Ornithoctoninae Sp. Mindanao?

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Just heard of this T [still traumatized]
And it's a native to Mindanao [still hesitating to continue or not]
[continue then] I haven't found out about these until someone told me
but they are of the Ornithoctoninae maybe someone has had some experience with
these kind of Ts, so can I ask for a caresheet about this T
Debating on whether I should get one of these
here are some pics
 
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Oreo

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That's a nice looking T. Considering your recent incidents though, I'd suggest focusing on taking care of the Ts you have for now.
 

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I think someone just miscalled them. It should be Ornithoctonus as this is a more valid genus name. Ornithoctoninae is a subfamily. They are an arboreal species of South-east Asian tarantulas. Much like the Cyriopagopus genus in the Philippines.
 

Protectyaaaneck

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I think someone just miscalled them. It should be Ornithoctonus as this is a more valid genus name. Ornithoctoninae is a subfamily. They are an arboreal species of South-east Asian tarantulas. Much like the Cyriopagopus genus in the Philippines.
I've never heard of an arboreal Ornithoctonus.
 

korg

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I think someone just miscalled them. It should be Ornithoctonus as this is a more valid genus name. Ornithoctoninae is a subfamily. They are an arboreal species of South-east Asian tarantulas. Much like the Cyriopagopus genus in the Philippines.
It's not uncommon to label a tarantula using the subfamily when the genus can't be readily determined... there's absolutely no basis for saying it "should be Ornithoctonus ."
 

Tongue Flicker

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I've never heard of an arboreal Ornithoctonus.
That's because Philippine tarantulas are poorly studied and there is a new trend of upcoming species coming in from the Cyriopagopus and Ornithoctonus genus here that were found high-up in trees (collected WC specimens were 11 meters of the ground) in the southern region of the country where terrorism and civil unrest abound so chances for a better research is slim for now.
 

Lopez

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Ornithoctoninae is correct, where are you getting Ornithoctonus from? Ornithoctonus is a genus, and people aren't talking about these spiders at genus level.
 

tazz

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so i have a quarter to half inch mindanao i have one of only two in the whole usa i have been trying to aquire this spider for years now and it looks like you have alot of knowledge about themshould i keep the substrate moist or dry this is my favorite spider i own and any help you could give me to keep it healthy and alive and well would be very very appreciated
 

orbenet

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so i have a quarter to half inch mindanao i have one of only two in the whole usa i have been trying to aquire this spider for years now and it looks like you have alot of knowledge about themshould i keep the substrate moist or dry this is my favorite spider i own and any help you could give me to keep it healthy and alive and well would be very very appreciated
Mindanao is a Tropical area with heavy rainforest. So keep it as a rainforest dweller. =)
 

Teal

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How on earth did you find this thread and decide to add your spider to it for an ID request??
 

Kye

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How on earth did you find this thread and decide to add your spider to it for an ID request??
Lmao. I was reading everything here about Philippine sp. Forgot that this was an old thread.
 

SerpenTAIL

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Just heard of this T [still traumatized]
And it's a native to Mindanao [still hesitating to continue or not]
[continue then] I haven't found out about these until someone told me
but they are of the Ornithoctoninae maybe someone has had some experience with
these kind of Ts, so can I ask for a caresheet about this T
Debating on whether I should get one of these
here are some pics
Well I've raised one of it and it is not delicate as Avicularias
 
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