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Just recently I also got three slings of that species, they're about the same size as Ssspidermom's have been in the beginning.
Here's a link to an adult female: http://www.insektenzucht.de/
More info on the Ephebopus genus:
MARSHALL, S. D. & UETZ, G. W. (1990): The pedipalpal brush of Ephebopus sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae): evidence of a new site for urticating hairs. Bull. Br. Arachnol. Soc. 8(4): 122-124.
WEST, R. C. & MARSHALL, S. D. (2000): Description of two new species of Ephebopus Simon, 1892. Arthropoda 8(2): 6-14.
Adult females keep the blue fangs, adult males get pink fangs. They both lose the green color on the abdomen, besides the blue or pink fangs and the yellow rings on the legs they become mostly brown.
Here's a link to an adult female: http://www.insektenzucht.de/
Ephebopus cyanognathus belongs to the family of the Avicularinae (same as the Avicularia, Iridopelma, Pachistopelma and Tapinauchenius genus) but unlike other species of this family they are not arboreal but burrow instead. The natural habitad is French Guyana, some islands on the northern shore of South America. Grown up females reach a body length of 2 to 2.5 inches. Since they are burrowers you should keep them in a tank with at least 4 inches of substrate. They are also webbing a lot around the entrance to their burrow. Temperature should be at 75° to 80°F and humidity should be kept by at least 70% and should not exceed 90%. A good ventilation is required. It is normally a quite nervous and very fast T.
More info on the Ephebopus genus:
MARSHALL, S. D. & UETZ, G. W. (1990): The pedipalpal brush of Ephebopus sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae): evidence of a new site for urticating hairs. Bull. Br. Arachnol. Soc. 8(4): 122-124.
WEST, R. C. & MARSHALL, S. D. (2000): Description of two new species of Ephebopus Simon, 1892. Arthropoda 8(2): 6-14.
