Is it just me, or are the really brightly colored T's all OW?

[jayefbe]

If most avics are all fuzzy and don't look mean at all, Taps and sometimes Psalms are spiders to respect and admire, and they showed me I shouldn't mess with them way more often than my Heteroscodras or OBTs

I was referring to looks rather than behavior. Yes, Psalmos look kinda like a cross between a Tap and a Pokie. But for the most part, that long-legged and sleek arboreal look is primarily an OW thing.

 

[ZergFront]

I think most OW terrestrials look rather subdued compared to NW terrestrials. They tend to be gray/brown/tan compared to the brightness of some Brachys, GBB, mesomelas, and Pampho males. If you're thing is arboreals though, you gotta go old world at some point. The irminia are really the only NW species that comes close to the big and bold grandeur of something like a pokie or Lampropelma.

Yeah. The irminias yellow and red markings REALLY stand out a couple days after a molt. Not a dull NW spider.

 

[x Mr Awesome x]

This discussion is silly. There are very vibrant t's in each camp. NW:
Xenesthis immanis, Avicularia diversipes, Avicularia versicolor, etc,

OW: Poecilotheria metallica, Psalmopoeus irminia, Haplopelma lividum, Heteroscodra maculata, OBT, etc.

 

[Mvskokee]

This discussion is silly. There are very vibrant t's in each camp. NW:
Xenesthis immanis, Avicularia diversipes, Avicularia versicolor, etc,

OW: Poecilotheria metallica, Psalmopoeus irminia, Haplopelma lividum, Heteroscodra maculata, OBT, etc.

correct me if im wrong isnt p.irmina a NW. Im not trying to be a jerk just throwing it out there

 

[x Mr Awesome x]

^^^Yes. You are right. Funny thing. Geographical error. When thinking of it's common name I was not thinking 'Venezuelan' but 'Vietnamese'. Pretty sure Venezuela is in South America, making it NW, derp. Haha. I had been doing research on the Haplopelma 'vietnam' sp. and must have had a freudian slip. Haha. I'm tard now.

 

[jebbewocky]

^^^Yes. You are right. Funny thing. Geographical error. When thinking of it's common name I was not thinking 'Venezuelan' but 'Vietnamese'. Pretty sure Venezuela is in South America, making it NW, derp. Haha. I had been doing research on the Haplopelma 'vietnam' sp. and must have had a freudian slip. Haha. I'm tard now.

Freudian slip, involved Tarantulas.

Eeeeeew.

 

[Steve Calceatum]

correct me if im wrong isnt p.irmina a NW. Im not trying to be a jerk just throwing it out there

Due to their similarities to Pokies (temperament, speed, and relatively potent bite), alot of people consider the Psalmos to be an OW genus despite the geographical barriers. Even though they technically are not OW tarantulas, both the Psalmos and the Tapis should be treated and respected as such.

 

[x Mr Awesome x]

Freudian slip, involved Tarantulas.

Eeeeeew.

duh. T's r hawt.

 

[ZergFront]

duh. T's r hawt.

I must be prude because I don't get it. LOL!

 

[Anthony Straus]

What about the Cyriocosums sp. these little jewels are some of the prettiest T's there are.

I would lean to NW being more brightly colored than OW.
If you want an example of any of these NW's listed below just ask...


Xenesthis
Thrixopelma
Tapinauchenius
Psalmopoeus
Phormictopus
Paraphysa
Pamphobeteus
Nhandu
Metriopelma
Iridopelma
Holothele
Hapalopus
Grammostola
Ephebopus
Cyriocosmus
Cyclosternum
Chromatopelma
Brachypelma
Bonnetina
Avicularia