Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater – Lasiodora parahybana (~5cm)

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Lasiodora parahybana (Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater) (1.5-2cm) for Sale
Unsexed Spiderlings (1.5-2cm)

Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater – Lasiodora parahybana a popular tarantula is native to the Brazilian rainforest floor occasionally creating burrows.
This species is pretty fool proof if kept at a temperature range of 21°C – 28°C and a humidity of 65% – 75%.

from Wikipedia
Lasiodora parahybana, the Brazilian salmon pink bird-eating tarantula, also simply known as the salmon pink or LP, is a tarantula from north-eastern Brazil and considered to be the fourth largest tarantula in the world (behind the three species in the genus Theraphosa).

It was discovered and described in 1917 by Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão,[1] in Paraíba, where the tarantula is endemic.[2] They are popular pets in the tarantula hobby due to their large size and readiness to breed. They are also considered to be ‘docile’.

The salmon pink bird-eater can attain a leg size of up to 11 inches; especially in males as their legs are longer than the female’s. However, females can weigh more than 100 grams. Females are often bulky: they have a large body size in comparison to their legs, whereas males tend to be slender in body size. Mature males will also have tibial hooks on the front pair of legs; these hook back a female’s fangs during mating.

They are widely considered by pet traders to be an aesthetically pleasing tarantula species; they are a uniform black colour, and once mature, have pink-red hairs along the legs, chelicerae and abdomen, with colours tending to be more vibrant in males.

When threatened, the tarantula will raise its legs in the air, as well as the front of its body, in order to deter predators.

L. parahybana are endemic to Brazil in the Atlantic forest region of the country; they are known from one area near Campina Grande.

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