Grammostola pulchra
, known as the Brazilian black tarantula, is prized for its long life in the terrarium as well as its reputation as an obedient spider. No itchy black blisters appear from his bites. The spider has a deep black color. Most importantly, tarantulas can be kept in a terrarium, like, say, newts at home. It is important to consider that the tarantula must live alone, as it will eat any creature that is with it in the same small space.
Origin of the species and description
Photo: Spider tarantula
The genus Lycosa comes from the wolf spider family. The name of the species originated in the Renaissance. In the past, Italian cities were teeming with these arachnids, which is why many bites accompanied by convulsive conditions were recorded. The disease was called tarantism. Most of those bitten were noted in the city of Taranto, where the name of the spider came from.
Interesting fact: For recovery, medieval healers attributed the sick to the point of dancing the Italian dance tarantella, which also originated in Taranto, located in southern Italy. Doctors believed that only this would save the bitten from death. There is a version that all this was arranged for feasts hidden from the eyes of the authorities.
The genus belongs to the type of arthropods and has 221 subspecies. The most famous of these is the Apulian tarantula. In the 15th century, its poison was believed to cause insanity and many epidemiological diseases. It has now been proven that the toxin has no effect on humans. The South Russian tarantula lives in Russia and Ukraine and is known for its black cap.
Interesting fact: The species Lycosa aragogi, found in Iran, is named after the huge spider Aragog from the books about the young wizard "Harry Potter".
In many European languages, the word tarantula denotes tarantulas. This leads to confusion when translating texts from foreign languages, in particular, from English. In modern biology, groups of tarantulas and tarantulas do not intersect. The former belong to the araneomorphic spiders, the latter to the migalomorphic ones.
Repair in the house - and there are no spiders
How to get rid of spiders? It is worth knowing that such insects cannot stand the smell of paint and whitewash, so treating the walls with lime will relieve the room of their presence for a long time. You can see that after the repair, the spiders are not visible for a long time. This is explained by the fact that insecticidal preparations are added to modern wallpaper adhesives, the action of which is aimed at destroying insects.
After the measures taken, the house must be kept clean. Also, spiders in the house will stop the regular humidification of the air.
Types of tarantulas
The genus of tarantulas includes more than 200 species of spiders. Among them, the following are the most famous.
Apulian tarantula (real tarantula)
It has a size of 7 cm. Females of this species are characterized by a combined coloration, consisting of a dark cephalothorax, outlined by a light thin stripe, and a red abdomen, decorated with several transverse stripes, framed by a red and white border. The male tarantula has a more modest monochromatic appearance. Apulian tarantulas live mainly on mountain slopes in vertical burrows up to 0.6 m deep, which can be found by the characteristic roll of dried leaves that frames the entrance.
Unlike many fellow spiders, real tarantulas do not weave webs. During the day they prefer to sit in a hole, and at twilight and night hours they leave their shelter to hunt for insects. In anticipation of the winter cold, poisonous spiders seal the entrance to their home, using dry grass, intertwined with cobwebs, and hibernate.
The life span of a tarantula in natural conditions after the onset of puberty does not exceed 2-3 years for males and 4-5 years for females. Apulian tarantulas live in countries such as Italy and Algeria, Spain and Libya, Portugal and Morocco, Egypt and Sudan.
South Russian tarantula or misgir
It is an inhabitant of fields, orchards and orchards, ravine slopes and river banks. The habitat of the tarantula is the steppe, semi-desert and desert zones of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and the countries of Central Asia. The dimensions of the mizgir tarantula rarely exceed 35 mm in females and 25 mm in males. The color of the spider depends on the color of the soil in the habitat, therefore there are light brown, black-brown or reddish specimens with spots of various shapes and sizes.
A characteristic feature of this type of spider is the presence of a dark “cap” on its head. The depth of the burrows, in which poisonous tarantulas live, often reaches 0.5 m. The entrance to the burrow is protected by a low wall consisting of excavated soil and reinforced with grass and plant remains. During rain or moulting, the entrance to the shelter is sealed with earth and cobwebs.
