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Brazilian salmon red bird spider

2022-04-24 / 250 Read

Brazilian Solomon Bird-Eating SpiderSpecies Introduction

Brazilian Solomon Bird EaterSpider (Lasiodora parahybana) also known as Brazilian salmon fishThe red bird-eating spider, native to the Brazilian rainforest, is a very famous and classic pet  One of the species of tarantula.

Chinese name: Brazil Solomon bird

Latin name: Lasiodora parahybana

Kingdom: Animalia

Distribution area: Brazil

Brazil Solomon Bird-Eating SpiderAppearance Characteristics

As members of the genus Lasiodora, they are of course also huge "giants", and adults can easily You can reach a body size of 20 cm. In terms of growth rate, they are much faster than some other species of ground-dwelling tarantulas. It only takes about half a year to grow from a grayish-white larva of 1 cm to more than 6 cm, and show a little color.

Brazil Solomon Bird-Eating SpiderLife Habits

The   suitable temperature is 26-28℃, and the suitable humidity is 75%. It is recommended to use moist peat, Coconut brick and clay are used as substrates. Since they have been successfully bred in captivity very early, coupled with their large production, the price of this species has always been very approachable, but after a certain size may have the problem of aggression and easy kicking, we still recommend some Hobbyists with breeding experience can choose them as an advanced species.

Brazilian Solomon Bird-Eating SpiderFeeding Methods

Brear Conditions: Ground Spider, the substrate is about 5 inches of coconut soil for him to dig a road to make a nest, or put a tree hole for him to hide Give him a place to hide, don't forget to put a small plate for him to drink.

It is also the earliest popular and common species of this genus. The adult individual is brown-black as a whole, covered with a layer of pink hair. There are certain problems with the Chinese name "Brazil Solomon Bird Eater". "Solomon" makes people mistakenly think that they are produced in a place called "Solomon" in Brazil. In fact, there is no "Solomon" in Brazil. The possible source of this Chinese name is the wrong translation of its English name "Brazilian Salmon Pink tarantula", the word "Salmon" was mistaken for a noun of a place name and was directly transliterated. In fact, "Salmon" means salmon fish, foreigners start this The reason for the name should be that they are pink in color like salmon meat. However, since this name has been widely circulated in the mainland, we have to accept it.

As members of the Lasiodora genus, they are of course also huge "giants", and adults can easily reach a body size of 20 cm. In terms of growth rate, they are much faster than some other species of ground-dwelling tarantulas. It only takes about half a year to grow from a grayish-white larva of 1 cm to more than 6 cm, and show a little color.

The suitable temperature is 26-28℃, and the suitable humidity is 75%. It is recommended to use moist peat, coconut brick and clay as the substrate. Since they have been successfully bred in captivity very early, coupled with their large production, the price of this species has always been very approachable, but after a certain size may have the problem of aggression and easy kicking, we still recommend some Hobbyists with breeding experience can choose them as an advanced species. The price of larvae is about 10-30 yuan.