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TIOB: Pantherarachne horridus

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Un depredador agil e inteligente, la Pantherarachne es una gigantesca tarantula, con un tamaño similar a el de un oso polar. Este feroz aracnido habita una zona en las Islas en donde solo viven todo tipo de artropodos y los mamiferos, reptiles y aves no dominan. Utiliza sus largas patas para perseguir a sus presas, de una manera muy similar a la de un felino. Sus colmillos poseen un poderoso veneno que ataca el sistema neervioso, paralizando a su presa. Extrañamente, dos pares de sus patas se han atrofiado y aun no se conce el motivo. Los machos son mucho mas pequeños que las hembras, midiendo cerca de un metro y medio de largo. Ademas, solo los machos poseen la habilidad de crear tela de araña, que utilizan para inmovilizar a la hembra durante el apareamiento. Pantherarachne es un simbolo de como la evolucion convergente es muy comun en Las Islas.


An agile and intelligent predator, the Pantherarachne is a gigantic tarantula, about the size of a polar bear.This fierce arachnid inhabits an area in the Islands where only all kinds of arthropods live and mammals, reptiles and birds do not dominate. He uses his long legs to chase his prey, much like a feline.Their fangs possess a powerful poison that attacks the nervous system, paralyzing its prey.Strangely, two pairs of their legs have atrophied and the motive is not yet conceived.Males are much smaller than females, measuring about one and a half meters long.In addition, only males possess the ability to create spider webs, which they use to immobilize the female during mating. Pantherarachne is considered a symbol of how convergent evolution is very common in The Isles
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3264x1836px 1.4 MB
Make
Motorola
Model
Moto G Play
Shutter Speed
1/15 second
Aperture
F/2.0
Focal Length
4 mm
ISO Speed
640
Date Taken
Mar 8, 2017, 4:56:52 PM
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I think this is an amazing depiction of what could happen in a speculative evolution scenario. It looks like these spider species have evolved an endoskeleton and lungs allowing them to grow to very large sizes.