What is the most interesting and unusual about a domestic spider you can tell? Well, firstly, probably, it is necessary to determine what kind of spiders it is, when we talk about these creatures, like pets. At home, a normal spider on a cobweb can live, which the good mistress does not kill, but feeds on flies and rejoices at how thick it is before our eyes. But, nevertheless, now we are talking about those spiders who are specially bought and kept at home. Best at home, the spider-tarantula takes root. This interesting creature easily gets used to the new conditions, does not take up much space. And, most unusual, they are diverse not only in appearance, but also in behavior. In addition, such a spider will live and grow old with the owner, because he lives for more than a decade.
If you turn to science, you can find out that the tarantula spider is an arthropod, belongs to the class of arachnids, accessories and to the suborder of migalomorphic spiders. In nature there are about twenty kinds of such spiders. They live in Africa, Australia, North and South America and Asia. There are both terrestrial and woody tarantulas. Of course, this is an unusual, a little frightening, but, at the same time, very beautiful creature, is a real predator and hunter. It can kill even a chick or mouse. The birds do not like chasing after someone. They sit and wait for the victim to come closer.
Grow spiders, tarantulas in different ways. It all depends on food and temperature. In a warm climate spiders grow faster and have larger sizes. By the way, an unusual phenomenon during growth is manifested in the fact that spiders grow quite unevenly. Up to a year they increase almost ten times, and grows when it sheds. During the moult, the tarantula does not almost grow in size. While the spider is young, it molts once a month, and then - once a year. Before starting to molt, the tarantula ceases to eat and almost does not move. During molting, he tries to hide somewhere, lie on his back and wait until the skin bursts. Then, he gets out of his old skeleton and waits for the new skin to harden. Therefore, tarantulas do not eat for several days after molting. The younger the spider - the faster it will begin to hunt its victims. It is worth noting that the dropped shell completely repeats all the contours of the spider. By the way, the tarantula can regenerate its limbs, which have suffered in battle or hunting. After three or four lines, a new one grows in place of the affected paw.
Spiders defend themselves by combing the hairs from the abdomen. If you have such a miracle in your house, try not to get them on your skin, because a few hours of scabies are provided for you. In addition, make sure that the hairs do not hit the eye or nose. For the mucosa, they are too strong stimuli. In general, a tarantula is a poisonous spider, but its poison for a person is not fatal. By its dangers it can be compared with the wasp venom. Therefore, if the pet bites you, despair and panic is not worth it. Although it is not necessary to provoke it, because it is, after all, a predator, albeit small in size. By the way, it's better not to start a male, but a female, since the latter can live thirty years, but males do not survive longer than three. Determine the sex of the tarantula can be on the skin that he threw off after experiencing a period of molting.
By the way, the sexually mature bird is determined not because of how old he is, but by how many lines he survived. Males become "full-fledged men" before the females reach maturity. Males mature at the age from one to three years, and females - from two to six years. As you may have noticed, peer spiders can never interbreed, because when the female is mature, all the male spiders that were born with her at the same time are likely to die.
After the last moult, the males change very much externally. They are left to live about a year and they are ready to mate. During this period, the male tarantula is constantly in motion. He is looking for a female with whom he would like to have a progeny. Having met this, the spider begins to perform the wedding dance. Of course, his movements can hardly be called a full-fledged dance, but, nevertheless, he stomps and staggers. If the female likes his flirtation, she knocks with the paws on the ground. By the way, the moment of pairing in spiders takes only a few seconds. And then the male quickly escapes, so that the female does not eat them. It is worth noting that females can store a sperm for about a year, until they find a suitable place to build a cocoon. When she finally finds the place where she likes the climate and, in addition, there is a lot of food, the female builds a nest, weaves a cocoon and lays eggs. The number of eggs can be very diverse, as, indeed, the size. It should be noted that it all depends on the type of spider. When a female tarantula completes a cocoon, she carries it with her, so that her children will be warm and cozy, and no one has offended them. Of course, there are times when eggs begin to rot. Then the female can eat her cocoon. She also acts in case of danger, under stress or simply when she herself has nothing to eat. When the offspring are born, females of some species first guard their babies and feed them. But, basically, almost all the young tarantulas are very independent. They get out of the cocoon without Mom's help and start looking for a prey, which, most often, becomes small invertebrates.