Like all representatives of the wolf spider family, mizgiri do not weave webs to catch prey, but hunt insects sitting in or near a burrow. In anticipation of the onset of cold weather, the South Russian tarantulas descend to the very bottom of the hole, having previously sealed the entrance to it with a thick earthen plug. South Russian tarantulas live no more than 3-5 years. The lifespan of females is longer than that of males.
Tarantula Lycosa narbonensis
Reaches 5-6 cm in size. The body of a poisonous spider is brown-black, legs are long, covered with hairs. Tarantulas are found in Italy, France, Macedonia, Malta, Spain, the countries of the former Yugoslavia and northern Africa.
Spanish tarantula
Lives in southern Europe and northern Africa. Tarantulas eat small invertebrates, and also practice cannibalism. Previously, the spider was considered a subspecies of the Apulian tarantula, but since 2013 it has been considered as a separate species.
Brazilian tarantula
It lives in the countries of South America: Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, in the northern, northeastern and central parts of Argentina. Like other members of the genus, the Brazilian tarantula has 8 eyes, arranged in 3 rows. In the bottom row there are 4 small eyes, 2 large eyes are located just above, and 2 more are located on the sides of the head. The size of the tarantula is approximately 3 cm, excluding the legs. The color of the spider is dark brown. There is a light longitudinal stripe on the head, which acquires a yellowish tint in the upper part of the back. In the center of the upper part of the abdomen, the strip takes the form of an arrow that points forward. The lower part of the abdomen of a poisonous spider is black. Chelicerae are reddish brown in color. Tarantulas feed on crickets, cockroaches and other spiders.
Tarantula Lycosa poliostoma
Lives in South American countries: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay. It lives in gardens, steppes, meadows, during the day it hides among the grass or in trees, in stones or holes, and is nocturnal. Like other species, these tarantulas eat crickets, cockroaches, small insects, and other spiders. The length of the spider, excluding the legs, is 3 cm. The color of the tarantula is gray-brown or dark brown. There is a light longitudinal stripe on the head. In the upper part of the abdomen, the strip takes the shape of an arrow that points forward. The lower part of the abdomen of the tarantula is black. The color of the chelicera is light, which distinguishes this type of spider from the Brazilian tarantula. Females are larger than males, but females have shorter legs.
Tarantula Lycosa leuckarti
It is a gray-brown spider. The length of males reaches 0.9 cm, females - 1.2 cm (excluding the legs). This species of tarantulas lives in Australia.
Tarantula Lycosa coelestis
Lives in Japan and Taiwan. The length of females reaches 13-18 mm.The dimensions of the male tarantula are 11-13 mm. Body coloration brown, on the back there are 2 longitudinal dark stripes. The inner side of the abdomen of the tarantula is black, for which the spider received the name "black-bellied tarantula".
Generic affiliation of the tarantula and its native places
Tarantulas (Latin Lycosa) - these interesting living creatures originate from a large friendly family, which is known as wolf spiders (Latin Lucosidae). Also, scientists attributed them to the class of arachnids and to the infraorder of araneomorphic spiders.
The natural distribution area of these poisonous arthropods is quite wide. It seems possible to meet them in different parts of our planet and in a wide variety of climatic conditions: from forest-steppe to deserts, which are located in the southern part of Europe, America, Asia and even in the northern territories of Africa. It is quite possible to see them on the territory of Austria, Italy, Ukraine and Russia, Spain, Greece and Portugal, Belarus, Romania and Argentina, in Uruguay and Morocco, Egypt and in many other countries of the world.
In open nature, tarantulas are predominantly nocturnal. In the daytime, they are very rarely seen on the surface of the earth, most often at this time they rest and gain strength in their dwellings, which they design on their own. Their house is quite long vertical burrows, in depth they can reach over 70 cm. With the onset of night, the arthropod leaves its home and sets off to meet various spider delicacies.
Where did the word "tarantula" come from?
There is no exact information about the etymology of the name of this genus of spiders. However, most researchers believe that its origins go back to the Renaissance. Then, many convulsive seizures that occur in humans were associated with spider bites, which lived in a huge number in the vicinity of Italian cities, including in the city of Taranto in southern Italy, where the largest number of bitten was noted. It is thanks to this city that the spiders got their name. It is noteworthy that in order to cure the disease, medieval doctors prescribed to dance to exhaustion a special dance - tarantella.
