Beautiful species! Red coloration below the patella joint in their legs with a "black triangle" painted on their carapace as adults - stunning! Long-lived with females living to 35 yrs. old +.

A hobby "classic". Freshly-molted, this is a beautiful species.

SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE: (Ausserer, 1875)
RANGE: Mexico and Central America. They have been established in SE Florida since the late 1970's.
HABITAT: Scrub to rainforeast
TYPE: Opportunistic burrower

"Florida morph"

(This used to be called B. ruhnaui.) Very Rare! Black velvet legs, a beautiful cream gold carapace and red abdominal hairs, This is a stocky, hardy, long-lived and absolutely beautiful species! Fairly docile, so this also is a good beginner's species too. Females are in high-demand