“It looked large and hairy, like an arboreal (tree-dwelling ... new species and its eight “feather duster-like” legs. Its body has alternating sections of black and brown hair.

Arboreal quadrupedal primates supinate their ... at the first joint (knuckle-walking), and exhibiting longer arms than legs and a back angled at 45 degrees. Orangutans move with a fist-walking ...

The Trichopelma grande boasts striking patterns and unique feather-like leg hairs, a testament to the region's biodiversity.