Effective drugs for spiders
Cleaning your home may not be enough. Therefore, it is logical that the question arises "how to get rid of spiders and what effective means to use for this."
To get rid of spiders, you can use special aerosols based on boric acid and chlorpyrifos, which should be used to treat the corners and baseboards, after excluding the access of fresh air. Ventilation and cleaning of the room can be done after 3 hours. It is recommended to use aerosols at least 2 times a month. Such an operation will also reduce the number of other insects, which can still be destroyed with the help of gels and special crayons.
It is also recommended to use ultrasonic repellents and insect control chemicals and special agents specially formulated against spiders.
What is the difference between a tarantula and a tarantula
Often tarantulas are confused with a tarantula spider, to put an end to this we will give the differences between them:
- Tarantulas differ from tarantulas in the structure of chelicerae. In tarantulas they move in a parallel direction, in tarantulas in a medal direction towards each other.
- Also, these spiders belong to different families, tarantulas - to the wolf spider family, tarantulas - to the tarantula family.
Biological reference
Now let's move on to the description of the tarantula, the features of its behavior, nutrition and reproduction, we will give it a brief description as a representative of the animal world.
The genus of tarantulas belongs to the family of wolf spiders.They live mainly in burrows, in which they spend all daylight hours, and go hunting at night. These arthropods also weave a web, but they use it not as a trapping net, but as a wall decoration in their underground apartments and for arranging an egg-laying cocoon.
Tarantulas are often confused with tarantula spiders, which is largely due to the fact that in some languages the word "tarantula" is used to refer to representatives of this family, and if we ignore the differences in size, these arthropods are similar to each other.
The main difference between the two families is in the structure and work of the chilicer. In wolves, they move towards each other, in tarantulas, in parallel.
Description
What does a tarantula look like? These are rather large spiders, reaching a leg span of 30 centimeters. Males are always slightly smaller than females. Spider bodies are covered with gray, brown or brown hairs, depending on the species.
The largest sizes are tarantulas representing South America, their European relatives rarely exceed the body length of five centimeters.
An interesting question is about the organs of vision of the representatives of this family. Curious animal lovers often wonder how many eyes a tarantula has. We answer - he has eight of them, which allows you to view the entire panorama around both horizontally and vertically.
Food
It is also important to know what tarantulas eat. This is especially true for those arthropod lovers who are going to breed them in their own apartment. And what, as the character of "The Twelve Chairs" said: "To whom the mare has a bride!"
So, the night hunter feeds on everything that is shorter. It can be an insect, an arachnid of another species, and even small mammals and birds. Digestion in tarantulas, like many other spiders, is external. First, the predator injects poison and digestive juices into the body of the victim, which decompose the tissues of the victim, and only then absorbs the digested substrate.
Spread
The question is, where are tarantulas found, the most popular among arachnophobes, people who are afraid of spiders. In this regard, residents of central Russia and regions with similar or more severe climatic conditions can be calm. Here, the tarantula can only be found in various zoos and apartments of enthusiasts, fans of Spider-Man.
But on the territory of the south of our country, neighboring states, the south of Europe, the African, Asian and American continents, tarantulas are found in large numbers.
Reproduction
Tarantula spiders breed like representatives of other spider families, but they still have their own characteristics. First of all, this is the famous mating dance, by which the spider recognizes the male of her own species. In general, the mating process can be roughly divided into the following stages:
- At the end of summer, the male decides that it is time to extend his tarantula genus and goes in search of the female.
- Having found the prospective bride, he begins to perform a ritual dance.
- She, in turn, looks closely at the gentleman, and if he decides that he is the man of her dreams and belongs to the same species, begins to answer him, copying the dance steps.
- After such identification, the mating itself takes place, after which the groom hurries to quickly retire, until the faithful decides to eat him. It must be said that in this respect, males of a tarantula are more agile than representatives of the male population of other spiders.
Further, the female finds a mink suitable for wintering, where she spends the whole winter. With the onset of spring, she crawls out of her dwelling and exposes her abdomen to the warm rays of the young sun.
In the body of the female warmed by the heat of the sun, eggs begin to form, up to 700 eggs, depending on the species. At the end of this process, the female weaves a cocoon from the web right on her belly, where she places the formed eggs.
