Spotlight On…
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints about this animal:
- A nocturnal hunter, this animal preys on mice, insects, and small frogs and lizards.
- It is the most common species used in movies due to its large size and interesting coloration.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Tarantula
Comment by Nicole — October 26, 2011 @ 11:20 am
Spider
Comment by Jezus Cicero — October 26, 2011 @ 11:22 am
Fruit bat?
Comment by Alfia — October 26, 2011 @ 11:30 am
Wait- oops – MEAT BAT! heheh
Comment by Alfia — October 26, 2011 @ 11:30 am
But seriously, it’s gotta be a tarantula.
Comment by Alfia — October 26, 2011 @ 11:31 am
Tarantula
Comment by Angelica Kelly — October 26, 2011 @ 11:33 am
Looks like maybe a Mexican Red-Legged Tarantula!
Comment by Jorge Lehr — October 26, 2011 @ 11:58 am
Tarantula! And if its one of the largest than we re talking about a Theraphosa blondi. Cool big ole’ spiders!
Comment by Rich M — October 26, 2011 @ 12:26 pm
Wow, lots of excellent guesses this week. Our specimen was a Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi). To learn more about Mexican redknee tarantulas, check out these websites:
We’ll have another “Spotlight On…” soon, but in the meantime, see if you can tell us who pooped.
Comment by nature — October 30, 2011 @ 3:28 pm