Ceratogyrus marshalli, also known as Straight Horned Baboon or Great Horned Baboon Tarantula, is a species of tarantula from the genus Ceratogyrus. It is found in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[1] It was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1897, as half of the Ceratogyrus genus, they own a impressive horn in the carapace.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Ceratogyrus |
| Species: | C. marshalli
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| Ceratogyrus marshalli (Pocock, 1897)
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Description edit
Females live from 8 to 10 years, while males only live 3 to 4.[2] With a body length of 6 cm and a 15 cm legspan it is a fairly large species of Ceratogyrus.[3] Their carapace is black with some light brown striping, of course their being their namesake straight black horn. Their opisthosoma is light brown, covered in black spotting, although sometimes a fishbone pattern is apparent. Their legs are a light brown, or grey depending on visible conditions.
Habitat edit
They can be found in Harare, Zimbabwe, where this section will be referring to. This area is considered to have a subtropical highland climate. The average temperature here is 19°C, with average yearly rainfall of 805mm, since it is found 1500m above sea level, it has a surprisingly stable temperatures.[4][5][2]
Behavior edit
They are a very defensive spider, as most tarantulas it will first try to flee, if unable it will result in stridulation or a bite. They are burrowing and will make a vertical tunnel leading to a burrow in the end. At daytime they will most likely be in said burrow, and at night she will stay vigilant at the edge of her tunnel.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "World spider catalog". NMBE - World Spider Catalog. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04.
- ^ a b c "Ceratogyrus marshalli". Theraphosidae. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ "Theraphosidae Ceratogyrus". Theraphosidae. Archived from the original on 2017-11-23.
- ^ WMO. "World Weather Information Service". World Weather Information Service. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ ""Klimatafel von Harare-Kutsaga (Salisbury) / Simbabwe" Baseline climate means from stations all over the world" (PDF). DWD. Retrieved June 19, 2022.