So she carries her offspring on herself until the juveniles begin to hatch.Sensing this moment, the young mother gnaws through the cocoon and sets the children free.
However, the children do not leave their mother, but move on to her back, where she carries them until they learn to feed on their own.
What tarantulas eat
As you probably already guessed, tarantulas are notorious predators, their food consists of numerous small insects and amphibians: caterpillars, bears, crickets, beetles, cockroaches, small frogs, etc. Tarantulas watch their prey from shelter, and then attack rapidly. Having attacked, they paralyze the prey with their poison, which subsequently turns its insides into a nutritious liquid, then the tarantula sucks it out like a "cocktail".
The process of food absorption by a tarantula can last for several days, but in general they are not very voracious and can do without food for a long time, the main thing is that there is access to water.
Spider remedy: cleanliness in the house
An important element of getting rid of cleanliness-fearing spiders is cleaning the room: regular and thorough. In the process of such an important event, special attention should be paid to the most secluded corners, it is there that arthropods like to hide. Favorite places in which spiders create nests are the backs of cabinets and other furniture, the bottom of the beds. It is there that you can see white cocoons shrouded in cobwebs - ovipositions that need to be thrown away or burned.
All the cobwebs should be collected in the house, and this must be done carefully so that the arthropods themselves remain in it. For such a useful operation, it is recommended to use wet gauze wound on a mop, which must subsequently be thrown away along with the removed cobweb. It is useful to remove the brush from the vacuum cleaner and, using only the pipe, vacuum the baseboards, especially the ceiling, and corners. During the cleaning process, you should pay attention to all kinds of food sources for spiders: bedbugs, moths, cockroaches, flies.
Social structure and reproduction
Photo: Poisonous spider tarantula
The period of sexual activity occurs in the last month of summer. The male weaves a web, after which he begins to rub his belly against it. This provokes the ejaculation of seminal fluid, which is poured onto the cobweb. The male plunges his pedipalps into it, which absorb sperm and become ready for fertilization.
Next comes the stage of searching for a female. Having found a suitable candidate, the male emits vibrations with his belly and performs ritual dances, which attracts females. They lure hiding females by tapping their paws on the ground. If the partner reciprocated, the spider inserts its pedipalps into her cloaca and fertilization occurs.
Further, the male quickly retires so as not to become food for his chosen one. The female weaves a cocoon in the hole, in which it lays eggs. At a time, their number can reach 50-2000 pieces. The female carries the offspring for another 40-50 days. The hatched babies move from the mother's abdomen to the back and stay there until they can hunt on their own.
The spiders grow quickly and soon begin to taste the prey caught by the mother. After the first molt, they scatter. By the age of 2-3 years, the predators become sexually mature. During this period, arthropods are deprived of the instinct of self-preservation and they are easy to meet in broad daylight.
Some varieties
South Russian
On the territory of Russia, the most common South Russian tarantula. It is known to many as mizgir. The size of the female is 2.5-3 cm, the male is somewhat smaller. The color of the South Russian tarantula is varied - it can be brown, brown, and red, it all depends on the habitat. Inhabits the steppe and forest-steppe zones in the south of Russia. In recent decades, the habitat of the South Russian tarantula is gradually shifting to the north, and no one is surprised by the presence of these in central Russia.
Apuleisky
In Europe, the most common Apulean tarantula.It is somewhat larger than the South Russian, and the size of the female is 6-8 cm. This is one of the most poisonous spiders.
Tarantula Spiders - They may look very similar to tarantulas, but they belong to a different family. They are quite large, the female tarantula spider reaches 20 cm in paw span. They live mainly in Central and South America, Africa and Australia. In Europe, they can be found in the south of Italy, Spain and Portugal. Despite the name, tarantulas feed mainly on insects. Unlike their counterparts, they can live not only in burrows, but also in tree crowns.
Natural enemies of tarantula spiders
Photo: Black spider tarantula
The tarantula has enough enemies. Birds are the main culprits in the death of arthropods, since they are part of the bird's diet. Wasps attempt on the life of arachnids, just like spiders do with their victims. They inject poison into the body of the tarantula, paralyzing the predator.
They then lay their eggs inside the spider. Parasites live and develop, after which they get out. Natural enemies include some species of ants and praying mantises, which are not at all picky about food and absorb everything that moves. Frogs and lizards do not mind eating tarantulas.
