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SPECIES CARE GUIDE
Bengal Ornamental
Poecilotheria miranda
Also known asPoecilotheria
ENVIRONMENT
Core care conditions
Use these ranges as a starting point and adjust for life stage, enclosure ventilation and observed behaviour.
HUSBANDRY OVERVIEW
At a glance
- Taxonomic group
- Arachnida
- Origin
- India
- Lifestyle
- Arboreal
- Adult size (diagonal leg span)
- 16 cm
- Temperament
- Shy / fast
- Experience level
- Intermediate+
- Visibility
- Often reclusive; may sit on cork bark or in retreats
- Burrowing
- Arboreal; provide vertical cork bark and secure retreat
- Growth rate
- Medium to fast
- Urticating hairs
- No
- Venom
- Potent for a tarantula
CARE NOTES
Keeping considerations
Old World ornamental species for keepers comfortable with fast arboreals. The Spider Shop describes it as a beautiful ornamental tarantula and notes it is among the calmer Poecilotheria, but care should still respect the speed and venom of the genus.
SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the references
Care can vary by species, life stage and local conditions. Review multiple reputable sources before making husbandry decisions.
KEEP EXPLORING
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