Claim: Cobalt blue tarantula belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda and class Arachnida whose adults have eight legs.
Evidence: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Almost all adult arachnids have eight legs, although the front pair of legs in some species has converted to a sensory function, while in other species, different appendages can grow large enough to take on the appearance of extra pairs of legs.