The most dangerous enemy is still the same spider. Arthropods tend to eat each other. The female, in the process of fertilization, can encroach on the life of the male, like a female praying mantis, or eat her offspring if she cannot trap an insect.
An incessant feud is waged between tarantulas and bears. Their habitats overlap. Bears dig the soil, where spiders often climb. Sometimes individuals manage to escape. Wounded or molting arthropods usually become food for the enemy.
Basically, the population suffers most in early spring. When lethargic and sleepy arachnids crawl out of their shelters, the bear is right there. Sometimes they climb into spider holes and attack tarantulas with their front limbs, inflicting weighty blows. When the spider loses a lot of blood, the bear eats it.
Lifestyle and its duration
Tarantulas lead a solitary lifestyle and carry fellows of their kind only during the mating season. Females and males treat each other with patience, while same-sex individuals cannot stand the presence of another at all. Spiders individually live in their burrow and spend all daytime in it. Tarantulas usually hunt straight from their home, there is little that will make the spider go far.
Mizgirey's lifespan is about 3 years, and American tarantulas can live up to 30. Females tend to live longer.
Keeping a tarantula at home
If you decide that you want to have such an unusual friend at home, then you can be completely calm - caring for him requires a minimum of effort. For this reason, if you are a busy person, but want to get a little friend, you made the right choice. Having provided him with the necessary living conditions at the very beginning of your friendship, we can assume that the most difficult thing is over.
Usually, small terrariums serve as home for arthropods in indoor conditions. A prerequisite for your comfortable living together will be the presence of a cover for the terrarium. After all, one must not forget for a second that this is still a spider. And he tends to weave a web that can serve as a ladder from his house to yours, as well as that this is a poisonous creature and his bite, although not fatal, is nevertheless not very pleasant.
It is also recommended to equip his home so that he can sometimes retire. For the construction of shelters, natural materials, such as tree crowns or various branches, are best suited. And you will not have to spend money, and your pupil will feel almost like in his native lands.
Floor decking should be made of moss, sand, earth and clay.It must be remembered that this spider is still a hard worker and loves to build houses for himself with his own hands, so the flooring layer should allow the inhabitant of the terrarium to dig at least a small burrow for himself.
A necessary attribute in his house will be a container that will always be filled with clean drinking water and a small pool. It is in the pool that he will swim. After all, the most common cause of death for tarantulas is dehydration. To prevent such an unpleasant situation, it is also necessary to carry out regular spraying of its territory. The temperature in his "apartment" should always be in the range of 24-28 degrees, and the humidity should be at least 50%.
- Menu for a big-eyed pet.The diet of a domestic tarantula is not much different from this process in the wild. Its food list should include a variety of living things that fit the size of your domestic arachnite, such as cockroaches, crickets, small worms, and grasshoppers. The regularity of food intake varies depending on the age category of your arthropod. If this is a young individual, then it must be fed twice a week, but if we are talking about an adult spider, then the optimal frequency of food intake is once every 8-10 days. You must immediately remove the leftovers from your companion's "table". It will be very nice to feed your tenant from time to time with various vitamin complexes, which will have a very positive effect on his health, and, accordingly, on the duration of his life period.
- Correct neighborhood.It is not recommended to settle several individuals in one terrarium, this can not only provoke their aggression in each other, but in a fit of anger they will simply eat each other.
- Communication with a poisonous friend."Everything has its time!" - this saying is, by the way, suitable for tarantulas. After some time, he will get used to you and will not perceive you as an object that poses a threat to him. You should pick up this peculiar pet carefully and carefully, avoiding sudden movements.
Black tarantula - Grammostola pulchra
The description is as follows: this tarantula tarantula is 6-7 cm in size, black in color and densely covered with hairs. Lives in Brazil. Prefers a fairly humid environment (about 60-70 mm per month) and a temperature of 18-25 ° C. When the cold season comes, the black tarantula digs a hole in the ground, where it hibernates. As a home tarantula, this is a great option as it is quite calm and not fast. And also, this is a long-lived spider, it lives up to 20 years. Due to their slow development, black tarantulas become adults at 6-7 years of age. They feed on insects. This spider is kept in terrariums filled with a substrate with different shelters and depressions. Mating with them is peaceful and calm. After mating, the female lays her eggs in a spider cocoon containing about 100 spider embryos. The spider guards the cocoon and carries it with her. The black tarantula does not pose a danger, it is quite calm, but if the relationship is wrong with it, it can bite. The symptoms of his sting are similar to those of a bee or hornet sting.
