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title: "Mexican Redleg Tarantula"
description: "Brachypelma emilia — Insects & spiders. The Mexican redleg or red-legged tarantula (Brachypelma emilia) is a species of terrestrial tarantula closely related to the famous Mexican redknee tarantula."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mexican-redleg-tarantula
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Mexican Redleg Tarantula

> Brachypelma emilia — Insects & spiders. The Mexican redleg or red-legged tarantula (Brachypelma emilia) is a species of terrestrial tarantula closely related to the famous Mexican redknee tarantula.

- Scientific name: *Brachypelma emilia*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 475
- Wikidata: [Q684157](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684157)
- iNaturalist taxon: [206084](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/206084)

## Names

- en: Mexican Redleg Tarantula
- es: Tarántula mexicana de patas rojas
- fr: Tarentule du Mexique à pattes rouges
- nl: Mexicaanse roodscheenvogelspin

## Countries with the most observations

MX (299)

## Summary

The Mexican redleg or red-legged tarantula (Brachypelma emilia) is a species of terrestrial tarantula closely related to the famous Mexican redknee tarantula.  Like the redknee it is a docile tarantula and popular in the pet trade.  It is slow growing and, like many tarantulas, females can live for decades.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachypelma_emilia

## Photo

![Mexican Redleg Tarantula](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mexican-redleg-tarantula/medium.jpg)

Photo: Oscar Gonzalez Diaz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204965585

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mexican-redleg-tarantula?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).