Tiger dwarf tarantula
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The tiger or Trinidad dwarf tarantula ( Neoholothele incei , synonym : Holothele incei ) is a spider from the family of tarantulas (Theraphosidae). The species, which occurs in parts of Central and Northern South America , gets its trivial name from its visual appearance and range.
The English-language common name of the species is Trinidad olive tarantula (translated "Trinidad olive tarantula ").
features
The tiger dwarf tarantula reaches a body length of mostly thirty to a maximum of forty millimeters and is therefore one of the dwarf tarantulas . The female of the species has a golden yellow and the male a light gray basic color. The carapace , that is the back shield of the prosoma or front body, is metallic bronze-green to black. In addition, the carapace has a star-shaped pattern. The opisthosoma has several brown horizontal stripes. The Tiger dwarf tarantula has on the opisthosoma also through stinging hairs and therefore one of the bombardier enabled tarantulas.
Similar species
One of the Tiger dwarf tarantula similar type is the closely related fasciaaurinigra Neoholothele , the only addition to the Tiger dwarf tarantula species of the genus Neoholothele .
Occurrence
The tiger dwarf tarantula inhabits Trinidad and Tobago as well as Venezuela . There she lives in the tropical rainforests .
Threat and protection
The population of the tiger dwarf tarantula is not recorded by the IUCN , which means that no information is available about possible population threats to the species.
Way of life
The tiger dwarf tarantula is one of the ground-dwelling tarantulas and, like many of these spiders, digs living tubes that are then lined with a comparatively wide-spreading web. As one of the few spiders, the species is one of those that show social behavior. The tiger dwarf tarantula lives in colonies with a considerably high number of individuals. Like all tarantulas, it is nocturnal and leaves its shelter at dusk and looks for prey. During the day, she is usually at the exit of her living tube.
The tiger dwarf tarantula is comparatively aggressive and, when encountering a possible predator (predator), tends to make a threatening gesture that is typical of tarantulas (Mygalomorphae) . If this has no effect, the spider defends itself with a bite. Alternatively, it can also defend itself by bombing, i.e. by stripping off the stinging hair in the direction of the attacker, or it takes flight and retreats into its shelter.
Reproduction
The reproductive behavior of the tiger dwarf tarantula does not differ from that of other tarantulas and the mating as such is mostly peaceful. Three to five weeks after mating, the mated female creates an egg cocoon that contains 50 to 100 eggs. The young hatch about six weeks after the egg cocoon is made and grow up quite quickly. It is not uncommon for the female to create a second cocoon, which then usually contains fewer eggs than the first. Females of the tiger dwarf tarantula live seven to fifteen years old, while males only live two.
Terrariums
Like many other tarantulas, it is also used as a pet in the terrarium hobby , but like all rainforest dwellers it needs the best possible simulation of the humidity and the temperature of its natural range. In addition, one should be aware of the aggressive and hectic nature of the tiger dwarf tarantula before purchasing one or more specimens of the species. On the positive side, the tiger dwarf tarantula can also be kept in groups due to its sociable way of life, provided that the respective container is large enough to accommodate several specimens and the food supply is sufficient to prevent cannibalism .
In trade there is a form of the tiger dwarf tarantula called " (Neo) Holothele incei Gold", which gets its name from its golden sheen, which is due to a color mutation.
Systematics
The tiger dwarf tarantula has been renamed and rearranged more and more, so the species was named Hapalopus incei when it was first described in 1898 by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge . Valid botanical name Neoholothele incei the type 2015 received by José Paulo Leite Guadanucci and Dirk Weinmann , which this year also the genus Neoholothele described and the Tiger dwarf tarantula of the genus Holothele in this eingliederten. Today the tiger dwarf tarantula is the type species and one of two species in the genus. The other is the neoholothele fasciaaurinigra, also first described by Guadanucci and Weinmann in 2015 . The tiger dwarf tarantula has been described several times under different names or placed in different genera and therefore has some synonyms, for example:
- Chaetorrhombus longipes Schiapelli & Gerschman , 1945
- Cyclosternum longipes Schmidt , 1993
- Holothele incei Rudloff , 1997
- Holothele vellardi Rudloff , 1997
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) from Aqua-Spider , accessed on March 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b c d e f Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) in Theraphosidae (Dutch) , accessed on March 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Arachnophilia.de , accessed on March 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b c Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Eckis Vogelspinnenzucht , accessed on March 17, 2020.
- ↑ a b Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) in the WSC World Spider Catalog , accessed on 17 March 2020th
- ↑ Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Tarantupedia , accessed on 17 March 2020th
- ↑ Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Versicolor Bremen , accessed on 17 March 2020th
literature
- JPL Guadanucci, D. Weinmann: Description of Neoholothele gen. Nov. (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Schismatothelinae) , Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 50 (3), 2015, pp. 1-8
Web links
- Neoholothele incei in the World Spider Catalog
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) in Tarantupedia
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Aqua-Spider
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) in Theraphosidae (Dutch)
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Arachnophilia.de
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Eckis tarantula breeding
- Neoholothele incei (FO Pickard-Cambridge, 1898) at Versicolor Bremen