The danger
All types of tarantulas are poisonous. The poison lies in the glands located in the cephalothorax and opening at the top of the tentacles-mandibles, with which the spider pierces the skin of its prey in order to then suck it out. Tarantulas do not attack a person on their own, but if you tease them, then especially females wearing an egg cocoon or having young spiders on them jump up and can bite a person.
For a person, a tarantula bite is never fatal, but it causes swelling and pain in the bitten site. In addition, sometimes the skin becomes yellow in color and remains so for quite a long time (up to 2 months). There is no reliable information about a fatal outcome for a person from a tarantula bite.
Is the bite dangerous
All types of tarantulas, to one degree or another, are poisonous, but the level of toxicity of their venom strongly depends on the type of spider, age, sex and season. The most poisonous are adult, sexually mature females (over 5 years old) of large species during mating and egg-laying. In all tarantulas, the toxicity of the poison increases from March to June and decreases rapidly from September. Usually, the poison of a tarantula for a person is no more dangerous than the poison of a wasp or a hornet - redness and swelling appear at the site of the bite, the symptoms disappear on their own, there is no specific antidote.
In severe cases, there may be dizziness, nausea, weakness. Such manifestations also go away on their own or are accompanied by symptomatic treatment. A separate case is an allergy to a toxin - in such a situation, it is necessary to urgently consult a doctor or call an ambulance.
Population and status of the species
Photo: Spider tarantula
Tarantulas are most common in forest-steppe, steppe and desert areas. Their number is gradually decreasing every year, but over the past ten years, wolf spiders have managed to stop the process of population decline and even stabilize it. This was favorably affected by climate warming.
Commercial activity is one of the main reasons for the decline in the number of arthropods. In third world countries, arachnids are caught in order to sell them for little money and earn a living. In countries with little developed economies, there is a significant decrease in the number of tarantulas.
From 1995 to 2004, in the Republic of Tatarstan, the species was recorded in Nizhnekamsk, Yelabuga, Zelenodolsk, Tetyushsky, Chistopol, Almetyevsk districts, where its appearance was recorded from 3 to 10 times. Basically, individuals are found singly.
Tropical forests are being cut down at a significant rate due to population growth. Bolivia and Brazil use artisanal mining methods for gold and diamonds that destroy the soil. Water is pumped underground, as a result of which the integrity of the earth's surface is violated. This, in turn, leads to negative consequences for the existence of the animal world.
Folk remedies in the fight against spiders
Industrial chemicals can be replaced with folk remedies, safer and more proven for years. The spider can be scared away by the smell of hazelnut, chestnut and orange, which is disastrously disliked by eight-legged arthropods. These fruits can be crushed and spread out in places where insects accumulate.
Such a folk remedy for spiders as vinegar is effective. It can be sprayed around the room or in the corners of the room you can place saucers of water, to which a few drops of it have been added.
Spiders don't like the scent of peppermint, a few drops of which can be added to a spray bottle and sprayed around the room. Such aromatherapy procedures should be performed regularly. As an analogue, you can use a spider remedy such as eucalyptus or tea tree oil, which is also characterized by a pungent specific odor.
Tarantula spider guard
Photo: Spider tarantula from the Red Book
The South Russian tarantula, which has the second name Mizgir, is listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Tatarstan and is assigned to the 3 category of species that reduce the number; to the Red Book of Udmurtia, where it was assigned a 4th category with an undefined status; The Red Book of the Nizhny Novgorod region in the category B3.
The limiting factors are the active agricultural activities of humans, natural enemies, the destruction of characteristic habitats, dry grass fell, a change in the level of groundwater, trampling of wet biotopes, military operations on the territory of semi-deserts, an increase in plowed areas.
The species is protected by the Zhigulevsky nature reserve, the Prisursky nature reserve on the territory of the Batyrevsky area and the Samarskaya Luka national park. Conservation measures include explanatory work among residents in order to limit the capture of arthropods. In Mexico, there are farms for breeding tarantulas.
