Newborn Tarantula
Old world tarantula defense.
Newborn tarantula. According to national geographic it is common for a single tarantula egg sac to contain anywhere from 500 to 1 000 babies. Posted in r awwtf by u badashley 336 points and 27 comments. In this video we show off some tarantula eggsac s and how to care for them at this very delicate stage. But even for lorbiecke who has been breeding and raising tarantulas.
Since most tarantulas will fast for a period of days or weeks prior to a molt it is normal for spiderlings to refuse food every so often. Sometimes though you will find big tarantulas that are half the size of your arm. One key characteristic of old world tarantulas is that they lack the urticating hairs that new world tarantulas have. Without these hairs old world tarantulas have to resort to quick movements and aggressive biting to fend off predators and subdue prey.
These hairs are used as projectiles by threatened tarantulas and embed into a predator s skin with tiny barbs. Therefore it is not unusual for a spiderling to shed every month or two. A tarantula needs to shed its exoskeleton periodically to allow for growth.