{"product_id":"socotra-island-blue-tarantula-monocentropus-balfouri","title":"Socotra Island Blue Tarantula (Monocentropus balfouri)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowder-blue baboon, and the spider that raises its kids together\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonocentropus balfouri\u003c\/em\u003e, the Socotra Island Blue, comes from one of the strangest places on Earth, the alien-looking island of Socotra off Yemen. It is a soft powder-blue and tan baboon spider, smaller than most, and it has a trick no other tarantula reliably pulls off: it is genuinely communal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised together as siblings, balfouris cohabit peacefully, share webwork, and, remarkably, the mother tends her slings in the burrow rather than treating them as snacks. A small colony of these in one enclosure is one of the coolest displays in the hobby. Defensive but usually retreats; dry, easy care. The care guide covers the communal setup and the no-handling line (Old World venom is no joke).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","offers":[{"title":"1\" (Sling)","offer_id":51670269002045,"sku":"BZ-TAR-SOCOTRA-SLG-CB","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/7755\/4493\/files\/IMG-8683.jpg?v=1780097441","url":"https:\/\/www.bigzs.shop\/products\/socotra-island-blue-tarantula-monocentropus-balfouri","provider":"Big Z's Habitats and Arachnids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}