So, Australia does have a blue tarantula and it’s pretty sexy

viper69

viper69

ArachnoGod
Old Timer
Joined
Dec 8, 2006
Messages
18,581
Steve Nunn said:
Not all of ours are 50 shades of brown. Phlogius sp. blue, from Qld. Enjoy :) Hi to all my old friends!!!
Click to expand...
Hey Steve! Glad to see you are still around! Hope all is well down under?

Nice to see a blue one from Aussie world!
Now if only I could safely own a blue-ringed octopus ;)
 
A

AphonopelmaTX

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
May 7, 2004
Messages
1,884
Yeah, that figures. Every other continent has a blue tarantula species, except for the European peninsula which doesn't count, so why not Australia? :happy:
 
l4nsky

l4nsky

Aspiring Mad Genius
Arachnosupporter +
Joined
Jan 3, 2019
Messages
1,140
Scp682 said:
Are these in the hobby yet?
Click to expand...
Probably never will be for us here in the states. Australia rarely, rarely exports their wildlife. It's pretty well locked down in terms of flora and fauna imports/exports in order to preserve their unique biodiversity.
 
Scp682

Scp682

Arachnoknight
Joined
Oct 13, 2020
Messages
227
l4nsky said:
Probably never will be for us here in the states. Australia rarely, rarely exports their wildlife. It's pretty well locked down in terms of flora and fauna imports/exports in order to preserve their unique biodiversity.
Click to expand...
Yea that seems to be the case. Damn💔
 
Steve Nunn

Steve Nunn

Arachnoprince
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 30, 2002
Messages
1,781
You never know, I’m enjoying my tarantulas again, one day I may put in for another export permit ;)
 
A

AphonopelmaTX

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
May 7, 2004
Messages
1,884
Steve Nunn said:
You never know, I’m enjoying my tarantulas again, one day I may put in for another export permit ;)
Click to expand...
Hi Steve. Did you lose interest in tarantulas at some point? I remember that first export of Australian tarantulas you made. It was a monumental accomplishment for the tarantula keeping community.
 
Steve Nunn

Steve Nunn

Arachnoprince
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 30, 2002
Messages
1,781
AphonopelmaTX said:
Hi Steve. Did you lose interest in tarantulas at some point? I remember that first export of Australian tarantulas you made. It was a monumental accomplishment for the tarantula keeping community.
Click to expand...
I lost interest more in the people and pointless arguments, as well as vindictive taxonomists with no interest in furthering Theraphosidae knowledge. But I’ve since realised the only way to implement change, is not to ignore, but engage. It’s all about the spiders again for me, less about the people.......
 
l4nsky

l4nsky

Aspiring Mad Genius
Arachnosupporter +
Joined
Jan 3, 2019
Messages
1,140
Steve Nunn said:
You never know, I’m enjoying my tarantulas again, one day I may put in for another export permit ;)
Click to expand...
What is THAT process like? As far as I was aware, the only animals that were legally exported from Australia for the pet trade were Australian lungfish from the two CITES compliant farms.
 
Steve Nunn

Steve Nunn

Arachnoprince
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 30, 2002
Messages
1,781
l4nsky said:
What is THAT process like? As far as I was aware, the only animals that were legally exported from Australia for the pet trade were Australian lungfish from the two CITES compliant farms.
Click to expand...
It’s a massive process. I exported tarantulas back in 2006,2007 and 2008 :) All permitted and legal, just involved a LOT of paperwork ;)
 
l4nsky

l4nsky

Aspiring Mad Genius
Arachnosupporter +
Joined
Jan 3, 2019
Messages
1,140
Steve Nunn said:
It’s a massive process. I exported tarantulas back in 2006,2007 and 2008 :) All permitted and legal, just involved a LOT of paperwork ;)
Click to expand...
Man, I can only imagine it. I've done the research to import into the states and we are pretty lax on import/export in regards to flora and fauna when compared to Australia. You have to be really passionate to navigate that level of bureaucracy. As far as I'm concerned, you sir are saint and a scholar in the international arachnid hobby.

Edit: After digging into your posts from years back to find any more info on the imports, it appears you're a literal scholar. Color me impressed even more.
 
Last edited:
Steaminpies

Steaminpies

Arachnopeon
Joined
Sep 19, 2020
Messages
11
Steve Nunn said:
Hi,
No, Phlogius are about to be resurrected by Renan Castro, it’s a definite....he’s already released the paper early....
Click to expand...
I imagine this could mean for big taxonomic changes coming to selenocosmia, selenotholus, and selenotypus. I can’t wait to see the ‘stralians revised and be cleared of some confusion 😁
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top