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Chilean Rose spider is **commonly called** the Rose spider or Tarantula. This tarantula's **scientific name** is //Grammostola rosea// and it's **class** is Arachnida. These critters can be found in **Northern Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina**. The Rose tarantula's leg span can reach up to **4 1/2 to 5 1/2 inches**. Its natural **habitat** consists of mostly desert and dry regions (70-85 F). The **living requirements** for them would be eating lots of crickets, grasshoppers, locusts, moths, mealworms, and cockroaches. This Rose spider's **life expectancy** is 15 years for females, and about 13 years for males. There are also some **differences in male and female spiders**. Females can be larger in size, and also they live much longer then the males. Their temperament is docile and calm. If you were to be bitten by one of these, there woud be very little poision (or none) injected into you. The Grammostola rosea makes a great pet for those wanting to have a pet spider.

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