ARACHNID 001 · Invertebrates
Mexican red-knee tarantula
Brachypelma hamoriiAn orange-and-black terrestrial spider waiting at a Pacific Mexican burrow
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ARACHNID 001Mexican red-knee tarantulaBrachypelma hamoriiAn orange-and-black terrestrial spider waiting at a Pacific Mexican burrowLifespanFemales can exceed 20 years; males are shorter-livedPrimary dietCarnivore, insects and other invertebratesARACHNID 002Regal jumping spiderPhidippus regiusA day-active visual hunter leaping through south-eastern foliageLifespanUsually about 1 to 2 yearsPrimary dietCarnivore, small arthropodsARACHNID 003Asian forest scorpionHeterometrus spiniferA nocturnal hunter sensing vibration beneath humid South-east Asian forestLifespanApprox. 6 to 8 years; published figures varyPrimary dietCarnivore, invertebratesINSECT 001Orchid mantisHymenopus coronatusA flower-like ambush predator of South-east Asian pollinatorsLifespanUsually less than one yearPrimary dietCarnivore, flying and crawling insectsINSECT 002Giant prickly stick insectExtatosoma tiaratumA large leaf mimic hanging among north-eastern Australian foliageLifespanApprox. 1 to 2 yearsPrimary dietHerbivore, leaves of suitable plantsMYRIAPOD 001Giant African millipedeArchispirostreptus gigasA many-legged recycler of leaf litter and rotting wood in East African nightsLifespanApprox. 7 to 10 yearsPrimary dietDetritivore, leaf litter and decaying wood