Conservation measures that need to be applied include identifying natural habitats of the arachnids and providing the protection required for the species. Termination fell dry grass in the spring. Organization of NP Zavolzhye. Restriction or termination of economic activities, restriction of chemicals for spraying plants, suspension of grazing.
Spider tarantula - not an aggressive animal. He prefers to escape to an attack on a person. The attack can be provoked by the actions of people who have touched the spider or who are too close to the burrow. Fortunately, the bite of a predator is comparable to that of a bee, and the blood of the spider itself can neutralize the effect of the poison in the best way.
Habitat
Many people are interested in the habitat of the tarantula in order to avoid meeting with him. For example, residents of central, eastern, and northern Russia are unlikely to meet this arthropod in natural zones, since they do not tend to live in such a climatic zone, unless it is possible to meet a tarantula at home as a pet.
But in the southern part of the Russian Federation, Europe, as well as in the African, American and Asian expanses, tarantulas live in abundance.
An interesting fact: to date, scientists have discovered more than two hundred species of tarantula.
Buy a tarantula
This can be done through free classifieds sites, social networks, or specialized forums where lovers of large spiders gather.
An individual of the South Russian tarantula is offered to be purchased for 1 thousand... rubles and send you to another city with an opportunity. Do not forget to find out before buying how responsible the seller of arthropods is, and only then transfer the money. It is undoubtedly very interesting to watch a tarantula, but do not relax - it is, after all, poisonous and bites without much hesitation.
South Russian tarantula - Lycosa singoriensis
The South Russian tarantula has a body 2.5-3 cm long, densely covered with hairs. On the underside, the spider is almost entirely black, and on top it is brown-red. It can live in the steppe, forest-steppe and desert zones. Distributed in Central Asia, in Russia and Ukraine (covers the Crimean Peninsula). These tarantulas were also seen in Belarus. These spiders live in earthen burrows (30-40 cm). They go hunting at night. This tarantula is able to jump up to 20 cm in length. It feeds on insects (crickets, grasshoppers, etc.). At the end of summer, spiders mate. The male actively moves his front legs and vibrates his belly, thus he attracts the female. After mating, the male should immediately leave, as an excited female can eat him. After a while, the female tarantula makes a cocoon from the web, where she lays her eggs. She attaches the cocoon to the top of the abdomen and reliably protects it. After the spiders were born (about 50 individuals), they climb up the spider again and sit on it for some time. But soon they leave the mother's body and begin an independent life. The South Russian tarantula lives for about 2 years, and in captivity no more than 1 year. The tarantula bite is not highly toxic. The bite site swells, becomes yellowish, and there is a burning sensation.
Tarantula King Baboon - King Baboon Tarantula
This is the largest spider tarantula, its length of its body reaches 23 cm. Tarantula king baboon from light red to dark brown. The body is covered with short hairs. He has very strong and large legs, especially a hind leg (8 is how many legs a tarantula has). Thanks to this, he stands up, warning his enemy about the attack. At the same time, he rubs his paws and makes a characteristic sound. Lives in eastern Africa, Kenya, Tanzania.The king baboon feeds on large insects, lizards, small birds. Many lovers of exotic spiders want to have such a handsome man at home, but the question arises: is he dangerous? The baboon king is quite aggressive and fast, his character is unpredictable. If something goes wrong, he can easily bite you. So beginners in this business should be careful. Its poison is not fatal to humans, but it causes pain, burning and swelling at the site of the bite. It also has large and sharp chelicerae (jaws), with which it pierces the skin. As you can see, the bite of a tarantula is not fatal to humans, but rather painful. Therefore, with a peaceful and correct coexistence with him in your home, you will only get pleasure from contemplating these beautiful creatures. Caring for them does not require much work. The main thing is to adhere to the temperature and humidity in which this or that species is used.
You already figured out what to feed the tarantula. The tastes of the above presented species coincide - these are living insects. But how much a tarantula costs depends on the species: the more exotic the tarantula, the higher its price. Don't be afraid to have tarantulas in your home, it's an amazing experience. But do not forget about the characteristics of your pet and be careful.
