Meanest Tarantula?

Ultum4Spiderz

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Hatian brown birdeater phormictipus conceridies not sure how to spell
Have you not searched this question??it has been asked like 1000 times I bet
 
Alireza

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IMO, there is no such thing as "mean" animals. some are simply more defensive than the others, and may not tolerate too much interaction with other animals (including humans), but this shouldn't be a reason to call them mean
 
Perocore

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Why would you possibly want to know that? I just started the hobby, and so do not want a defensive T, seeing as I've only had a T for 6 months and don't consider myself even close to experienced enough to handle a "mean" T. If you haven't had a T at all, chances are started with a very defensive species is just going to result in injury of both you and the spider.

You want something scary and mean? Get a toy sized dog. That'll do the trick.
 
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catfishrod69 said:
yeah honey badgers are pretty darn mean man...
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I agree. Jared, I really think you should skip tarantulas and go straight to honey badgers.

Honey badger don't care. Honey badger just takes what it wants.
 
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Jared781 said:
// Most aggressive!
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Just because I've had some fun at this threads expense, here's some legit advice for the OP. The tarantulas most often considered aggressive (most around here will clarify that tarantulas, and most/all other animals are not aggressive, but defensive, but let's table that for a moment) are species that can turn the table on you really quick, and because they also tend to have pretty effective venom, will put you on your backside for a few days. I've been doing this for almost as long as you've been alive, which is in no way meant to be an ad hominem argument of me VS. you, but I do feel that most tarantulas, and animals in general, have fairly predictable behavior, and with experience can be managed safely. I think that if you run out and grab yourself an African arboreal, you're going to find out the hard way how quickly a relatively calm looking spider can be up your arm, out of reach and delivering a healthy dose of ouch juice to important pipes in your body.

So let me answer the question I think you're really asking - 'If I'm looking for a badass spider, what should I get?' I highly recommend seeking out a well started (let's say 5") female Lasiodora parahybana, the Brazilian salmon pink... and don't let that common name fool you. This is one of the largest tarantulas on earth, beautiful to look at and will be out and active all the time. I think you'd dig it.

I hope this was helpful :)

Ultum4Spiderz said:
Have you not searched this question??it has been asked like 1000 times I bet
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With all due respect, I wouldn't be throwing stones dude.
 
Its420Somewhere

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Ive seen some L.P's that werepretty agressive, beautiful species. I have an l.p. sling now. I have twe "O.B.T.'s": (Pterinochilus murinus) and they are easily my most agressive/defensive tarantula. They do NOT like to be bothered and have beautiful orange and black colors. I'll try to attach a photo or two of mine. 2011-09-10_10-25-12_906-1.jpg 2011-11-26_12-20-12_432.jpg
 
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om nom nom nom


not happy with me looking at her
 
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