Eresus cf. moravicus 'yellow' (yellow-faced ladybird spider) 0.125” OOS using these structures as both

using these structures as both shelter and ambush sites

This is a medium-sized terrestrial tarantula native to the Pacific coast of the Mexican state of Guerrero

while adults typically establish a permanent retreat that they may reinforce with silk and substrate over time

which has yellow coloration on the prosoma and chelicerae rather than the orange coloration normally seen in that species

Cork bark and other enclosure features should be provided as anchor points for web construction

Eresus cf. moravicus 'yellow' (yellow-faced ladybird spider) 0.125” OOS using these structures as bothThese specimens are most commonly labeled Eresus sp. 'balcanicus' in the hobby; however, they are most likely a locality variant of Eresus moravicus, known from the Balkans, which has yellow coloration on the prosoma and chelicerae rather than the orange coloration normally seen in that species.