Pterinochilus murinus 'TCF' 0.5"

Photo by spidershop.uk Starburst Baboon Tarantula Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, Typical Color Form (TCF)   This strain is the Typical Color Form (TCF) of the Orange Baboon Tarantula (OBT) Pterinochilus murinus Pocock and comes from Kenya and Mozambique. The TCF is the largest of all OBTs, sometimes attaining sizes approaching a 7” leg span, and can be distinguished from other forms of P. murinus by having a mature coloration of rust orange brown to tan with metallic gold accents over a black base.  Similarly to other OBTs that belong to the African baboon spider subfamily Harpactirinae, these spiders have a jet black exoskeleton that is adorned with a velvet-like pelt of intensely colored hairs. All P. murinus are sleek, elegant, and fast spiders, having a dramatic starburst pattern on the carapace consisting of streaks of velvet-like setae interrupted by hairless grooves in which the shiny black carapace is visible. The abdomen is also clothed in a velvet-like pelt with a minimalist