Mexican Orange Beauty Tarantula
Brachypelma baumgarteni
The Mexican orange beauty tarantula is native to a small coastal area of Michoacán, Mexico. Females have a dark carapace edged with orange; the yellowish knees carry deeper orange flames, and the lower legs have pale orange, gray and diagonal yellowish markings. Hobbyists keep this terrestrial tarantula singly in a low, secure enclosure with a hide, diggable substrate and water.
Avoid handling and contact with its irritating defensive hairs. Females lay eggs in a silk sac. International trade is regulated under CITES Appendix II.
Colors: Wild Type
