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Spiders grow on an industrial scale
A new type of pet. Meet the tarantulas.
These arthropods are considerable domestic demand.
Specialists in the field of Agriculture Juan Carlos Orellana (Juan Carlos Orellana) in 2006 founded a small Chilean town Batukov, 30 kilometers north of Santiago, the farm, which bred tarantula species Grammostola mollicoma. Now terrariums on a farm inhabited by five thousand spiders, which are exported as pets in Europe and Asia, in the United States.
Males of tarantulas live 2-3 years, females - up to 35 years. The spiders are harmless, despite the fact that they reach 14-17 cm.
Juan Carlos Orellana demonstrates the harmlessness of their pet spider farm, 22 May 2013. Batukov, Chile. On the farm simultaneously cultivated five thousand tarantula Grammostola mollicoma.
Tarantula spider Grammostola mollicoma on a farm in Batukov, Chile, 22 May 2013. Spiders grows as pets for export to the United States, Europe and Asia Photo: AFP PHOTO / Martin BERNETTI
Workers sorting hatched spiders tarantula spider on a farm in Batukov, Chile, 22 May 2013. Spiders Grammostola mollicoma grows as pets for export to the United States, Europe and Asia
Juan Carlos Orellana is going to take tarantulas to the nearest pet store
A child watching tarantulas in the cage in a pet shop in Batukov Chile
Source: www.liveinternet.ru
These arthropods are considerable domestic demand.
Specialists in the field of Agriculture Juan Carlos Orellana (Juan Carlos Orellana) in 2006 founded a small Chilean town Batukov, 30 kilometers north of Santiago, the farm, which bred tarantula species Grammostola mollicoma. Now terrariums on a farm inhabited by five thousand spiders, which are exported as pets in Europe and Asia, in the United States.
Males of tarantulas live 2-3 years, females - up to 35 years. The spiders are harmless, despite the fact that they reach 14-17 cm.
Juan Carlos Orellana demonstrates the harmlessness of their pet spider farm, 22 May 2013. Batukov, Chile. On the farm simultaneously cultivated five thousand tarantula Grammostola mollicoma.
Tarantula spider Grammostola mollicoma on a farm in Batukov, Chile, 22 May 2013. Spiders grows as pets for export to the United States, Europe and Asia Photo: AFP PHOTO / Martin BERNETTI
Workers sorting hatched spiders tarantula spider on a farm in Batukov, Chile, 22 May 2013. Spiders Grammostola mollicoma grows as pets for export to the United States, Europe and Asia
Juan Carlos Orellana is going to take tarantulas to the nearest pet store
A child watching tarantulas in the cage in a pet shop in Batukov Chile
Source: www.liveinternet.ru