Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts. Sign up today!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Josh's Frogs" data-source="post: 236982" data-attributes="member: 49228">Meet Betty White Knee! Betty is a Brazilian Giant White Knee Tarantula, Acanthoscurria geniculata.  Her kind comes from the Amazon basin of northern Brazil. Her species was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871, but were not popular in the Tarantula Keeping Hobby until around 25 years ago. The genus name, “Acanthoscurria” comes from Greek words meaning "spine" and "to run". This reflects the spiny appearance and agile movements of these tarantulas. The word geniculata comes from the Latin word geniculum, which is a diminutive of genu meaning "knee". Geniculata means "on bended knee". This reflects both the typical stance of this tarantula as well as the bright white epaulettes on the “knees”, also known as the patellas. Betty is generally a very tolerant and confident tarantula, often seen out and about in her habitat. We expect to have her for quite some time to come, due to her 20+ year life span! We will keep you updated on Betty as she grows, molts, or breeds again. [ATTACH=full]75492[/ATTACH]</blockquote>