Which is why purple is not blue. There are 2 separate words to describe 2 different colors. The next time you call a purple T blue, you might as well as call it any color you want.N. incei has some greenish tints to it.Purple is covered under blue. So many of those listed here are more purplish-tinged than blue for example
Stop being so OCD. If we are to be so strict then NO tarantula is even blue, because there is not a single species that sports a monochromatic blue color down to the last setae.
Actually I'm not being OCD. Purple is not blue, if it was, it would have the same name. If your name was Rob, would you want to be called Nancy, esp if there were many people named Nancy around you, that could be confusing.
Actually I'm not being OCD. Purple is not blue, if it was, it would have the same name. If your name was Rob, would you want to be called Nancy, esp if there were many people named Nancy around you, that could be confusing.
And as you noticed many Ts you've seen people mention are in fact purple, but maybe you meant blue??? Or maybe you meant blue-green, or green-blue??
Now referring to animals that are blue, even though they don't have blue pigment is a matter of convenience. There's nothing wrong with that in a casual conversation, ie not a scientific one.
Yet, there's nothing convenient calling identifying a T by the wrong color...oh, wait, I'm going to get a Mexican Blue Legged...I'll be right back
Avicularia purpurea has nice purple color
Good addition, I've been reading through this super thread and wondered if i.mira would get a mention. Plus you only ever get to see the blue bits sticking out of the trap door!!Hmm, not really...
I would separate them; some tarantulas are clearly blue, some are clearly purple, some may be both and some may fall in between and those latter could be on both lists.
Based on the photos, I'd say, yes, remove A. aurantiaca. It doesn't appear blue at all, rather antique gold or something along those lines.
I'd have to agree that Avicularia/Caribena versicolor is the most blue. Pseudhapalopus sp. "blue" should also be high up there, maybe second, but I'm not familiar with every other species that's been listed. Tarantulas that are other colors besides blue, have only blue legs, etc. should be further down the list than ones that are all blue in my opinion. And as long as we're including T's that aren't completely blue, Idiothele mira has lovely feet!
I've chanced upon more Blue Ts not on the list. Cant remember their names, but are mostly Old World species. I will list them when I remember their names.
People with blue tarantulas (here I mean blue as adults regardless of what they were as slings) — which species are most visible? I’ve been wanting to get a T with blue (preferably either all blue or blue with black/gray/neutral) but have the impression that many of the species tend to be “pet holes”. In your experience, which of the following are out to be seen and admired on a regular basis? Or are there other species that you would recommend?
do you have one? if you do, can you add a picture. The only pictures ive found of them are a couple from NETBUG
I do not unfortunately, but they're on my list