I know tarantulas aren’t for everyone, but this isn’t just any old tarantula. It’s the adorably named pink-toed tarantula. A couple quick facts (other than the pink toes): They eat primarily insects but won’t shy away from a small frog or lizard. They live mainly in trees. And perhaps most peculiar, as a defense mechanism they can throw feces at a would-be assailant. Photographed last month in the northern Amazon basin of Peru. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 250, f/9 at 1/160th of a second, Godox v860iii flash with Westcott soft box.
I don’t care how pink their toes are! This is not something I’d look forward to finding in the Peruvian jungle! Hopefully he didn’t think you or your camera was an attacker.
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I know tarantulas aren’t for everyone, but this isn’t just any old tarantula. It’s the adorably named pink-toed tarantula. A couple quick facts (other than the pink toes): They eat primarily insects but won’t shy away from a small frog or lizard. They live mainly in trees. And perhaps most peculiar, as a defense mechanism they can throw feces at a would-be assailant. Photographed last month in the northern Amazon basin of Peru. Nikon D850 with Nikkor 105mm macro lens, ISO 250, f/9 at 1/160th of a second, Godox v860iii flash with Westcott soft box.
Not a lot of arachnids can pull off the pink-toed look, but this one can. And it flings its shit with grace and aplomb. Total class. 10/10.
Awesome – I was unaware the world harbored pink-toed tarantulas. Thanks for bringing this special critter to the attention of the greater world, Sean!
That makes two of us Sue. A nice discovery indeed.
Great Tare-in-tool-a!
I don’t care how pink their toes are! This is not something I’d look forward to finding in the Peruvian jungle! Hopefully he didn’t think you or your camera was an attacker.