Brachypelma boehmei
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Brachypelma boehmei is aspecies ofMexican tarantula that is found in the coastal region of Guerrero .
features
The tarsi on the legs are brown. The metatarsus , tibia and patella are colored orange. The femora of the legs are black. The carapace is ocher in color. The abdomen is dark brown and has several orange hairs.
Freshly skinned female
Freshly skinned female from the side
Way of life and behavior
The animals occur in sloping terrain that is shaded with trees, bushes and boulders. With suitable conditions, there are many animals in a small area (around 50 per hectare).
It is one of the ground-dwelling tarantulas . The animals hide under roots, pieces of bark, stones or fallen leaves. In the colder months as well as during molting and brood care, it retreats into caves that it lines with spider silk.
They feed on small insects like beetles or caterpillars. The female's cocoon is filled with around 800 eggs.
Keeping in the terrarium
The animals have been kept in terrariums since they were described and also bred regularly.
Web links
Brachypelma boehmei in the World Spider Catalog
literature
- Klaas, P .: Tarantulas: Origin, Care, Species . Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3696-1
- Locht, A., Yáñez, M. & Vãzquez, I. (1999): Distribution and natural history of mexican species of Brachypelma and Brachypelmides (Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) with morphological evidence for their synonymy , in: The Journal of Arachnology 27: 197 -198. ( PDF )
- Schmidt, G .: tarantulas, way of life - identification key - husbandry - breeding . Landbuch Verlag , Hanover 1993, pp. 77-82, ISBN 3-7842-0484-8
- Schmidt, G. & P. Klaas (1993): A new Brachypelma species from Mexico (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arachnological indicator 4 (5): 7-13.
- Tinter, Andreas : tarantulas . Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-933203-49-X
- West, RC (2006): The Brachypelma Species from Mexico. ARACHNE 11 (1): 4-17.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Peter Klaas: tarantulas / origin, care, species , Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2003, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8001-4660-4 , pp. 73-74
- ↑ Günter Schmidt: Die Vogelspinnen , Westarp Wissenschaften-Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Hohenwarsleben 2003, ISBN 3-8943-2899-1 , p. 39 and p. 171–173