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Brachypelma auratum spiderling • 5/8″ (Mexican flame knee)

Name: Brachypelma auratum spiderling • 5/8″ (Mexican flame knee)
Price: 55.00 USD
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$55.00

Brachpelma auratum (Mexican flame-knee tarantula) spiderlings, captive bred. Slightly less commonly available than its cousins, B. auratum’s markings are contrasting and distinctive. Keeping parameters are as for the more common Brachypelma. Photos: 1-adult female (courtesy Dr. Jorge Mendoza); 2-3-stock images; 4-immature female

Category: Spiderlings

Description

The late 1980s through early 2000s were an exciting time for Brachypelma enthusiasts, with many new species described, all well-known to us now. Brachypelma auratum was described in 1992. It is found in the state of Guerrero, in hillside pockets along the Sierra Madre del Sur in southwest Mexico. [1] Thorn scrub and cacti are reported as habitat vegetation. The distribution of B. auratum is not as extensive as more popular members of the genus.

The relative natural scarcity of a species in demand has been addressed by both CITES inclusion and sustainable captive breeding efforts in Mexico. Export under CITES purview has yielded spiderlings as offered here.

Growth, maximum size, and keeping parameters are as for the more common Brachypelma.

Photo 1 above courtesy Dr. Jorge Mendoza.

[1] Schmidt, G. (1992d). Brachypelma auratum sp. n., die sogenannte Hochlandform von Brachypelma smithi (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Arachnologischer Anzeiger 3(8): 9-14.