Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi)

Species information

Side view of Mexican redknee tarantula on sand © Ivan A Teage	Mexican redknee tarantula, front view © Richard Edwards	Mexican redknee tarantula, side view © Verity Greenwood
Dorsal view of Mexican redknee tarantula © Pascal Goetgheluck / www.ardea.com	Mexican redknee tarantula © Mark Carwardine / www.nhpa.co.uk	Mexican redknee tarantula on sand © Jim Tuten / Animals Animals
Mexican redknee tarantula, dorsal view © Verity Greenwood	Side view of a Mexican redknee tarantula © Michelle Lindley	Mexican redknee tarantula on moss © Pascal Goetgheluck / www.ardea.com
Close up of a Mexican redknee tarantula, showing urticating hair patch with loose hairs © John Cooke / www.osfimages.com	Mexican redknee tarantula leg detail © Verity Greenwood	Mexican redknee tarantula next to moulted skin © Pascal Goetgheluck / www.ardea.com
Mexican redknee tarantula having just moulted, showing fangs © Pascal Goetgheluck / www.ardea.com	Mexican redknee tarantula shedding its skin © Austin J. Stevens / Animals Animals	Mexican redknee tarantula after moulting © Austin J. Stevens / Animals Animals