Soil Preference and Burrow Characteristics of Two Theraphosidae Species in Penang Island, Malaysia Abstract Tarantulas play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance by regulating insect populations. However, little is known about the soil preferences and burrow structures of tarantulas in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the soil preference as well as the burrow structure of Coremiocnemis cunciularia and Chilobrachys andersoni from Penang Island. The soil characteristics of the soil samples collected around the burrows of Coremiocnemis cunciularia (n = 30) and Chilobrachys andersoni (n = 30) were determined using soil texture analysis. The measurements and burrow structures from adults and juveniles of Coremiocnemis cunciularia and Chilobrachys andersoni were determined. It was revealed that the moisture content and clay percentage in the soil samples around burrows of Chilobrachys anderso...
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