Flaming Yellow KneeSpider (Latin name: Ephebopus murinus) native to the tropical rain forests of French Guiana and Suriname, is a classic pet tarantula species, this is an earlier species discovered, among pet tarantula lovers It was also popularized earlier in China. The yellow markings on the feet of a full-grown flaming yellow knee and the golden carapace are very striking and attractive. They are also the larger species in the genus Ephebopus, with an adult body length of 14 to 15 cm in foot span.

Reproduction: oviparous.

Habits: Very vicious temperament.

Physical characteristics: 13CM in length.

Food: crickets, and occasionally new-born white mice.

Care: suitable temperature: 25-30 degrees; suitable humidity: 70-85%

flaming yellow-kneeSpider The suitable temperature is 25-27℃, and the suitable humidity is 75%. It is recommended to use slightly damp peat, coconut brick, and clay as the substrate. Care needs to be taken to maintain relatively high humidity, and they need to be provided with a substrate thick enough for them to dig and nest, although they do not dig very deep tunnels like the African baboon or the Asian cutworm. A suitably sized piece of bark or dead wood is also ideal for shelter.

This species is said to have a very unique secret weapon, the stinging hairs they use to kick their hairs, which are not on the abdomen like most New World tarantula species, but on the two tentacles. inside. When threatened, they release these stinging hairs by rubbing their tentacles against their chelicerae. However, this species has relatively strong aggressiveness and relatively high toxicity, so if you are raising a large individual of a certain size, you need to pay attention to these problems. Of course, this is not a category suitable for beginners.