This spider is an arboreal (tree living) species and builds long silken tubes in folded leaves high up off the floor of the rainforest.
This spider is relatively widespread and can be found in:
Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela and Trinidad
The size of the female is upto: 5 inches
Males measure in at upto: 3.5 inches
The requirements in captivity are:
An arboreal tank setup.
Humidity - least 80 percent (there is a high mortality rate in captivity due to desication).
Temperature range - 75-85 farenheit
Substrate - Vermiculite or peat.
Branches or other suitable steralised roosts for the silken tubes to be attached to.
Diet - All suitable insects. In the wild they will eat tree frogs, inscets and the occassional roosting bird.
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