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Butterfly Pavilion's Pollinator Place is now closed. The space will reopen on Friday, May 3rd as our new Origins: Building Life exhibit!

Spiders of Survival

Scroll down to learn about stunning, vibrant, and awe-inspiring tarantulas located in Survival!

 

Check out the Spiders!

African Rear-Horned Baboon

Location: Africa

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Amazon Blue Bloom Tarantula

Location: Venezuela

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Antilles Pink-Toed Tarantula

Location: Martinique

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Brazilian Black and White

Location: Brazil

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Brazilian Black Tarantula

Location: Brazil and Uruguay 

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Brazilian Fire Red Birdeater

Location: Brazil

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Burgundy Goliath Birdeater

Location: Brazil

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Cameroonian Red

Location: Cameroon and Nigeria

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Caribbean Diamond

Location: Lesser Antilles

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Chaco Golden Knee

Location: Argentina and Paraguay

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Chilean Rose Hair (A.K.A Rosie the Tarantula!)

Location: Chile

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Colombian Pumpkin Patch

Location: Colombia and Venezuela 

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Greenbottle Blue Tarantula

Location: Venezuela

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Indian Ornamental

Location: India

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Mexican Red Leg

Location: Mexico and Panama

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Mexican Red Knee

Location: Mexico

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Peruvian Black Bird-Eating Spider

Location: Brazil, Colombia and Peru

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Peruvian Giant Pinktoe

Location: Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru

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Saphire Ornamental Tarantula

Location: India 

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Texas Brown

Location: Southwestern United States

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Togo Starburst

Location: Togo, Cameroon, and Ghana 

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Trinidad Chevron Spider

Location: Trinidad

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Venezuelan Suntiger

Location: Venezuela

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