The European Tarantula - Chaetopelma olivaceum - from Cyprus

Chaetopelma olivaceum or the European Tarantula is a large Theraphosid spider which inhabits various habitats around the Mediterranean Sea. This video shows diffrent habitats of this spider on the island of Cyprus. Where these spiders find enough food they are living in large colonies especially around burial caves.

[@ExoticsLair]

That’s neat!

[@mariaix4638]

omg i was watching your video and then searched tarantulas in my country and you are here 😱🤯

[@Sherlochas]

Lmfao i was watching your vid about old world and new world tarantulas and when you mentioned tarantulas in europe i was like whaaat and searched it up, here we are.

[@ChrisNaj]

@@mariaix4638 lol same thought, good to know more people in CY are interested in T's

[@vasilisconstantinides7109]

U are watching a video for Cyprus letsss gooooo

[@vasilisconstantinides7109]

I got one and have it as a pet :)

[@Spiderdan-59]

First for me, seeing a tarantula from Cyprus 🇨🇾 🕷👀

[@SpidersScolopendraWorld]

Oh very Nice i love this Spider. 🕷 🕸🕷 🕸🕷 🕸 Thank for the Video 👍👍👍

[@luttefisk]

It’s defensive stance reminds me of the Brazilian wandering spiders.

[@headrockbeats]

They're about as nasty as wandering spiders in terms of aggressiveness, but fortunately their bite is rather tame. Like being stung by a bee - it'll hurt a little for a couple of days, and that's it.

[@thomasstevie]

Where is the best location in Cyprus to see these Spiders?

[@WorldofSpiders]

Look at stone walls at night in smaller villages

[@noone-tk5sr]

Taskent doga park in cyprus

[@cigdemrifat7361]

I come from cypres

[@stormchaser2669]

An arachnophobes worst nightmare right there!

[@darkangelw8472]

Let's not go to Cyprus, nor to the wilderness of Spain and Italy, yuk

[@TomsBigSpiders]

I'm about to rehouse my two juveniles, and I decided to go back and watch your videos on this species (I've watched them multiple times each). Just amazing footage!

[@Hashpotato]

very cool, love seeing them in their natural habitat for a change...

[@paulabryant8914]

I defo had one in the bathroom of the holiday apartment a long time ago in Protaras it was as big as the tile got the broom to help it popped it outside why it was in the bathroom no idea.

[@MarcusDeMattes]

Astonishing video ! It's really nice I stumbled upon your channel

[@BigJFindAWay]

Very very nice but I don’t consider Chaetopelma olivaceum to be the European tarantula but rather the Middle Eastern gold. Ischnocolus valentinus is the European tarantula.

[@HavardStreAndresen]

Wow, dude! Just stumbled across your channel. It is so valuable that you actually document the natural habitats of the spiders. My background is in tropical fish keeping, but I am getting started in the Tarantula hobby these days. This channel will be very valuable for me. Thanks for sharing.

[@ВасяВолков-п5ь]

Nice coverage! What is the song?

[@darkangelw8472]

Ok, I will not go to Cyprus

[@LalkeBanditen]

We have tarantulas in europe? Oh fuck fuck fuck

[@Eggnoodlesandketchup3]

They look a bit like African species... Are they aggressive?

[@WorldofSpiders]

They tend to be very defensive and are in fact very similar to African species

[@grobanite4ever85]

Beautiful tarantula

[@wollewolf9863]

Looks like a very healthy population. A lot of plump T´s!

[@WorldofSpiders]

They are mostly feasting on the abundant milipedes all around

[@j_c2225]

Cool

[@bsniped]

Beautifull Tarantulas

[@JohnnysCafe_]

Surprised to find tarantulas in Europe

[@atixalir]

I have one from lebanon

[@berahan6437]

I love it 💯❤️

[@finnbob6461]

Are there many of these in limassol

[@WorldofSpiders]

If you don’t really look for them you won’t see any I think

[@Bufo_Bufo]

3:14, some young backpackers: Hey lets overnight there, it looks very charming, chill, and cozy! 6:28, even spiders needs their fibers.

