The Ultimate Big Black Tarantula!

[Formerphobe]

G. pulchra and I love my Brachypelma schroederi, though it doesn't have full black adult colors yet.

 

[Rich65]

I agree by far the best all around is a big G. pulchra female.....all four of my females are usually out and about all yesar long.

 

[Bosing]

your choice. My personal recommendations are G. pulchra for terrestrial and L. sp borneo black for arboreal.

my borneo black female

old photo of my pulchra

 

[ijmccollum]

Personally, I am very fond of the pulchras. I do have to admit though, the P. antinous and borneo black look pretty sweet too.

 

[crawltech]

Acanthoscurria genus is mostly black, and on the larger side...

Psalmopoeous irminia get big, and jet black...

 

[syndicate]

This species wins hands down!

 

[maxfightmaster]

sry for my Ignorance, but what is that? a Borneo Black?

 

[hamhock 74]

sry for my Ignorance, but what is that? a Borneo Black?

A member of the Lampropelma species, look up Lampropelma sp. borneo black.

 

[Rich65]

AHHHHH....that Borneo black is awesome !!!!!!! How is the temperment on the Lampropelma ???? Borneo's to be specific

 

[Bosing]

AHHHHH....that Borneo black is awesome !!!!!!! How is the temperment on the Lampropelma ???? Borneo's to be specific

both of my adult females are easy to care for. They don't run or bolt out fast, and rarely did give me the threat pose. They happily take on feeder roaches and will fill themselves up as long as food is still available.

 

[Apollo Justice]

Grammostola actaeon gets quite large IMO and is a very fuzzy black. Although it does have slight red hairs on the abdomen.

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[Silberrücken]

G. pulchra and G. formosa. AWESOME.

 

[jayefbe]

AHHHHH....that Borneo black is awesome !!!!!!! How is the temperment on the Lampropelma ???? Borneo's to be specific

Every Lampropelma I've ever had, including my subadult L. Borneo Black female, have been full-on, threat poses, slapping the ground defensive during cage transfers and other more invasive husbandry. If they can, they'll remain in their tube web/burrow, but not given that choice they're more apt to start showing the fangs than Poecilotheria. They're also fairly reclusive, in my experience. I usually only see them late at night and they tend to disappear as soon as I show up. However, Lampropelma is an amazing genus with some of the most beautiful tarantulas. I highly encourage anyone that has OW tarantulas to consider getting at least a few Lampropelma.

 

[jbm150]

AHHHHH....that Borneo black is awesome !!!!!!! How is the temperment on the Lampropelma ???? Borneo's to be specific

From my experience and what I've seen from others, the usual MO for Ornithoctoninae tarantulas is to let you know exactly what they think of you. However, my Borneo black never got the message; she's a total scaredy cat. Even during rehousings she just balls up. My other Lampros, Cyrios, Ornithos, Haplos, they're always down for a scrap. But not my Borneo black, so I guess she's an oddball.

But yeah, the rest is what JFB said: very, very shy. Amazing food response though, doesn't so much grab food as crash into it. Always entertaining


Oh yeah, another of my dream Ts: Ornithoctoninae sp. Borneo orange fringe. Big and black!

 

[jayefbe]

Oh yeah, another of my dream Ts: Ornithoctoninae sp. Borneo orange fringe. Big and black!

Oh man, me too. I also desperately want whatever has been going around as "Haplopelma robustum". Phormingochilus everetti is another one. Ornithoctoninae are very quickly becoming my favorite group of tarantulas.

Oh wow, my apologies for taking this thread off topic. And never mind the drool on the keyboard.

 

[Scoolman]

I love G pulchra, and now I have a few more black Ts to add to my list. There are some beauties out there.

 

[Fuma]

defiantly G. pulchra....

 

[NeXus1]

My vote is for pulchra. it was my first solid black T. I want them all after seeing them in this thread though!

 

[Jared781]

......Don't T. blondi and stirmis get black sometimes?

 

[Spoodergirl]

i second this.. i love mine. its one of my only ts i will handle.

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that is a very beautiful tarantula. just looking at it makes me want one.

My pre adult female g. pulchra! My favorite T!