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7cm Juvenile

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Skeleton Tarantula (Ephebopus murinus)

A lovely tarantula to own with very striking skeleton striped markings down its legs from which it gets its name. Its fore legs are long and flattened, this spider flicks its urticating hair from its pedipalps, unlike other spiders which flick hairs from there abdomen. 
A burrowing species so I have given it deep substrate to burrow, and often see it resting in its large tunnels along the front side of the glass.

Temp: 22 to 25c.  Humidity: 70 to 80%.
Habitat: Burrowing species
Origin: Surinam, Lowland Forests of Guyana, and Northern Brazil, etc.
Temperament: aggressive.
Size: 12 - 15cm. 
Longevity: Females up to 15? Years.

 

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