What is a Cobalt blue tarantula?

 The cobalt blue tarantula is a medium-sized tarantula with a leg span around 13 cm (5 in). It is native to Myanmar. It is noted for its iridescent blue legs and light gray prosoma and opisthosoma, the latter of which may contain darker gray chevrons. Males and females look the same until the ultimate (final) molt of the males. At this point, the male exhibits sexual dimorphism in the form of a light tan or bronze coloration and legginess. Additionally, males gain a palpal bulb on the pedipalps and tibial apophyses ( mating hooks). The female eventually becomes larger than the male and lives years longer. The cobalt blue tarantula is a fossorial species and spends nearly all of its time in deep burrows of its own construction.

Habitat

Cobalt blue tarantulas inhabit the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, where they construct deep burrows, and generally only leave them to find food.

Living habits

It lives in the vast and deep maze of burrows in the tropical forest, and uses silk to weave a protective net at the entrance of the burrow. It will stay in the burrow for weeks at a time, venturing out of the burrow only to find water or food. It likes to eat crickets, but also eats cockroaches and other larger insects. This tarantula is known for its beautiful bright metallic blue body, which is dyed from the body to the legs. Under normal lighting, the spider appears black, but under flashes of light, it appears bright blue.

Cobalt blue tarantula is extremely aggressive and should not be touched lightly. Like other spiders, the Cobalt blue tarantula has fangs, and while its venom is unlikely to cause serious harm to humans, its bite can be very painful. When threatened, it stands on its hind legs as a warning. Since these tarantulas don’t have stinging hairs like other tarantulas, they can only defend themselves by biting each other.