Results: Orange Baboon Tarantula
A fast, defensive Old World tarantula species widely known in the arachnid hobby as the “Orange Baboon Tarantula (OBT),” notable for its vivid orange coloration (in many morphs) and heavy webbing behavior. A to Z Animals is the source for this survey.
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Which of these distinguishing features of OBTs are you familiar with?
Often bright orange to orange-brown overall coloration
6%
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54 votes
Old World tarantula: lacks urticating hairs and relies more on threat displays/biting
6%
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61 votes
Notably fast and defensive temperament; prolific webber.
4%
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40 votes
Terrestrial/burrowing lifestyle with webbed retreat
4%
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39 votes
None
74%
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716 votes
All of the above
11%
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107 votes
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Which of these Orange Baboon Tarantula facts do you know?
Their average lifespan is seven years, but they can live up to twelve years in the wild and up io fifteen in captivity.
4%
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43 votes
These spiders' natural habitat is in Eastern, sub-Saharan Africa in three countries; Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
6%
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55 votes
They feed primarily on insects on forest floors and are mostly active at night.
5%
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44 votes
Males and females average four to six inches in length.
3%
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28 votes
None
78%
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752 votes
All of the above
9%
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88 votes
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These are aggressive and venomous spiders that should not be tampered with by amateurs in captivity or if encountered in the wild. Have you ever seen a live Orange Baboon Tarantula before?
Yes
5%
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48 votes
No
80%
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772 votes
Undecided
15%
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150 votes
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