Gooty Sapphire Tarantula

Physical description and identification.

Gooty sapphire tarantula.

Its habitat is very humid and can be found in central southern india. Poecilotheria metallica known throughout the hobby as the gooty sapphire ornamental metallic blue tarantula and the peacock parachute spider is an old world arboreal tarantula that has an interesting history. Its geometric pattern and blue coloration makes it unique in appearance. The poecilotheria metallica is a special kind of tarantula.

It is the only blue species of the genus poecilotheria. Like others in its genus it exhibits an intricate fractal like pattern on the abdomen. This species was initially described by the arachnologist pocock in 1899 in the town of gooty in india which is where the common name. This blue beauty is known by many names like gooty sapphire ornamental tree spider gooty tarantula or the blue peacock parachute spider.

With all its names it s very easy to tell that this. Poecilotheria metallica also known as the gooty sapphire ornamental citation needed is an old world species of tarantula.