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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mrsgoodroach" data-source="post: 232978" data-attributes="member: 48169">Tliltocatl vagans (<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" target="_blank">synonym</a> Brachypelma vagans) is a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" target="_blank">species</a> of <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarantula" target="_blank">tarantula</a> known commonly as the Mexican red rump. It ranges predominantly in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" target="_blank">Mexico</a> (including the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" target="_blank">Yucatán Peninsula</a>), but is also found in Central America.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tliltocatl_vagans#cite_note-WSC_s37263-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> They are terrestrial, burrowing <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider" target="_blank">spiders</a>. The reason for the name red rump is because of its distinctive red hairs on its <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdomen" target="_blank">abdomen</a>. Like most tarantulas, they will eat anything they can overpower, which is usually <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect" target="_blank">insects</a>, but small <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lizard" target="_blank">lizards</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodent" target="_blank">rodents</a> may also be consumed. They can grow up to a solid 6.5 inch leg span, with males typically being smaller and thinner than the females. They prefer <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrubland" target="_blank">shrubland</a> habitats.</blockquote>

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