Common Name: Chilean Rose Tarantula

Scientific Name: Grammostola rosea

COMMON

Chilean Rose tarantulas are very docile, low maintenance and

Red-kneed attractive spiders hence are the most popular tarantula to be
Tarantula kept as a pet.

Chilean Rose Tarantulas are found in the driest desert on earth,

Distribution: the Atacama Desert in Chile. Areas of this region have had no
Chile rainfall ever in recorded history! They can last for months
without any food at all and obtain water either from their food or
from the occasional fog that drifts in from the South Pacific
Habitat: Ocean.
Desert
They hunt at night, jumping out at their prey. They inject
digestive juices through their hollow fangs and suck up the
Body Length: resulting juices. The majority of their diet is made up of insects
Up to 8cm but they will also hunt mice and frogs. The bottom of their legs
are sensitive to vibrations, smell and taste and along with their
eight eyes are used to locate prey.
Leg Length:
Up to 18cm Tarantulas bodies are covered in hairs which they use in
defence. When threatened they will flick these hairs off their
bodies in an attempt to irritate its attacker.
Diet:
Carnivorous
Insects and
occasional small
mammals