Top 5 Must Have Tarantulas

[EmilzHernandez]

Aside from P. antinous (which I already have) I'm not really that interested in any of them.

Definitely a stunning one, I plan on picking one up at some point

 

[ediblepain]

I'm a sentiment weirdo.. so G porteri. G porteri was my first T. I currently have 4 of them. I just love how slow and tubby they are. I love M balfouri, because of the communal nature, and beautiful blue coloring. Plus the Web castles they make are super cool. B albopilosum, because FLUFFEH! SO FLUFFEH! G pulchra, because they are beautiful and I just adore tubby Ts. GBB, because of the color change they go through from sling to adult, and the neato webs they make.

 

[ErinM31]

- Goddess*
- 0.1
- Pelinobius
- muticus
- PBUH

* Peace Be Upon Her

Most of us have had difficulty narrowing down to five but you have only one! :wideyed: What makes Pelinobius muticus your favorite? I believe they are a large terrestrial species from Africa, but that is all I know about them.

 

[MetalMan2004]

1. GBB- terrestrial with a bit of arboreal mixed in. Tiger butt slings, beautiful colored adults, and lots of awesome webbing!

2. P rufilata- they a gorgeous big and a poec.

3. Versicolor- once again, gorgeous and mild mannered unlike the rufilata.

I’m having a hard time ranking past that. I love my hamorii, auratum, etc but none of them stand out like those top three to me.

I don’t understand the pulchra hype but perhaps its because I don’t have one (and won’t with the prices people are asking). I’d love for someone to explain it past “its big and black and esta a lot.”

 

[Swoop]

I don’t understand the pulchra hype but perhaps its because I don’t have one (and won’t with the prices people are asking). I’d love for someone to explain it past “its big and black and esta a lot.”

I didn't either until I got a 3" juvenile. Three reasons it's in my top 5:

1. No hiding.
2. Its legs have a cool iridescence, sometimes they look blue or green.
3. I gave it a dubia as large as its body. It pounced, could not get its legs on the sub, and rolled over like a baby with a bottle to eat its roach. It was both terrifying and adorable <3

 

[SmokeyMountainInverts]

My first T was my C. Cyaneopubescens “aragog”. She is absolutely stunning and sets up in her web funnel like an arboreal. She has a special place in my collection.

 

[Walker253]

Whoa you guys have outdone yourselves. There’s a lot of beautiful T’s in this thread.

What’s some of your favorite “defensive” T’s?

Her

She was a little angry

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She laid on her back and held the pose

 

[Rittdk01]

1. T stirmi
2. LP
3. Mexican Red Knee
4. G pulchripes
5. Hapalopus sp Columbia

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I believe they are a large terrestrial species from Africa, but that is all I know about them.

Join the Cult of the Goddess* instead of harming yourself with questions, lady

Me and @ShyDragoness can 'evangelize' you to the noble hissing word of our lovely, benign Mother

* 0.1 Pelinobius muticus PBUH (Peace Be Upon Her)

 

[FinnMosin]

Poecilotheria rufilata
Heteroscodra maculata
Lampropelma violaceopes
Psalmopoeus (any)
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens

 

[ArachnoFreak666]

A. geniculata
C. cyaneopubescens
P. metallica
P. irminia
M. balfouri(communally)

 

[Chuckmater]

1. Theraposa Stirmi
2. Pterinochilus Murinus (OBT)
3. Psalmopoeus Cambridgei
4. Poecilotheria Subfusca Lowland
5. Caribena Versicolour

 

[SingaporeB]

Did I read this thread correctly, no one chose phormictopus cancerides?

What a bunch of weirdos.
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[grumpycow3]

im just gonna name the 5 i have
1. B. Hamorri
2. G. Porteri
3. C. Cyanoepubesensc
4. Avic. sp colombia
5. G. Pulchripes

 

[SingaporeB]

This is so unfair i can't even choose a top 5 out of my own collection, If i have to i guess i could try.

3. T sp cajamarca a rarer stunning tarantula that everybody should own if they get the chance

Could you post some pictures along with the full name?

Thanks.
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[johnny quango]

Could you post some pictures along with the full name?

Thanks.
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Thrixopelma sp cajamarca

 

[Tia B]

A. geniculata
Love the appetite and coloring.

G. pulchra
The pitch-black color and long lifespan of either gender really puts this species in my top 5.

Hapalopus sp. Colombia
Not usually a big fan of dwarf species, but this one is special to me.

P. fasciata
Love the attitude and pretty much everything about them

GBB
Great appetite, amazing colors, amazing spider

 

[ErinM31]

A. geniculata
Love the appetite and coloring.

G. pulchra
The pitch-black color and long lifespan of either gender really puts this species in my top 5.

Hapalopus sp. Colombia
Not usually a big fan of dwarf species, but this one is special to me.

P. fasciata
Love the attitude and pretty much everything about them

GBB
Great appetite, amazing colors, amazing spider

What has your experience with Hapalopus sp. “Columbia” and do you have the “large” or “small”? Mine was quite enjoyable as a sling but is reclusive and rarely interested in food as an adult (or near so). There doesn’t seem to anything wrong.

I finally got a GBB sling and already love them! They are a lovely bold little T and I look forward to seeing their colors change as they grow!

 

[Tia B]

What has your experience with Hapalopus sp. “Columbia” and do you have the “large” or “small”? Mine was quite enjoyable as a sling but is reclusive and rarely interested in food as an adult (or near so). There doesn’t seem to anything wrong.

I finally got a GBB sling and already love them! They are a lovely bold little T and I look forward to seeing their colors change as they grow!

I have a "small" sling and mine is a very calm and alert little spider. He seems oddly aware of his surroundings comparitively to my other spiders, which makes him very enjoyable to watch. He doesn't have the best appetite, but he certainly is active and the pattern on even a sling is just beautiful.

 

[atraxrobustus]

Spiders you just certainly cannot do without in any collection: ( this was rather easy.)
1. T. blondi
2. T. Stirmi (You can't NOT love the bird-eaters!!!)
3. B. Vagans (Or any other Brachypelma sp.- you simply can NOT have a brachy and call yourself a serious collector!!!)
4. A. Hentzi (A good, gentle starter species)
5. G. Pulchra. (The pink Cadillac of spiders)