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2022-05-12 / 188 Read

Do you know Venezuelan traffic lights? This is a kind of tarantula that is more ornamental and easy to raise; of course, it doesn't matter if you don't know it, because this popular science article can show you about it~

Venezuela

I. Basic information

Chinese name: Venezuelan traffic lights

Latin name: Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens 

Distribution area: Venezuela, Paraguana Peninsula

Habitat type: dry shrub Zone

Adult body size: about 13-16 cm foot spread

Optimum temperature: 25-27℃

Optimum humidity: 30-50%

II. Appearance characteristics

The Venezuelan traffic lights in childhood and the Venezuelan traffic lights in adulthood are completely different.

Venezuela traffic lights in childhood, with blue-green carapace, sapphire blue on the feet, black belly, and covered with orange-yellow fur.

Venezuela traffic lights in adulthood are golden-yellow on the carapace, pink on the feet, and orange-red tiger stripes on the abdomen.

3. Male and female differences

1. Body size: Male Venezuelan traffic lights are larger than female Venezuelan traffic lights.

2. Genital features: The female Venezuelan traffic light has a cover plate outside the genital opening, while the male Venezuelan traffic light does not.

3. Color: The body color of male Venezuelan traffic lights is relatively brighter and more lustrous than female Venezuelan traffic lights.

Four. Precautions for feeding

When raising Venezuelan traffic lights, the owner needs to clean the breeding box from time to time, because Venezuelan traffic lights like to spin silk; if If you don't clean it up for a while, then the breeding box is likely to become a coil hole~

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