It turned out to be a new species “Everything about this tarantula … was mind-blowing,” David Ortiz wrote in a Nov. 15 Facebook post. “It looked large and hairy, like an arboreal (tree ...

The pink-toed tarantula is an arboreal spider native to the South American rainforest. This tarantula got its name from its dark body and pink-tipped legs – hence the name “pink toed tarantula.” ...