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The Peacock Tarantula

Critterman — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:00:28 +0000

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The peacock tarantula is an Old World species (hailing from Africa or Asia). They hail only from a 39 square mile reserve forest in Jharkand, West Bengal, in India. They prefer a humid forest habitat. Unfortunately, their habitat is constantly being encroached on. They face the threats of habitat destruction […]

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The Tiny and Flamboyant Peacock Spider

Critterman — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 07:00:53 +0000

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The peacock spider is a species in the jumping spider family that hails from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, and Tasmania. They tolerate a wide variety of habitats from sand dunes to grasslands. These are but 1 of the known 6,000 species of jumping spider. […]

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Enter the Glorious Peacock

Critterman — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 07:00:50 +0000

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Ah yes, the peacock. A bird famous the world over for it’s glorious plumage. These birds belong to the pheasant family and hail from Asia and Africa. There are actually 2 species of peafowl from Asia and 1 from Africa to fancy: Indian Peafowl, Green Peafowl, and the Congo peafowl. […]

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