Rare Venezuelan greenbottle blue tarantula arrives at Cotswolds park

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Cotswold Wildlife Park has welcomed a female greenbottle blue tarantula native to Venezuela.

Cotswold Wildlife Park has welcomed a female greenbottle blue tarantula, the second new spider arrival at the park. The spider, scientifically known as Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, is native to Venezuela's Paraguaná Peninsula, where it inhabits dry areas in the north of the country.

The tarantula is notable for its striking appearance, with a metallic green body, copper abdomen and blue legs. The species is endangered in the wild, originating from the arid scrublands of northern Venezuela.

Greenbottle blue tarantulas are prolific web-builders. In the wild they create webbed burrows beneath bushes and tree roots, with entrances that can be extended by webbing to form a funnel-like shape. The species is the sole member of the genus Chromatopelma and was first scientifically described in 1907.

Rare Venezuelan greenbottle blue tarantula arrives at Cotswolds park — Image: Oxfordshire Guardian

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Rare tarantula spider native to Venezuela spotted in the CotswoldsA rare tarantula spider native to Venezuela has arrived in the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire.Oxfordshire Guardian · 2 Nov, 12:39
Rare tarantula spider native to Venezuela spotted in the CotswoldsA rare tarantula spider native to Venezuela has arrived in the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire.Oxford Mail · 2 Nov, 12:39

In this story: Cotswold Wildlife Park · Venezuela · Paraguaná Peninsula

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