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Brachypelma albopilosum

Brachypelma albopilosum

The Brachypelma albopilosum, also known as the curly-haired tarantula, is a furry spider that makes a cozy home in burrows. They are gentle and can be fun to watch as they explore their surroundings.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Brachypelma albopilosum is a medium-sized tarantula with a dark brown to black body, covered in dense, long, light-brown to golden-blonde bristles, giving it a distinctively fuzzy or 'curly-haired' appearance. This shaggy coat makes it visually unique among tarantulas.

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Brachypelma albopilosum
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Brachypelma albopilosum

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its name, its 'curly' hairs are actually stiff bristles!

If a leg breaks off, this fuzzy spider can actually regrow it!

They spend most of their lives living alone in cozy underground burrows.

This tarantula cleans itself carefully by 'brushing' its hairs!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hair Flick Defense

Brachypelma albopilosum can kick off irritating hairs from its abdomen that helps them deter predators.

Fähigkeit

Silk Burrow Builder

Brachypelma albopilosum can produce silk to line burrows that helps them create safe, hidden homes.

Fähigkeit

Vibration Sensing

Brachypelma albopilosum has sensitive bristles that helps them detect prey and danger through vibrations.

Maße und Details

Größe
50-70 mm
Lebenserwartung
5475-9125 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
8

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fuzzy spiders mainly eat insects and small creatures they ambush.

Hauptnahrung

  • crickets
  • roaches
  • grasshoppers
  • small lizards
  • small rodents

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

field cricket

Gryllus bimaculatus

Ambushes and eats crickets for food.

parasitizes

tarantula hawk wasp

Pepsis marginata

Wasp lays eggs on paralyzed spider, larvae eat it.

eaten by

ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

Can become a meal for hungry wild cats.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Curly-haired Tarantula

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch spiders from a distance and never touch them without permission.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Brachypelma albopilosum?

50-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Brachypelma albopilosum?

5475-9125 Tage

Was frisst Brachypelma albopilosum?

These fuzzy spiders mainly eat insects and small creatures they ambush.

Wo findet man Brachypelma albopilosum normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Brachypelma albopilosum?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Brachypelma albopilosum?

8

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