- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold blue baboon tarantula, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the blue baboon tarantula
Pterinochilus murinus, widely known as the orange baboon tarantula, is a nocturnal spider found in Angola and across central and southern Africa, including Zanzibar. Females grow to 10 to 15 cm in leg span and males to 7.5 to 10 cm. Coloration ranges from red to orange and brown, with brightly ringed legs, a star-shaped pattern on the carapace and no urticating hairs. Females dig a burrow or take over an abandoned one. It is highly defensive and often bites without a warning display; the bite is not serious but extremely painful, and its colour forms are thought to relate to local soil.
Blue Baboon Tarantula facts
- Hobbyists call it the OBT, short for "orange bitey thing", or the "pterror".
- Five colour variants are known, thought to be related to local soil type.
- It often bites without first giving the typical threat display.
- It is also known as the Mombasa golden starburst tarantula.
Where to see blue baboon tarantula in the U.S.
3 zoos across 2 states
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