Peacock Tarantulas are cool and striking-looking animals!
These Spiders are unique in their colour and in the patterns they have on their body. But sadly, Peacock Tarantulas are very rare today. Peacock Tarantulas belong to the Theraphosidae family The Theraphosidae family is a group of animals which consists of the many different Tarantula species. There are hundreds of known and discovered Tarantulas in the world today.
Peacock Tarantulas are just one of those hundreds of species of Tarantulas that are known to exist today. They are also one of the most unique Tarantulas and animals in the wild today. Here, we are going to take a look at these amazing animals, where they are from and what their conservation status is!
What Is The Scientific Name For Peacock Tarantulas?
The scientific name for Peacock Tarantulas is: Poecilotheria metallica.
What Is The Conservation Status Of These Animals?
Sadly, Peacock Tarantulas are close to extinction, as they are critically endangered: the Peacock Tarantula is a critically endangered species.
What Is The Population Trend Of These Animals?
Sadly, the population of Peacock Tarantulas is decreasing.
What Is The Population Of Peacock Tarantulas?
It's unknown what the population of these animals are today. However, wildlife conservationists do know that there has been a sharp decline in Peacock Tarantulas recently. Their decline has been so sharp that Peacock Tarantulas are now only found in one area of India.
Where Are Peacock Tarantulas Found?
Peacock Tarantulas are now only found within a reserve park in India called Andhra Pradesh, it is a small forest, therefore, because these Tarantulas are only found within a small forest and they are critically endangered, sadly these unique and cool animals are very vulnerable to extinction.
What Is The Habitat Of Peacock Tarantulas?
Peacock Tarantulas are only found within a forest, therefore, the habitat of the Peacock Tarantula is the forest.
What Are The Threats To These Animals?
There are sadly many threats that Peacock Tarantulas face today.
The threats that they are faced with, include:
. Loss of habitat/deforestation
. Trapping of the animals/the pet trade
. War and civil unrest within the country
. And, they are also threatened with fire.
The Pet Trade Of Tarantulas
Tarantulas, including Peacock Tarantulas, are threatened because of the pet trade. The pet trade of Tarantulas is illegal, but it still happens. And Peacock Tarantulas are one of the most sought after Tarantula species in the pet trade.
How Can You Help Peacock Tarantulas?
You can help Peacock Tarantulas and other Tarantulas by not buying them as pets. If you buy them as pets, then their is an increase in demand for them, which will likely mean that more are trapped and taken out of the wild.
You can also adopt a Tarantula with World Animal Foundation.
Or, you can adopt a Tarantula with the WWF.