Biggest T on board?

[Palespider]

I had this idea where we could take pics of our T's next to a ruler to determine who has the largest T on the forum. We could do different species and such, like who has the biggest L. parahybana and P. ornata etc.

I thought it would be pretty cool to see who has what and so we can all go WOW, GEEZ look at how huge that Chilean Copper is

Just an idea,
Jim B.

7.5" T. blondi
7" L. parahybana (about to molt)
not big enough yet... ;P

 

[Palespider]

Looks like Arachnopunks may have the biggest T. blondi at (he guesses) 11+ inches. Truly a massive specimen.

Jim B.

 

[Palespider]

There's a pic here on his thread:
http://arachnopets.com/arachnoboards/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10629

Looks pretty big to me

Jim B.

 

[Palespider]

I also like to have something in the pic for comparison like a quarter or dollar bill. But, you can't deny how massive she is. She simply dwarfs my 7.5" male

Jim B.

 

[Phillip]

object for size comparison...

Uhh if youre going to use an object for size comparison call me crazy but wouldnt a ruler work best? Sorry but I hear so many claimed 10 inch Ts but have yet to see one standing on a ruler to prove it.

Phil

 

[nemesis6sic6]

WelL

Yeah is T is pretty big 11" is big thats the size of my.....book i'm reading about Imperialism. Um any ways... I wanna see a ruler too though just to be sure..well have a nice day
geo

 

[Sean]

the largest T i have ever seen next too a ruler was 8 inches, that was an l.parahybana this guy had on his web site

 

[Phillip]

that's my point...

A regular sheet of notebook paper is 8 and 1/2 by 11 now when you think of a that can cover a sheet of paper top to bottom that's one big honkin T. I just can't help but feel that more often than not folks are guessing rather than actually measuring.

Phil

 

[Sean]

Re: that's my point...

Originally posted by Phillip
A regular sheet of notebook paper is 8 and 1/2 by 11 now when you think of a that can cover a sheet of paper top to bottom that's one big honkin T. I just can't help but feel that more often than not folks are guessing rather than actually measuring.

Phil

Phillip whats your largest T you have right now

 

[Lopez]

Agreed Philip - and then there is the old argument of how to correctly measure legspan. USing the "width" method would give most adult Poecilotheria a legspan of around 3 inches....

I think a fairer way is

Tip of Right Leg I --------> Tip of Left Leg IV

Or perhaps

Tip of Right Leg II --------> Tip of Left Leg III

 

[rknralf]

I was under the impression that the correct way to measure size was:

Tip of Right Leg I --------> Tip of Left Leg IV

but with the tarantula in a normal resting position, not all stretched out.
Its not a perfect science though.

Ralph

 

[rosehaired1979]

The largest we have here its a Tie between the Female Rosehaired and the Female Orange Usambra Baboon. But when our T.Blondi grows up he/she will be the biggest

 

[invertepet]

The most commonly used method of measuring theraphosid LEGSPAN is indeed diagonally from Leg I to Leg IV, tarsal tip to tarsal tip.

Of course, not all tarantulas are made equally. A given L. parahybana might look bigger but lack a few mm of legspan compared to a less 'fuzzy' or 'chunky' T. blondi.

That said, I've got one MONSTER blondi right now. I may measure later and post it. One of the biggest ones I had a few months ago was just a tad under 10" when measured (non-relaxed).

BTW, measuring is almost always approximate. Without exuviae or a dead specimen, you're never going to get the full legspan (relaxed). Ever try to yank a T. blondi's legs out from under it?

bill

 

[invertepet]

OK, I measured. She's approximately 9 1/4" in legspan and approx. 4 1/4" body length from spinnerets to chelicerae (not palps). A pretty big girl!

bill

 

[neveragain]

Originally posted by invertepet
OK, I measured. She's approximately 9 1/4" in legspan and approx. 4 1/4" body length from spinnerets to chelicerae (not palps). A pretty big girl!

bill

pics would be nice

 

[MizM]

Yeah, pics..... next to a Volkswagen!!!

Nice size... mine's just 2", how long of a wait do I have?

 

[Professor T]

Originally posted by MizM
Yeah, pics..... next to a Volkswagen!!!

Nice size... mine's just 2", how long of a wait do I have?

I guess size really doesn't matter.

 

[MizM]

Shoooooooot... 2" isn't bad... FOR A GIRL!!!

 

[Sean]

Originally posted by invertepet
OK, I measured. She's approximately 9 1/4" in legspan and approx. 4 1/4" body length from spinnerets to chelicerae (not palps). A pretty big girl!

bill

Hey bill when do you think you can get some pics of that bad boy

 

[invertepet]

OK, OK! Here she is... Can is for scale, she doesn't usually partake of Dr. Pepper.