[@Emielio1]

Awesome video! Very educational! Little question: what is the approximate body length of a mature female of this species? My girl currently has a body length of exactly 3.5 cm, and she's at least one molt ahead of the male, a sackmate of hers.

[@WorldofSpiders]

They get about 5cm BL

[@Emielio1]

Thank you for the quick reply! :) Just a few more molts to go then! :)

[@billsykes75]

‘Kinell that one in the Forest was Aggressive as Fuck, Reminded mi’of a Brazillian Wandering Spider the way it reared up then slapped the ground..!!!

[@TarantulaswithShanti]

Fascinating footage.

[@tomasbecket2617]

In what area of cyprus can these spiders be found,because I've been looking and nothing,can you replay?

[@WorldofSpiders]

Hi, north of Paphos you will definitely find some . Just flip rocks or look at stone walls along gardens in small villages at night

[@marksbrisby]

is this the only tarantula native to Europe?

[@florianratz9422]

No, there also Ischnocolus valentinus, which can be found in Spain and Italy.

[@Thundra74]

I know Macrotele Calpeiana a type of funnel web spider native of south spain near gibraltar, occasionaly founded in italy due vivaism activity, aggressive ( i dont know about venom) In italy there is Lycosia Tarentula but is not a tarantula but a wolf spider family, not aggressive , bite not dangerous

[@elenarelena5365]

I’m from Cyprus , one was on my shoe one day , there’s lots of them

[@Governor2310]

Ok so that’s another place in the world that I do not want to go to. I’m absolutely terrified of tarantulas and I do not want to go to any countries that have them.

[@AmHA_Official]

Lets see what your options are, you can’t go anywhere in africa, south america, south asia or the western middle east. Your only option for north america is Canada and for oceania New Zealand. As for europe just don’t visit Italy, Portugal, Spain and Greece. To be honest if I were you I’d stay away from Britain also because arachnids in the UK was just that bad.

[@jimcrawford5039]

I thought that the only tarantulas were from Europe and they started calling all large spiders around the world tarantulas.

[@WorldofSpiders]

It's more a language problem. Correct would be Theraphosidae but in english people call them tarantulas even though it would be more correct to use this word for Lycosidae ( a.e. for Lycosa tarantula ).

[@thatbadASSkidd]

Farewell, Friends of Hagrid.

[@RetroTintin]

Cool stuff!

[@zoltantolgyesi3891]

Where is this last footage with the many spiders on the walls? I'd love to see them.

[@WorldofSpiders]

It was a tomb near Paphos

[@zoltantolgyesi3891]

@@WorldofSpiders thank you

[@plstrom]

are there any in portugal ?

[@WorldofSpiders]

No, this species does not live in Portugal

[@bugsnstuff]

Good to see them in large numbers. Very similar to their habitat in Turkey.

[@heww3960]

I hope this not something that is common to see indoors, if so i cancel my trip to cyprus.

[@WorldofSpiders]

😅👍

[@heww3960]

@@WorldofSpiders Iam serious, can they sneak inside my apartment? The largest we have here where i live is black house spiders, kind of like black widows is size, and i think those is to big when they are fully grown. A tarantella or a huntsman would be to much to see in my home. Outdoors is ok. Is there a spider police in cyprus that i call if i see one?

[@headrockbeats]

I've encountered several Chaetopelma olivaceum in my apartment over the last couple of decades - and I live two floors above ground level, in a city. The adult males like to roam around in autumn. However you won't see them in winter or spring at all, and overall they are quite rare creatures unless you go looking for them in the wild.

[@heww3960]

​@@headrockbeats But how can they be rare if you see them often in your apartment? Which city do you live in and how do they get inside?

[@headrockbeats]

I've seen them several times in the last few _decades._ That's pretty rare. I suppose they get inside by climbing up the walls - though I've never seen one climbing anything other than in KZbin videos. Maybe they climb up the trees and accidentally fall into my balcony or something.

[@justsomerandombirdwithinte5896]

im heading to cyprus in a few days, i have extreme arachnophobia and i was wondering how to keep these little critters away from my house.