Yeah, a lot of arboreals stay closer to the ground and some even make tube webs near/on the ground, especially as slings.
That's because we humans are trying to squeeze tarantulas into categories and like squeezing music into genres, not every genus is going to fit neatly into a clear cut category. Personally, the only genus that I consider truly arboreal are Avicularia. I can't think of another that doesn't also like to play in the dirt and even Avicularia do it sometimes. Our A. purpurea has been known to pull dirt up into her web and her tubes are always built lower than our other Avicularia species.
So, I would consider the rest of the 'arboreal' genera semi-arboreal.
I agree. And maybe that was part of my point in the post. But what prompted it was that I made this nice cage setup and I wasn't sure my P. irminia was settling into it. Then when I reconsidered it, it was more of a semiarboreal setup than an arboreal setup, and I was just wondering what type of tarantula would appreciate a setup like that best, maybe to consider in the future for a new addition.
I agree with this also. Come to think of it, my P. irminia is down lower today than squishing itself into the top crevice of the cage like it has for the past two days...Maybe she'll settle in afterall.
And well I have 2 H.mac's, one is arboreal, the other is burrowed... I think it always depends on the individual T and how it's comfterable
I've heard some keepers say ritae are semiarboreal, which makes it unique to the genus, because Cyriocosmus are burrowers. So to answer your question, no, they would be an exception.
True, but I'm talking about in captivity, as in our pets.
