Tigerantula

Discovery LocationSumatra

Lead ResearcherH. Hobbes

Field Report Summary

Currently the subject of intense conservation efforts, the Tigerantula is a solitary hunter of the forest floor. It does not spin webs but lives in silk-lined burrows. It hunts by sensing vibrations, pouncing on deer and tapirs with venomous fangs.

Physical Description

Tiger with eight legs, multiple eyes, and chelicerae.

Habitat

Tropical Rainforest

Dietary Behavior

Carnivore

Evolutionary Origin

Gigantism ambush strategy

Behavioral Notes

Grooms its fur with its pedipalps.