Megaphobema robustum

NAME: Megaphobema robustum
COMMON NAMES: Columbian Giant Tarantula, Columbian Redleg
ORIGIN: Columbia, Brazil
ADULT SIZE: 7 to 8 inches
TEMPERATURE: 75 to 80 degrees
HUMIDITY: 75% - 82%
TEMPERAMENT: Reclusive, easily annoyed
TYPE: Terrestrial (Burrowing)
LIFESPAN: Up to 20 years
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NOTES: These guys are known for their unusual defense behavior. They can kick hairs, and of course can bite, but they will also stretch out their back legs and bob up and down as a first defense. If that doesn't work, they will whip around in circles in an attempt to hit the "predator" with the spikes on their back legs. They are slow growers. M. robustum is shy and secretive, and spends most of its time in its burrow - the proverbial "pet hole".