EntdeckenInsekten

Grammostola pulchripes

Grammostola pulchripes

The Grammostola pulchripes, also known as the Chaco golden knee tarantula, is a big, furry spider that lives in South America. They are known for their beautiful golden markings on their legs!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Grammostola pulchripes is a large, terrestrial tarantula with a velvety black body. It has striking patches of bright golden-yellow or orange fur on its 'knees' (patella-tibia joints) of all eight legs, giving it a distinctive appearance.

ReichAnimaliaStammChordataKlasseArachnidaOrdnungAraneaeFamilieTheraphosidaeGattungGrammostola
Grammostola pulchripes
furry trait badgesolitary trait badgeburrowing trait badgegrassland trait badge
Grammostola pulchripes

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Female Chaco Golden Knees can live over two decades, longer than most pets!

These gentle giants are one of the most popular pet tarantulas worldwide!

They don't spin big webs to catch food, they stalk their prey like a hunter!

This tarantula can regrow a lost leg entirely after several molts!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Urticating Hairs

Grammostola pulchripes can flick irritating bristles because of specialized abdominal hairs that helps them defend against predators.

Fähigkeit

Web Silk Production

Grammostola pulchripes has spinnerets that produce strong silk because of specialized glands that helps them line burrows and create alarm traps.

Fähigkeit

Potent Venom

Grammostola pulchripes can immobilize prey because of its fangs that inject mild venom that helps them quickly subdue insects and small animals.

Maße und Details

Länge
6-9 cm
Gewicht
0.05-0.1 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-25 Jahre
Top Speed
1.5 km/h
Wurfgröße
200-800

Ernährung und Fütterung

This tarantula is a carnivore that ambushes small insects and sometimes tiny rodents.

Hauptnahrung

  • Crickets
  • Roaches
  • Grasshoppers
  • Small beetles
  • Small rodents

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Common house cricket

Acheta domesticus

Often preys on crickets.

eaten by

Roadside Hawk

Buteo magnirostris

Raptors sometimes prey on large tarantulas.

eaten by

Lesser Grison

Galictis cuja

Small carnivores may dig them out.

hunts

American cockroach

Periplaneta americana

A common prey item in its environment.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Chaco golden knee tarantula

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch from a distance and never touch wild spiders without an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Grammostola pulchripes?

6-9 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Grammostola pulchripes?

0.05-0.1 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Grammostola pulchripes?

20-25 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Grammostola pulchripes?

1.5 km/h

Was frisst Grammostola pulchripes?

This tarantula is a carnivore that ambushes small insects and sometimes tiny rodents.

Wo findet man Grammostola pulchripes normalerweise?

Grasslands

Wie jagt Grammostola pulchripes?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das wurfgröße von Grammostola pulchripes?

200-800

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

Karte wird geladen…

Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

Wo zu sehen

Mehr Insekten