The female of the species, once lured out of their burrows, were noted as having a 'metallic turquoise-blue sheen on all four legs,' as well as on its hard upper shell and abdomen.
A new species of tarantula has been found in Sri Lanka and is only the second species within the Chilobrachys genus to be found in the country in 126 years.
The females of the species are what initially caught biologist Ranil Nanayakkara's eye. Females, once lured out of their burrows, were noted as having a"metallic turquoise-blue sheen on all four legs," as well as on its hard upper shell and abdomen. “When we first spotted them I was in awe, lost for words,” Nanayakkara said, adding that the males of the species were smaller and mossy brown in color.
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