Do you know that there is a specie of tarantula that is endemic to Northern Mindanao, Philippines? The Ornithoctoninae sp “Kalumbata” is an arboreal old world tarantula that was discovered by Datu Ramil Polison Ansihagan. Shown below is a photo taken by Melbert Baul of an adult female of said spider.

photo by Melbert Baul

Here’s another photo of Ornithoctoninae sp “Kalumbata.”

photo by Melbert Baul

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