How do you all remember tarantula names when everyone always shortens the genus?

johnny quango

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@Leila this isn't a dig at you (that's the important stuff out of the way) @OliverWhatever Ive personally found the longer you're in the hobby the more familiar you become with species/genus whether abbreviated or the full name P regalis or P irminia this will become the norm. I have had issues in the past with H pulchripes and G pulchripes because they are side by side on a qwerty keyboard the other was S crassipes and H crassipes there as been crossed wires over these in the past
 

viper69

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If it is a spider I am interested in, I'll manage to remember it in most cases, but when someone drops "A.seemani" or "A.minatrix" in a casual conversation, I have no clue what they are talking about, even if I am familiar with the spider.
I'll look at some picture of a beautiful spider on the front page with an A, C, L, or T in front of a generic species name, and have no idea what it actually is.

From doing it a long time, it's not rocket science.
 

GreyPsyche

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Honestly, I just remember the most commons ones and the ones that I'm interested in...

Some of the more uncommon ones are still over my head.

One thing that I hate is the reclassification and the amount of absurd common names. It's almost like it doesn't even matter anymore.

Like the B Smithi name change and the C Versicolor....REALLY?

I just know what I want in my collection now anyways, I only use names when ordering them then they become Dan or Tanya or Lou when they get home. Haha. Of course I only really name my females and even then I only use their names when talking to my gf or documenting their molt dates or something of interest.
 

Ungoliant

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I'll look at some picture of a beautiful spider on the front page with an A, C, L, or T in front of a generic species name, and have no idea what it actually is.
I know for a variety of species that interest me. Otherwise, if I don't figure it out from the context, I Google.

That's why I try to use the full name in my post before using any abbreviations.
 

creepa

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If your in the hobby long enough you know what they are... (at least i do.)
I most of the time can guess the genera because i am a nerd like that.:pompous::bookworm:
 

BishopiMaster

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@Leila this isn't a dig at you (that's the important stuff out of the way) @OliverWhatever Ive personally found the longer you're in the hobby the more familiar you become with species/genus whether abbreviated or the full name P regalis or P irminia this will become the norm. I have had issues in the past with H pulchripes and G pulchripes because they are side by side on a qwerty keyboard the other was S crassipes and H crassipes there as been crossed wires over these in the past
Wait so, the more experience you have, the better?:p
 

cold blood

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just the same way you find your way around a new city...or the way you learn a new language, or the way you learn how to drive a manual....repetition. The more you see and use the terms, the more you remember.
 

Ellenantula

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I originally only learned the names of the ones I had (and their shortened forms).
Then, I started remembering common ones mentioned on the boards.
Then I started learning about less common ones people would post about -- the 'dream' Ts.
I doubt I could ever learn them all -- there are vast numbers of Ts in the world, plus some get reclassified.
I get by. And if all else fails... google.
 

Venom1080

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Time is your ally when learning the scientific names. Took me like 5 years as a kid to memorize 600 or so pokemon names. I'm sure you guys can handle it now.
 

grayzone

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Lots of practice lol. Ive drooled over, researched, and owned, countless sp so it kind of becomes 2nd language after a while.
Im lost as can be with common names tho
 

Anoplogaster

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Best example is when people use the name "E. sp."

That literally is only meaningful to a tarantula hobbyist because we see it so frequently that we just know what it means. Still bugs me, but I'm adapting:sour:
 

Andrea82

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Best example is when people use the name "E. sp."

That literally is only meaningful to a tarantula hobbyist because we see it so frequently that we just know what it means. Still bugs me, but I'm adapting:sour:
Why does that bug you?
 
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