaragua, and possibly Guatemala. It is usually black with white stripes near the joint, however a brown color formation also exists for the spider.

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1. (c) Dr. Alexey Yakovlev, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/botalex/41363244885/
2. (c) Jon Choi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jon Choi
3. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphonopelma_seemanni

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