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title: "Middle East Black Tarantula"
description: "Chaetopelma olivaceum — Insecten en spinnen. Chaetopelma olivaceum is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/middle-east-black-tarantula
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Middle East Black Tarantula

> Chaetopelma olivaceum — Insecten en spinnen. Chaetopelma olivaceum is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae).

- Scientific name: *Chaetopelma olivaceum*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 520
- Wikidata: [Q1315859](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1315859)
- iNaturalist taxon: [477084](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/477084)

## Names

- en: Middle East Black Tarantula

## Countries with the most observations

IL (257), CY (127), LB (28), SY (26), PS (18), TR (11), EG (4), JO (3)

## Summary

Chaetopelma olivaceum is a species of mygalomorph spider, belonging to the tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It has many synonyms, including Ischnocolus jerusalemensis. Common names used include black furry, black tarantula and Middle East gold.

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

## Photo

![Middle East Black Tarantula](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/middle-east-black-tarantula/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philip Precey · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247454694

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/middle-east-black-tarantula?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).