Most formidable tarantula?

[Nephila Edulis]

The T that hunts the biggest prey items I assume would be theraphosa because they're the largest. I think they have been known to hunt snakes. But then again, theraphosa have a reputation for being calmer and less likely to bolt/charge/bite than some other species of tarantula (like an angry OBT that's guarding her eggs).

 

[Nephila Edulis]

Nope i only run illegal child fightning.

Add a rabid raccoon into the mix and you got yourself a good time

Edit: well a good time and potentially life in prison. But we're here for a fun time, not a long time

 

[Veles]

Add a rabid raccoon into the mix and you got yourself a good time

Edit: well a good time and potentially life in prison. But we're here for a fun time, not a long time

I pesonally prefere to add an hungry wolverine in there because why not.

 

[Nephila Edulis]

I pesonally prefere to add an hungry wolverine in there because why not.

Nice choice

 

[mconnachan]

I am asking which tarantula is most formidable hunter.About chipmunk,it is dangerous prey but this taruntula dispached it quickly with a skull bite.

Luckily I have to add, imagine the outcome if it had been a butt bite, the teeth on a chipmunk would undoubtedly kill any sp. of tarantula. A formidable hunter in my opinion is one who covers all eventualities, this may come as a surprise but in my opinion the best hunters are the Phiddipus genus. As for taking large prey items, theraphosa sp. take that title, their size makes them champs all day long, but having said that if you're talking body size compared to prey size phiddipus take some prey that are larger than themselves, smart little buggers.

 

[mconnachan]

My personal favorites are Pokies (my profile picture is my P.fasciata munching a Dubia), Lampropelma Sp.Borneo Black, P.muticus and H.maculata, all of which have potent venom and in the case of my specimens, action-packed feeding responses. That said, my A.hentzi and L.parahybana and C.versicolor slings have just as aggressive responses as my OW's

So as has been said it's all subjective, we all agree that all T's can take down enormous prey, what we're missing here is intelligence, pound for pound T v's prey, IMO once again jumping spiders, have you seen some of @basin79 jumpers attacks now that's is a formidable hunter, executioner, and to top it all off it looks so sweet and innocent.

 

[EmilzHernandez]

So as has been said it's all subjective, we all agree that all T's can take down enormous prey, what we're missing here is intelligence, pound for pound T v's prey, IMO once again jumping spiders, have you seen some of @basin79 jumpers attacks now that's is a formidable hunter, executioner, and to top it all off it looks so sweet and innocent.

Exactly, Jumpers are the best spider hunters when it comes to brains and strategy. If I could just find a breeder my collection would be complete

 

[Veles]

Exactly, Jumpers are the best spider hunters when it comes to brains and strategy. If I could just find a breeder my collection would be complete

Well some spider species have different prey preferences.For an example white tail spider is not good at hunting insects like the jumper but he could eat the him.

 

[mconnachan]

Well some spider species have different prey preferences.For an example white tail spider is not good at hunting insects like the jumper but he could eat the him.

That's not what we're talking about, we're discussing strategy, how the spider covers any attempt that the prey may attempt to flee from, the phiddipus has it covered, of course the jumper could become a meal, haha so could your "white tail spider" whatever that is, do you know the scientific name of the species, it really does make it easier to research the sp. your referring to.

 

[EmilzHernandez]

That's not what we're talking about, we're discussing strategy, how the spider covers any attempt that the prey may attempt to flee from, the phiddipus has it covered, of course the jumper could become a meal, haha so could your "white tail spider" whatever that is, do you know the scientific name of the species, it really does make it easier to research the sp. your referring to.

The scientific name is Lampona murina

 

[Veles]

That's not what we're talking about, we're discussing strategy, how the spider covers any attempt that the prey may attempt to flee from, the phiddipus has it covered, of course the jumper could become a meal, haha so could your "white tail spider" whatever that is, do you know the scientific name of the species, it really does make it easier to research the sp. your referring to.

There are 2 species of white tail spider L. cylindrata and L. murina,they are specialised spidr hunters which means they only eat other spiders.

 

[mconnachan]

specialised spidr hunters

Yeah that kind of gave it away, that they are spider hunting specialists, I'm gonna have a quick search on these guys, thanks for the reply dude, but as I said any and all our spiders could be prey to any number of different sp. mammals other spiders, birds. So yeah I get what you're saying. It's all relative to the size of Prey V's Predator or vice versa. The chipmunk being fed to someone's Poecilotheria in my opinion is just foolish, a 10$ rodent offered to a 200$+ Pokie doesn't make for a great outcome unfortunately, small lizards etc. yes these are acceptable, as they do hunt them in the wild.

 

[mconnachan]

There are 2 species of white tail spider L. cylindrata and L. murina,they are specialised spidr hunters which means they only eat other spiders.

@Veles why the dislike on my post, there was nothing to dislike about it, clarify please.

 

[Veles]

Yeah that kind of gave it away, that they are spider hunting specialists, I'm gonna have a quick search on these guys, thanks for the reply dude, but as I said any and all our spiders could be prey to any number of different sp. mammals other spiders, birds. So yeah I get what you're saying. It's all relative to the size of Prey V's Predator or vice versa. The chipmunk being fed to someone's Poecilotheria in my opinion is just foolish, a 10$ rodent offered to a 200$+ Pokie doesn't make for a great outcome unfortunately, small lizards etc. yes these are acceptable, as they do hunt them in the wild.

@Veles why the dislike on my post, there was nothing to dislike about it, clarify please.

This is the reason 'haha so could your "white tail spider" whatever that is'.

 

[mconnachan]

This is the reason 'haha so could your "white tail spider" whatever that is'.

It wasn't meant to read like that, I should have put - ah that can happen to any sp. as long as the predator is large enough to take the T, and the "white tailed spider" that was just me, needing clarification on the scientific name, so I could look it up to see what you were suggesting, yeah, all good now.

 

[mconnachan]

@Veles you posted almost the exact same thing when you said the phidippus could become a meal for a L. cylindrata, so where's the difference, none - none at all, apart from your white tailed spider, how are we supposed to know what that meant, I certainly didn't that's why I asked for the scientific name.

 

[Veles]

@Veles you posted almost the exact same thing when you said the phidippus could become a meal for a L. cylindrata, so where's the difference, none - none at all, apart from your white tailed spider, how are we supposed to know what that meant, I certainly didn't that's why I asked for the scientific name.

I am just saying that jumping spiders chances of getting eaten are larger than that of a white tail spider.

 

[EmilzHernandez]

I am just saying that jumping spiders chances of getting eaten are larger than that of a white tail spider.

This is making less sense as it goes along....

 

[mconnachan]

I am just saying that jumping spiders chances of getting eaten are larger than that of a white tail spider.

No not at all, the chances of both being eaten are evens, it's all relative to camouflage, where they live, predators in their habitat, to suggest that a P. regius for example is more likely to be eaten than a L. cylindrata is evens.

 

[Veles]

No not at all, the chances of both being eaten are evens, it's all relative to camouflage, where they live, predators in their habitat, to suggest that a P. regius for example is more likely to be eaten than a L. cylindrata is evens.

No they are not,jumping spiders are not specialized spider hunters unlike spiders of Lamponidae family who only feed on other spiders.If you want i could also post some pictures and videos of white tail spider hunting.