Ghost Crab Huntsman
Barylestis saaristoi
Wholesale
Category
True Spiders / Huntsmans
Minimum order
MOQ 20 head
Per-head price
Partners Only
Overview
Adult Length
~5 – 8 cm legspan; pale "ghost" coloration.
Venom
Sparassid huntsman — venom is not medically significant; a defensive bite is mechanically painful but harmless systemically.
In the Wild
Habitat
The only Asian member of an otherwise African genus — recorded from Thailand, Myanmar and southern China. Found in woods, shrubs and tall grass; a fast nocturnal ground/low-foliage hunter. 0 – 1,000 m.
Wild Diet
Free-roaming hunter of insects and other arthropods caught at speed — crickets, roaches and small moths.
Captive Care
Temperature
24 – 29 °C ambient — 22 °C cool end
Humidity
70 – 80 %. Light daily misting with good ventilation; provide drinking droplets.
UV Requirements
None required (nocturnal).
Feeding
Crickets, roaches and small moths. Adults every 7 – 10 days; slings every 4 – 5 days.
Enclosure
Arboreal/terrestrial — enclosure (20 cm+) with cork-bark, leaf cover and crevices; shallow substrate. Keep singly.
Temperament
Quick and flighty; flees rather than confronts and bites only defensively. A display species, not for handling.
Distribution in Thailand