Tarantula abbreviations ?

[katluc]

As a newbie here, can anyone tell me whether there`s a list of T abbreviations. I`d love to know for example which species GBB is but don`t know where to look. ::

 

[paassatt]

GBB is an abbreviation for Green Bottle Blue, which is a common name for Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens. I get the sense that you're new to the hobby, so please do yourself a favor and avoid using common names. The scientific names are much better to use, as there is no confusion when it comes to identifying species that way.

 

[Tivia]

I agree with paassatt. I am also new to the hobby and lurking around here for a while, just about the only common name I know is the GBB. Most everyone here refers to them as their scientific name.

What I did when I came across a scientific name I didn't know, I would Google it. I'm still learning, but now I find that when someone uses a common name name, I need to Google it. There is a big learning curve with all the names, but you will catch on. I have found this site (link attached) to be very helpful with the pronunciation of the names, too, should you want to learn. It can feel like learning a new language, but if you keep repeating it, you'll get it.

http://www.arachnofreaks.com/info_sheets.htm

 

[katluc]

Thanks. I too prefer the scientific names and have found it confusing whenever I read a post with the common abbreviations. Schultz & Schultz write a looong chapter on identification and names which I read whilst I was half asleep. Maybe I should re-read it but I did find it a bit long winded and was pleased to get onto the "good stuff". Thanks for the link Tivia, I`ll check it out

 

[Tivia]

Understandable. As far as I know, on AB there isn't a "guide" of sorts, but if you Google the scientific name, the common name is usually found as well. Most abbreviations used here are based off of the scientific names, such as the Grammostola rosea being called G rosea, or rosie. It's easy to link them together. The lone exception I've found is the GBB, the abbreviation is for the common name Greenbottle Blue. Hope you find the link as helpful as I did. A member posted it here a week or so ago. Wish I remembered who posted it so I could thank them.

 

[cold blood]

I agree with paassatt. I am also new to the hobby and lurking around here for a while, just about the only common name I know is the GBB. Most everyone here refers to them as their scientific name.

What I did when I came across a scientific name I didn't know, I would Google it. I'm still learning, but now I find that when someone uses a common name name, I need to Google it. There is a big learning curve with all the names, but you will catch on. I have found this site (link attached) to be very helpful with the pronunciation of the names, too, should you want to learn. It can feel like learning a new language, but if you keep repeating it, you'll get it.

http://www.arachnofreaks.com/info_sheets.htm

Had you simply googled GBB, your questions would have been answered 100%

I would also suggest browsing the numerous online dealers, this will help you put names with "faces" so to speak.

 

[Poec54]

Very few have abbreviations, and those that do are based on common names. Common names are a constant source of confusion. They vary per region and country, some species have several common names, some have none. Many common names would apply to a number of different but similar-looking species.

 

[klawfran3]

Common names are very bad to use, and I still can not figure out for the life of me the common names of the aphonopelma genus because of how close they are to each other. I agree with everything that's said, but when it comes to those three letter abbreviations, the only two I know about are the GBB and the OBT, but that is because they are so famous and unmistakable that people are comfortable using them.

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I would also suggest browsing the numerous online dealers, this will help you put names with "faces" so to speak.

THIS

this is actually what helped me remember which is which, from hours of browsing online and seeing the vast number of spiders for sale.

 

[MarkmD]

for me and most of us, we use the scientific names and from that we can use the common name in a post/sentence as others will relate to what we're talking about etc, a (small) tip, if in-dought Google it or ask as we are here to help & learn from others.

 

[katluc]

Thanks everyone

 

[ARACHNO-SMACK48]

GBB- Chromatopelma Cyanopubescens
LP- Lasiadora Parahybana
OBT- Orange Bitey Thing (the scientific name has slipped my mind at the moment)
Poec's or pokies- T's in the Poecilotheria genus
Tapi's- T's in the Tapinuchinius genus
Rosies- Grammastola Rosea/Porteri

Thats all I can think of at the moment. Sorry If I mispelled anything I am typing a bit fast. But like everyone else is saying you don't really need to know the abbreviations so long as you know the scientific names.

 

[skippydude]

OBT- Orange Bitey Thing (the scientific name has slipped my mind at the moment)

Pterinochilus murinus

 

[ARACHNO-SMACK48]

Yah what he said lol

 

[katluc]

Orange Bitey Thing :laugh:

 

[cold blood]

Orange Bitey Thing :laugh:

Or orange baboon tarantula...or Usumbarra orange...or Mombassa golden starburst...which is why P. murinus is preferred. Yeah there are a few, GBB, LP and yes, OBT that are rare exceptions to the unwritten "scientific rule" within the hobby. Because of my interest, I never had much of a problem remembering them....same for the fish I target as well, actually.