The Friendly world of the Tarantula
Tarantulas belong to the theraphosidae spider family. They comprise a group of quite large and usually hairy arachnids. To date there are 947 confirmed tarantula species inhabiting planet earth. While each species have their own unique characteristics there are numerous traits that are common among all tarantula species. In essence they are all large spiders which hunt at night. They have large fangs but their venom in generally harmless to humans, resulting in nothing more than you would expect from a bee sting. Tarantulas can’t chew their food, instead the venom they inject breaks the internal tissues of its prey down so the tarantula can simply ‘suck it out’. A common defense for tarantulas is to flick the hairs from it abdomen which cause irritation. Before a tarantula ‘attacks’ it will generally give you warning by leaning back on its legs and showing its fangs. For many people tarantulas are the stuff of nightmares, but as long as you respect the fact they are a wild animal and treat them with care, they can make an awesome pet.
Aphonopelma seemanni, or more widely known as The Costa Rican Zebra tarantula is a eight – legged beauty from Central America. It’s mostly known for its dark brown to black color. It’s famous for the vertical white stripes down its legs, from which it also got its name. The Costa Rican Zebra that inhabits Costa …
Greenbottle Blue Tarantula is a standout amongst the most vivid tarantulas on the planet with splendid blue legs, a metallic blue-green carapace and orange stomach hairs on a practically dark mid-region. Adolescents’ greenbottle have an orange and dark striped example on their stomach area. Like different tarantulas it has two body parts (cephalothorax and midriff), …
The chilean rose hair tarantula is a relatively large, hardy, docile and yet colorful arachnid. the rose hair is a type of spider with its source habitat being the Chilean desert. It can also be found in Argentina and Bolivia. Known as Grammostola Rosean in the scientific circle, this species of spider is the most …