Tarantulas

Brachypelma smithi

Appearance

•  Adult body length excluding legs - 2.5 - 13cm. Most tarantulas have black or brown
hairy bodies and legs but some species exhibit striking colours.

Lifecycle

•  Mating season is in autumn. Incubation of the young takes 6-9 weeks, with each female producing 500-1000 eggs into a silken cocoon. The young leave their burrow after 2-3 weeks.
•  Life span 25-40 years.

Habits

•  There are 60+ genii and 800+ species of tarantula.
•  Tarantulas prefer to live in dry, well-drained soil where they dig a burrow which is lined with silk webbing.