Grammostola pulchra (Brazilian Black) 2.5" MALE

The Brazilian Black Tarantula, Grammostola pulchra (Mello-Leitão) is among the world’s most popular tarantulas, for good reason: Its name pulchra is that Latin word for “beautiful,” aptly named for its smooth, velvety, jet black pelt and sculpted physique– this is one cool cat of a spider. G. pulchra is among the most docile of tarantula species, incredibly hardy, and somewhat resembles a stuffed animal. To top it all off, G. pulchra gets quite large (up to 8” legspan), which is impressive for such a robust tank of a spider. It becomes evident why some call G. pulchra the  “Black Labrador of tarantulas.” G. pulchra is an opportunistic burrower that lives in deep tunnels under rocks and scrub within savannas and grasslands of Brazil and Uruguay. Living in a harsh, sandblasted environment with intermittent opportunities to snag prey, G. pulchra have voracious appetites but grow slowly and steadily. They start life with a pink-brown carapace and legs coupled with a dark gray abdomen as sp