One of the largest tarantulas in South Africa is called the Harpactira dictator

[Dimitri Kambas]

 

[Andrew Clayton]

That's a nice T love the blue in it

 

[sasker]

Want one

Just another question on this topic. What species is called the bobbejaanspinnekop in South Africa? I spoke with a South African friend about my weird hobby of collecting tarantulas (she is a terrible arachnophobe) and she remembered having a lot of tarantulas around where she used to live which were called bobbejaanspinnekop. Is this an umbrella common name for all local tarantulas, like baboon spider? I know bobbejaan means baboon in Afrikaans. Just curious.

 

[Andrew Clayton]

I'm Sure that word just translates to baboon spider

 

[StampFan]

How big do they get exactly?

 

[Andrew Clayton]

Depends on the speciesThe king baboon gets to about 8"