Amazonius burgessi (Ghost Tree Spider) 0.5"

Photo Credit: TheSpiderShop.Co.UK The Ghost Tree Spider, Amazonius burgessi Hüsser is a sleek, handsome, arboreal phantom from the Amazonian rainforests of Colombia and Peru in the subfamily Psalmopoeinae. Like its relatives in the genera Psalmopoeus and Tapinauchenius, A. burgessi has long, powerful legs and compensates for lacking urticating hairs with speed, agility, and a defensive disposition more reminiscent of Old World tarantulas. A. burgessi is a modestly-sized arboreal species, growing at a fast pace to a 5 inch (12.7cm) leg span. The leggy spiderlings start out with a vivid chevron and cactus-like bristles on bony legs with adorably enlarged scopulae [gecko-like “toe” pads]. With each molt, the juveniles progressively transform into a kaleidoscope of structural colors. Mature females take on a gorgeous combination of metallic colors, among them, mossy green, gray, navy blue, purple, and maroon tones overlane on a black exoskeleton, plus salmon-colored bristles on the posteri