avicularia velutina adult size and temperament?

[Neot]

Hi, can anyone tell me how large avicularia velutina can grow, and their temperament? Are they skittish and defensive like avicularia minatrix? or more like avicularia avicularia.
Thank you for replies.

 

[Venom1080]

I believe velutina has been newly described as a just small variation of Avicularia avicularia. Not a full species on its own basically.

So expect maybe a very slightly different colored A avicularia. Temperaments can vary heavily between spiders, but Avics are generally mild mannered. But very fast and sometimes skittish.

Typical A avicularia size. 5" or so. A more modest sized spider.

 

[viper69]

My AF minatrix is not defensive at all. I've raised some and haven't noticed them to be defensive. Skittish sure, but few Avics aren't.

velutina is really A. avicularia

Check out the Avic revision that was recently published. In short velutina is not a species.