Gooty sapphire tarantula poecilotheria metallica.
Gooty sapphire tarantula size.
As you can tell from the video above the gooty sapphire is very blue.
Metallica which i received from virginiacheeseman co uk also added to the en.
This beautiful arboreal species is native to an area fewer than 39 square miles in.
Aside from all that blue they have some yellow on their legs too.
Gooty sapphire tarantula spiderlings.
The poecilotheria metallica is a special kind of tarantula.
The habitat is under intense pressure from the surrounding villages as well as from insurgents who.
This blue beauty is known by many names like gooty sapphire ornamental tree spider gooty tarantula or the blue peacock parachute spider.
The adult size of this spider is about 6 inches or larger.
Sadly however it also ranks as quite rare.
Today the gooty sapphire is believed to be restricted to just one tiny area of less than 100 sq km in size.
Due to this fact the iucn lists the spider as critically endangered.
Gooty sapphire tarantula facts firstly the visually stunning gooty sapphire tarantula forms a true gem among arachnids.
Here is a short video review of the unboxing of a gooty sapphire ornamental p.
Sometimes that blue can get so intense it can hurt your eyes.
The spiderlings are mostly lavender in color that fades away and are replaced with blue as they grow up.
Reginald innes pocock initially discovered them in 1899 in gooty but then was never seen in that area after.
With all its names it s very easy to tell that this.
It is not recommended that you hold a gooty sapphire ornamental tarantula without knowing the risks and being familiar with fast moving species this is not a tarantula that is recommended for beginners.
According to the iucn the habitat where the species occurs is completely degraded due to lopping for firewood and cutting for timber.
The creme de la creme of tarantulas it is a highly sought after arachnid is also known as the peacock parachute spider.
They could weigh as much as 3 mice.
That s because the name of the small town where modern man first discovered this.
Poecilotheria metallica is still one of the most sought after species in the tarantula community due to their stunning colouration size and patterns.
Poecilotheria metallica tarantulas can eat appropriately sized insects such a crickets and roaches a small sling might eat half of a cricket where and adult might eat.
We have several very rare gooty sapphire ornamental tarantulas for sale at amazing prices.
The eggs are round with thousands of purple slings contained in a single sac.
Poecilotheria metallica also known as the gooty sapphire ornamental citation needed is an old world species of tarantula it is the only blue species of the genus poecilotheria like others in its genus it exhibits an intricate fractal like pattern on the abdomen.
Also the unique common name partly derives from the area it inhabits.
