{"id":2827,"date":"2026-04-22T19:22:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2026-04-22T19:23:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:53:27","slug":"regarding-peacock-tarantula-gooty-tarantula-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/regarding-peacock-tarantula-gooty-tarantula-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Regarding Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula), consider the following statements:\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I. It is an&nbsp;<strong>omnivorous<\/strong>&nbsp;crustacean.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">II. Its natural habitat in India is only limited to some forest areas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">III. In its natural habitat, it is an arboreal species.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>I only&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I and III&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>II only&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>II and III&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer:&nbsp;<strong>(d) II and III&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"peacock-tarantula-gooty-tarantula\"><strong>Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula)<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Peacock tarantula, also known as the Gooty tarantula (Poecilotheria metallica),&nbsp;<strong>is a spider, not a crustacean<\/strong>. It is an arachnid, specifically a tarantula species belonging to the family Theraphosidae.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is&nbsp;<strong>endemic to India.<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>native to deciduous forests in Andhra Pradesh, and is known for its vibrant blue colour, which is also why it\u2019s called the \u201cpeacock tarantula\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Gooty (Peacock) Tarantula\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>natural habitat in India is limited to specific forest areas, primarily in the Eastern Ghats and degraded forests near Nandyal in Andhra Pradesh<\/strong>. This makes it a&nbsp;<strong>critically endangered species.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Gooty tarantula&nbsp;<strong>is&nbsp;arboreal, meaning it lives in&nbsp;trees<\/strong>, as opposed to burrowing in the ground like some other tarantulas. In its forest habitat, it makes use of&nbsp;tree hollows and bark crevices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Renowned for its&nbsp;<strong>brilliant metallic blue colouration and striking<\/strong>&nbsp;appearance, it is&nbsp;<strong>highly sought after in the pet trade, leading to population decline.<\/strong>&nbsp;Tarantulas are&nbsp;<strong>biological pest controllers<\/strong>, and there is a huge demand for them by collectors in the pet trade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Peacock-tarantula-Gooty-tarantula.jpg\" alt=\"Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula)\" class=\"wp-image-53561\" style=\"width:726px;height:auto\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I. It is an&nbsp;omnivorous&nbsp;crustacean.&nbsp;&nbsp; II. Its natural habitat in India is only limited to some forest areas.&nbsp;&nbsp; III. In its natural habitat, it is an arboreal species.&nbsp;&nbsp; Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Answer:&nbsp;(d) II and III&nbsp; Peacock tarantula (Gooty tarantula)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[36],"years":[63],"class_list":["post-2827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prelims","category-upsc","tag-environment","years-63"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":3,"label":"Prelims"},{"value":1,"label":"UPSC"}],"post_tag":[{"value":36,"label":"Environment"}],"years":[{"value":63,"label":"2025"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"LotusArise","author_link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/author\/team-lotusarise"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Prelims","slug":"prelims","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":1,"count":1251,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":3,"category_count":1251,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Prelims","category_nicename":"prelims","category_parent":1},{"term_id":1,"name":"UPSC","slug":"upsc","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":1269,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":1269,"category_description":"","cat_name":"UPSC","category_nicename":"upsc","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":36,"name":"Environment","slug":"environment","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":36,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":193,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2827"},{"taxonomy":"years","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/years?post=2827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}