Invertebrates Flora Botanical gardens Civil societies Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India.
Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Theraphosidae Tarantulas are easily identified by their hairy nature and large size from other commonly encountered spiders.
Throughout the world, they are considered as a popular exotic pets, as most of the tarantulas are non-poisonous to humans.
There are over 9000 species of tarantulas are described from all over the world, where they are not found in most of the Europe, North America and other Arctic colder regions.
The species Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica, thought to be endemic to India, was recently found from Mannar district of Sri Lanka.