11K views · 338 reactions | Tapinauchenius plumipes is a medium-sized arboreal species native to Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname. This species was previously known as Tapinauchenius violaceus within the hobby due to it’s complicated taxonomic history, with multiple specimens from various areas being described as their own species before all being synonymized with T. plumipes in Cifuentes, Y. & Bertani, R. (2022). #tarantula #arachnids #spider | Buddha Bugs | Facebook

Orangutans travel through the forest via an arboreal locomotion called tree swaying, which is a type of brachiation. Because orangutans are the largest arboreal primate and mammal they must take care traveling from tree to tree. They move slowly, taking precaution and making sure that the branch they are about to swing on can withstand their weight- because if not, it's a long fall to the rain forest floor. While we would love for our orangutan residents to travel from tree to tree like their wi