The Pamphoebeteus sp platyomma is another heavily bodied, 9″ legspan attaining, food gobbling gargantuan. The females are a burgundy color, with slight orange leg striping and reddish abdominal setae. The males are purple nurple purple. Very impressive. They are somewhat defensive, and will kick hair, so keep the intrusion to a minimum. They need temps in the range of 74-84 and humidity of 70%. These babies are US born, bred by old pal Kelly Swift. I produced this species back in 2006, and am attempting to do so again. We’ll see what happens.
Photo taken by and courtesy of Exoskeleton Invertebrates.
