its home when it begins to mature. It is quite flashy in appearance, bearing long light-colored hairs all over its body and gold stripes on its legs, particularly at the "knees". This is a good display species as it often sits in plain view. When it was first imported into the pet trade, it was thought to be a variant of the Pink zebra beauty species, but it is significantly larger and can easily be distinguished by the size difference, with the most notable comparative feature being the leg-span, though an experienced owner could distinguish the colouring. Gallery References External links Caring for your Chaco Golden Knee Photo of the Chaco golden knee Theraphosidae Spiders of South America Spiders described in 1892