{"id":734,"date":"2022-01-11T16:39:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/?post_type=post_faune&#038;p=734"},"modified":"2025-09-30T22:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T20:38:42","slug":"mygale-de-la-soufriere","status":"publish","type":"post_faune","link":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/faune-caribeenne\/mygale-de-la-soufriere\/","title":{"rendered":"The Soufri\u00e8re Tarantula"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soufri\u00e8re tarantula is a species known only from the Soufri\u00e8re massif within Guadeloupe National Park, at elevations above 700 m up to the summit of the volcano (1,465 m). The female measures nearly 2 cm, while the smaller male reaches about 1 cm. Both are dark brown, almost black, sometimes showing coppery reflections. The legs are black, and the abdomen ranges from red to black. The body is covered in gray-black hairs, which give the coppery sheen that fades with age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soufri\u00e8re tarantula feeds on insects (flies, mosquitoes, etc.) and consumes only live prey. It cannot chew or crush its food; gastric juices soften the insect, turning it into a liquid that the spider then sucks up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habitat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike most other species in its genus, this tarantula is ground-dwelling. It creates a small silk-lined shelter on the ground and may also use natural cover under logs or stones, in litter among roots, or in sphagnum moss. It does not dig burrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Threats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a protected species located within the heart of the national park, it does not appear to be under threat.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2087\" style=\"width:348px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-1.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-1-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/image-1-768x564.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guadeloupe-parcnational.fr\/sites\/guadeloupe-parcnational.fr\/files\/available_docs\/fiche_pedagogique_mygale_de_la_soufriere-2.pdf\">https:\/\/www.guadeloupe-parcnational.fr\/sites\/guadeloupe-parcnational.fr\/files\/available_docs\/fiche_pedagogique_mygale_de_la_soufriere-2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/images.cnrs.fr\/video\/1195\">https:\/\/images.cnrs.fr\/video\/1195<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La mygale de la Soufri\u00e8re, est une esp\u00e8ce connue uniquement sur le massif de la Soufri\u00e8re dans le Parc national de la Guadeloupe, au-dessus de 700 m d&#8217;altitude et jusqu&#8217;au sommet du volcan (1465 m). La femelle mesure pr\u00e8s de 2 cm et le m\u00e2le, plus petit, 1 cm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":736,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","categorie_faune":[47],"class_list":["post-734","post_faune","type-post_faune","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie_faune-foret-humide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_faune\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_faune"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post_faune"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie_faune","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie_faune?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}