Brachypelma emilia

Brachypelma emilia
Brachypelma emilia , juvenile male
Systematics
Order : Spiders (Araneae) Subordination : Tarantulas (Mygalomorphae) Family : Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) Subfamily : Theraphosinae Genre : Brachypelma Type : Brachypelma emilia
Scientific name
Brachypelma emilia
( White , 1856)

Distribution in Mexico

The Brachypelma emilia (rarely also called "orange-legged tarantula ") is a ground-dwelling tarantula of the subfamily Theraphosinae and occurs in the Mexican states of Durango and Nayarit .

features

Brachypelma emilia reaches a maximum size of six to seven centimeters. The tarsi of the legs are black. The metatarsi are also black, but have longer orange hairs. The tibiae are bright orange. The patellae and femora are then black again. The carapace is two-colored: the front part with the eye hillock is black and forms a black triangle. The chelicerae are also black. A narrow orange stripe runs from the thoracic fossa to the ocular hillock. The posterior part is bright orange, like the tibia . The abdomen is black and has several orange to red hairs. It is very reminiscent of the abdomen of Brachypelma vagans . The spinnerets are black.

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  Juvenile male

Behavior and way of life

Brachypelma emilia is a very calm species, comparable to Brachypelma smithi . But she likes to strip off her bombardier hair, probably also for lining the caves. She is often "bald" on her abdomen.

Orange-legged tarantulas are found in steppe-like landscapes as well as on agricultural areas. Deforestation has allowed this species to spread. Since the animals dig very deep caves and can also dig themselves out, they can even be found in plowed fields. That is why they also survive steppe fires. The spiders have also been found in earth-covered landfills.

Web links

Commons : Brachypelma emilia  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Brachypelma emilia in the World Spider Catalog

literature

• Peter Klaas: Tarantulas: Origin, Care, Species . Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-3696-1 .
• A. Locht, M. Yáñez, I. Vãzquez: 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, pp. 197-198, 1999 ( PDF ).
• Günther Schmidt: tarantulas, way of life - identification key - husbandry - breeding . Landbuch Verlag, Hanover 1993, pp. 77-82, ISBN 3-7842-0484-8 .
• Andreas Tinter: tarantulas . Nikol Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-933203-49-X .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Peter Klaas: tarantulas: origin, care, species . Eugen Ulmer Verlag , Stuttgart 2003/2007, ISBN 978-3-8001-4660-4 , pp. 74-75