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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Josh's Frogs" data-source="post: 237454" data-attributes="member: 49228">The Seven Dwarfs Part 4 Today we will feature Hapalopus formosus, also known as the Pumpkin Patch Tarantula. This tarantula earns its Halloween association with a bold black and orange pattern on its carapace and abdomen. This species is known for the females to get disproportionately large abdomens, compared to the rest of their body. The females are often 4 to 5 times larger than the males. I think even Linus would have to agree that this is one gorgeous Pumpkin Patch. -Photo Credit; Joel Sartore from national Geographic took this picture of one of our Pumpkin Patch Tarantulas for National Geographic's Photo Ark and gave us permission to use it with proper credit given.[ATTACH=full]75746[/ATTACH]</blockquote>