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skippy

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i think that "largest" should be measured by weight. that's how we determine the "biggest" fish for the jackpot on the charter boats:D

this means that you have to get them to sit still on a food scale or some such for a few seconds and that will finish all arguments.{D
 

Franklin

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my king baboon weighs as much as the post man he took down and add maybe like 7oz to that, ;)
 

mafiamike

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My MM G. aureostriata is at least 7" when he sprawls out on the wall, but catching him in that postion is the hard part. His front leg is fairly bent in this picture, but he's still measuring in at 6 5/8", which beats the current record listed for the Grammostola genus.

I have a picture of him next to a ruler when he measured 7", but I took it at such an extreme angle to avoid glare from the flash, that it's not an accurate measurement since the ruler was closer to the camera than the tarantula due to the thickness of the glass. I know it sounds lame, but at the angle the picture was taken, it really did make about a 1/2" difference.

 

JOHN 3:16

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My largest Tarantula just Molted!

Hi name is Mike. This is my first post. I want to post up a picture of my Blondi that molted on 03/31/09. She is CB. I recieved her as a freebie from John Hokes with a purchase on 3/11/02. What do u think? Look at the size of her body! View attachment 77219
 
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MizM

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She's a beauty, would love to see a pic of HER!
 

Franklin

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If he streched out the molt, i bet that would be about 12"+
 
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upwith inverts!

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Rules of measurement:
- Measured flat, from leg I on one side to leg IV on the other.
- all post- ultimate molt pics will have 5% tacked on to their lengths when completely flat, as I have found that to be a good general constant for the spiders growth after post-ultimate molts.
- will find % constants for various relaxed positions.
-preferably with a ruler, tape measure, or 1 inch increment grids.
- Will also put length in natural position in parenthesis by the record.
What do you all think?
 

Paramite

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i think that "largest" should be measured by weight. that's how we determine the "biggest" fish for the jackpot on the charter boats:D
Nah. Then some moron would just feed his T. blondi to a point close to EXPLOSION. This is the same reason why body length isn't an accurate way to measure tarantulas.
 

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Largest overall - Robc 10.5" Female T. Blondi
NW tarantula - Robc 10.5" Female T. Blondi
OW tarantula - CodeWilster 7" H. Hainanum female
Arboreal tarantula -UrbanJungles 7.25" female C. sp. Singapore Blue
Terrestrial tarantula - Robc 10.5" Female T. Blondi
Avicularia- CodeWilster 6.75" Female A. Braunshasensi
Acanthoscurria
Aphonopelma
Brachypelma- Talkenlate 7.5" female B. Vagans (7" natural)
Ceratogyrus
Chilobrachys
Chromatopelma Cyaneopubescens- CodeWilster 5.5" female
Citharischius Crawshayi
Cyriocosmus
Cyriopagopus -UrbanJungles 7.25" female C. sp. Singapore Blue
Ephebopus
Euathlus
Eucratoscelus
Grammostola- mafamike 7" Male G. Aureostriata
Haplopelma - CodeWilster 7" H. Hainanum female
Heteroscodra
Holothele
Hysterocrates
Lasiodora
Megaphobema
Nhandu
Pamphobeteus- 6" P. Nigricolor
Phormictopus
Poecilotheria
Psalmopoeus
Pterinochlus
Selenocosmia
Stromatopelma Calceatum
Theraphosa - Robc 10.5" Female T. Blondi
Xenesthis
North American tarantula
Central American tarantula- Talkenlate 7.5" female B. Vagans (7" natural)
South American Tarantula - Robc 10.5" Female T. Blondi
Asian tarantula - CodeWilster 7" H. Hainanum Female
African Tarantula
Australian Tarantula
Other
Longest fast - etown 411 G. Rosea fasting since Aug. '07
Most bites (person) - burmish101: 9 bites.
 

wedge07

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Actually I think Rob's blondi is a little bigger and Rob also has a Regalis MF that is bigger than 7" probably close to 8". He has it posted in one of his mating videos.
 

robc

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I have a 8" P. Fasciata....but Talkenlate04 has also a Ornata that was posted at over 10".

Rob
 
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