| Davus fasciatus | |
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| Adult female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Davus |
| Species: | D. fasciatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Davus fasciatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cyclosternum fasciatus Valerio, 1982 | |
Davus fasciatus, commonly known as the Costa Rican tiger rump, is a species of a new-world tarantula native to Costa Rica. This is a terrestrial species with a maximum legspan of 12 centimetres (4.7 in), which makes it a rather small tarantula species, yet it is one of the largest of its genus.
As pets
There is another species in the hobby often mis-sold under this name. Those as pets may be kept in terrariums. They require a 10-gallon to 15 gallon enclosure as adults and juveniles can be kept in much smaller containers like critter keepers or deli cups. Substrate should be 4 to 6 inches of a mixture of dryish soil/peat/etc. They should be kept around room temperature or slightly higher. Humidity should be low, although helpful to have a water source available or mist on occasion.
Feeding
Generally, in captivity, the species often sold as D. fasciatus or the synonym Cyclostermum fasciatum feed upon a variety of pesticide-free insects such as locusts, crickets and cockroaches. Spiderlings can be fed small 'pinhead' crickets, or scavenge the bodies of pre-killed crickets.
Reproduction
Females possess spermathecaes and males possess tibial hooks on the front pair of legs. Gestation period is about 6 to 8 months. The female produces an egg sac which contains between 200 - 800 eggs about a month after mating.
References
- ^ "Taxon details Davus fasciatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-23
- František Kovařík, Chov sklípkanů (Keeping tarantulas), Jihlava 2001
- http://care-sheet.com/index/Cyclosternum_fasciatum
Gallery
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cyclosternum fasciatum | |
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