Costa Rica Red-legged Tarantula (Megaphobema mesomelas)

About Costa Rica Red-legged Tarantula (Megaphobema mesomelas)

• Kingdom: Animals
• Phylum: Arthropods
• Class: Arachnids
• Order: Spiders
• Family: Tarantulas

Megaphobema is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1901. They look similar to members of Pamphobeteus except for its legs; the third and fourth pairs of legs are much larger and stronger than the first two pairs.

Source: Wikipedia