cool so i genuinely thought this would be a fun oppurtunity to talk about my interests of my favorite animals, especially seeing someone else interested in tarantulas. so now that i know your replies wasnt in good faith from the start, ill just keep talking about them!
when i got into the hobby, the cyriopagopus lividus were known as the haplopelma lividum, but got reclassified in 2015. upon doing research in the WSC (the previous link) i learned just today that they were part of the big group of asian fossorials that got recently reclassified into the newly created melopoeus genus this year, so thats what ill be calling it from here on!
the melopoeus lividus is an asian fossorial tarantula from thailand and myanmar. fossorial means they burrow deep under ground. they come from very humid enviornments in the wild. the electric blue of their setae, or hairs, are actually clear, reflecting that bright neon blue in the sunlight. some other tarantulas with this clear blue-refracting setae are the poecilotheria metallica, chilobrachys natanicharum, birupes simoroxigorum, and the seladonia/paschoali/costae species in the typhochlaena genus. some of these tarantulas, and the melopoeus lividus, have this clear blue-refracting setae that fades into a deep navy blue to black to brown in premolt, or has a combination of both navy And clear.
all of these links added are solid info, and not necessarily related to the highlighted words.
in captivity, the melopoeus lividus is known to be defensive. they rarely leave their deep burrows. when disturbed, theyll stay peeerfectly still until one little disturbance sets them off, which is when they run. and they run FAST. theyre known as "teleporters" in the hobby. theyre also known to do double bites; they have very potent venom causing muscle cramps/spasms, whole body pains, aches, fevers, and even hallucinations. it can take months to heal, so twice the bite is twice the venom. i have an asian fossorial species thats very similar, the chilobrachys natanicharum, and man is that little guy FAST! asian fossorials are really fascinating, though, and keeping them is really fun. just gotta be careful that they dont escape. but if you know your tarantulas individual personality, its pretty easy.
despite the bad faith or whatever, i genuinely hope if you decide to keep tarantulas (or if you already have starter Ts) that you can eventually work your way up to keeping the melopoeus lividus. obligate and fast-running new world burrowers like the ephebopus cyanognathus, followed by a less tempermental obligate burrower old world like the monocentropus balfouri, are good in-between species to help gain experience in the transition to keeping new worlds to old worlds. you should check out some of the links of sources ive provided, very interesting reads and data! if you live in the united states, this is a good online tarantula breeding site, and this link also has more information on the melopoeus lividus. this link is an updated careguide for a tarantula in the same genus. the husbandry is the same. happy keeping!