Description
Scientific Name: Omothymus violaceopes (formerly Lampropelma violaceopes)
Common Name: Singapore Blue Tarantula
Type: Arboreal
Category: Old World
Endemic Location: Malaysia and Singapore
Diagonal Leg Span (DLS): 11”(28cm)
Urticating Hairs: No
Growth Rate: Fast
Life Expectancy: Females 14 years / Males 5 years
Recommended Experience Level: Advanced
The Omothymus violaceopes, formerly the Lampropelma violaceopes, is known commonly in the hobby as the Singapore Blue Tarantula. This is an Old World arboreal tarantula that comes from Malaysia and Singapore. Being an Old World tarantula, this species is known for having very painful and medically significant venom that can cause muscle aches and spasms, pain in the joints headaches, nausea, and severe pain around the area the venom was injected. This species is highly suggested for more experienced keepers not only because of their potent venom, but because they are extremely fast and grow to have a leg span of over 9in. This species also has more advanced husbandry needs than a typical Old World Tarantula. While females have bright blue, almost purple legs with an almost bone white carapace and tiger stripped abdomen…males will mature out with a golden greenish color all over with extremely long legs but a smaller sized abdomen and carapace. So this species does exhibit sexual dimorphism making it very easy to tell the mature females and mature males apart.
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