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Caribena laeta is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba, [1] the last dubiously according to Caroline Fukushima and Rogério Bertani in 2017. [2] It was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1842 under the name Mygale laeta.
Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans) Puerto Rican nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) - The Puerto Rican nesophontes became extinct approximately in the early 16th century. Corozal rat (Puertoricomys corozalus) Puerto Rican parakeet, Mauge's parakeet (Psittacara chloroptera maugei syn. Psittacara maugei) Puerto Rican barn owl (Tyto ...
The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays. This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
Pygmy sperm whale. The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. They are the mammals most fully adapted to aquatic life with a spindle-shaped nearly hairless body, protected by a thick layer of blubber, and forelimbs and tail modified to provide propulsion underwater. Suborder: Mysticeti. Family: Balaenopteridae (baleen whales)
A new tarantula species, Aphonopelma jacobii, was recently discovered in Arizona. Researchers say they are docile and have striking colors. A new tarantula species is discovered in Arizona: What ...
The Lepidoptera of Puerto Rico consists of both the butterflies and moths recorded from the island of Puerto Rico. According to a recent estimate, there are about 1000 Lepidoptera species present in Puerto Rico.
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Their most dangerous predator is the tarantula hawk. Locally, it is known as a matacacata ("tarantula-killer"). This is a very large parasitoid wasp, with an iridescent blue-green body and orange-red wings that grows to about 2 inches or more in length. It captures the spider in its burrow or sometimes in the open and stings it to paralyze it ...