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Blue Foot Baboon (Idiothele mira)

Idiothele mira

The Idiothele mira, universally known as 'Blue Foot Baboon'. Unique, unmistakable African tarantula (3.9 inches legspan). Its distinctive trait is stunning: on a sand/gold colored body and legs, the four front tarsi ('the feet') show off a dazzling and unreal metallic Light Blue/Sapphire Blue color, which the spider exhibits by raising its legs. In addition to the color, it is famous for being the only tarantula in the world, together with I. nigrofulva, to build a perfectly camouflaged dirt and web 'trapdoor'. Very fast, venomous and ingeniously lethal, it is a behavioral jewel for experts.

Taxonomy
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Family:Theraphosidae
Subfamily:Harpactirinae
Genus:Idiothele
Species:Idiothele mira

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Environment

Terrestrial

Humidity

60 - 70 %

Day temperature

24 - 28 °C

Night temperature

20 - 22 °C

UVB

None

Species description

Geographic Origin and Habitat: The World Spider Catalog records South Africa as the distribution of Idiothele mira. This recovery adds no habitat characterization beyond that verified distribution.
Taxonomy and Genetics: The World Spider Catalog lists Idiothele mira Gallon, 2010 as an accepted species in the genus Idiothele, family Theraphosidae.
Behaviour and Habits: This recovery makes no behavioural claim.
Morphology and Sexual Dimorphism: This recovery adds no morphological or sexual-dimorphism claim.

Care, breeding and tankmates

Terrarium Setup: SANBI reports that Idiothele mira is terrestrial and constructs densely silk-lined tunnels or cells beneath rocks and logs in lightly wooded habitats; the burrow can be up to 25 cm deep, running shallowly and obliquely to the soil surface. This is a natural-history observation, not a terrarium specification.
Lighting and Heating: This recovery does not establish lighting or heating parameters.
Humidity and Hydration: This recovery does not establish humidity or hydration parameters.
Feeding and Supplementation: This recovery does not establish feeding or supplementation guidance.
Compatibility and Coexistence: This recovery does not establish cohabitation guidance.
Health and Common Diseases: This recovery does not establish health, clinical, or veterinary guidance.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

This species originates from: Africa (Savane e boscaglie aride del Sudafrica).

Origin

Africa and Madagascar

Terrestrial invertebrate profile

Diet
No verified data available
Life expectancy
No verified data available
Adult size
11 cm
The catalog's scalar value is 11 cm. The Herpeton Academy — Idiothele mira source reports a maximum adult measurement of 11 cm for this species, recorded as diagonal leg span (DLS). The taxonomic record consulted is Idiothele mira. These figures are not interchangeable: the first is the profile's editorial reference, whereas the second is a published maximum under a specific measurement convention; differences among sources can reflect sex, population, life stage and measuring method.
Lifestyle/Microhabitat
No verified data available
Activity cycle
No verified data available
Sociality
No verified data available
Reproduction
No verified data available
Venom level
No verified data available
Handling tolerance
No verified data available
Brumation
No verified data available
Molting
No verified data available

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Last updated: 08/10/2026