Everyone's Top 3 Favorite Tarantula Species?

AVerySociableSling

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Hey!

I haven't gotten a tarantula yet, but I was wondering what everyone's favorite species were?
Just list your top 3! It'll be interesting to see how the answers vary between people, and what species winds up getting into everyone's top 3 lists most often!

I'll update which species wind up getting into people's lists the most down here:

All species that got onto at least one list:
-> T.albopilosum- 1 list, H.pulchripes- 1 list, Xenethis (any species)- 1 list, C.lividus- 1 list, B.hamorii- 1 list, T.stirmi- 1 list, P.metallica- 1 list, E.murinus- 1 list, C.andersoni- 1 list, C.minax- 1 list, P.murinus- 3 lists, H.maculata- 1 list, P.muticus- 1 list, A. geniculata- 2 lists, S.champagne robustus- 1 list, S.wallace- 1 list, P.goliath- 1 list, B.boehmei- 1 list, N.tripepii- 1 list, H.chilensis- 1 list, P.cambridgei- 1 list, P.cancerides- 1 list, C.cyanepubescens- 1 list, O.violaceopes- 1 list <-

Current leader(s) (as of the last time I updated):
-> P.murinus- 3 lists, A. geniculata- 2 lists <-

(Wow, this got a lot of replies quicker than I thought it would! The list will probably not be updated fully until later in the day.)

A/N- I am NOT going to use replies to decide what species I want to get, I promise! Also, this is just for fun and because I think it'll be interesting to know, so have fun looking at everyone's answers!
 
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Poonjab

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T.albopilosum, H.pulchripes, any xenesthis sp.
Even though the T.albo is considered a beginner T, it’s on my list because of its personality and always out on display.
 

Teds ts and Inverts

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I’m sorry, narrowing my collection down to 3 is impossible for me. I wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly if I only chose 3....

And I’m gonna throw a Non-Tarantula in here, simply because it’s probably my most prized invert....

Cyriopagopus lividus (Cobalt Blue Tarantula)

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Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula)

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Theraphosa stirmi (Burgundy Goliath Bird-Eater)

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Poecilotheria metallica (Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula)

Ephebopus murinus (Skeleton Tarantula)

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Chilobrachys andersoni “Dark Morph” (Burmese Mustard Tarantula)

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Cyriopagopus minax (Thailand Black Tarantula)

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Pterinochilus murinus (Orange Baboon Tarantula or “OBT”)

Heteroscodra maculata (Ornamental Baboon Tarantula)

Scolopendra galapagoensis (Darwin’s Goliath Centipede)

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DomGom TheFather

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This is difficult.
P. muticus, P. Murinus, A. geniculata.

But if you watch for edits or ask me tomorrow, you might get a different answer.
 

nicodimus22

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B. boehmei
N. tripepii
H. chilensis

The bottom two might change if you ask me on a different day, but not B. boehmei. Always #1.

 

Minty

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Omothymus violaceopes
Chromatopelma cyanepubescens
Pterinochilus murinus
 

Danzog

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T. Albopilosus, C. Versicolor, C. Huahini are my current favs. My wishlist is O. philippinus, P. metallica I and P. Irminia.
 
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BoyFromLA

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• Brachypelma schroederi
• Brachypelma schroederi
• Brachypelma schroederi

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MBArachnids

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I know you said 3 but meh...

Literally any Poecilotheria (Lets count this as 1 :p)
E. murinus
P. sazimai
P. irminia
 

kingshockey

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any t thats always out on display :rofl: keeps the inlaws visits short since girlfriends mom is spooked by giant hairy spiders escaping from a closed box
 

AVerySociableSling

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I’m sorry, narrowing my collection down to 3 is impossible for me. I wouldn’t be able to sleep soundly if I only chose 3....

And I’m gonna throw a Non-Tarantula in here, simply because it’s probably my most prized invert....

Cyriopagopus lividus (Cobalt Blue Tarantula)

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Brachypelma hamorii (Mexican Red-Knee Tarantula)

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Theraphosa stirmi (Burgundy Goliath Bird-Eater)

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Poecilotheria metallica (Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Tarantula)

Ephebopus murinus (Skeleton Tarantula)

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Chilobrachys andersoni “Dark Morph” (Burmese Mustard Tarantula)

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Cyriopagopus minax (Thailand Black Tarantula)

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Pterinochilus murinus (Orange Baboon Tarantula or “OBT”)

Heteroscodra maculata (Ornamental Baboon Tarantula)

Scolopendra galapagoensis (Darwin’s Goliath Centipede)

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Hey, that's fine! I get how it would be hard to choose. I'll add all of them.
 

spideyspinneret78

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Wow....what a difficult question! It seems like my favorites vary depending on the day honestly because there are so many awesome Ts. If I had to choose just 3 though, I think I'd pick the following:
1) P. cambridgei
2) P. miranda
3) T. albo (Nicaraguan form.....the fluffier the better!)
 

Jesse607

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I don't always follow instructions well.
1. Pretty much the whole Tliltocatl genus, especially albopilosus, schroederi, verdezi, and vagans.
2. Pelinobius muticus
3. Pterinochilus murinus
Honorable mention: Grammostola rosea (all forms)....boring but so darn easy and beautiful in my opinion
Honorable mention: North American Aphonopelma (if only they weren't so darn slow growing!).
 
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