What is Your All-Time Favorite Species?

[Arachnopotamus Rex]

Anything in the Liphistius genus because of how the armor plating looks and how cool trap door webs are.
I just wish they didn't hide all the time.

 

[TheraMygale]

Not a species, but a genus.

0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Blue

• l4nsky
• Nov 19, 2023
• 1
• female mature phormingochilus phormingochilus sp sabah blue sabah blue

Undescribed species hailing from the lowland rainforests of Sabah state, Malaysia. Proven female.

0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Akcaya

• l4nsky
• Mar 20, 2024
• 8
• akcaya female mature phormingochilus phormingochilus sp akcaya

Undescribed species from West Kalimantan province, Indonesia on the island of Borneo. Proven female

0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah Dwarf

• l4nsky
• Jun 5, 2024
• 5
• mature female phormingochilus phormingochilus sp sabah dwarf sabah dwarf

Undescribed species reportedly hailing from the coastal lowland rainforests of Sabah state...

0.1 Phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum

• l4nsky
• Nov 7, 2024
• 3
• female mature pennellhewlettorum phormingochilus phormingochilus pennellhewlettorum

Described species hailing from the Kelabit Highlands in Sarawak, Borneo. Proven mature female...

The Ackaya that is one special looking tarantula. Sos. Im just getting over the realisation that there is a lasiodorides polycuspulatus. I can’t process all this.

I need to make serious choices. I need more tarantula keeper friends to consult.

 

[Mustafa67]

Properly setup with the correct parameters, they'll typically be visible at the mouth of their burrow, waiting for food.

Here's a shelf of Sabah Blue holdbacks after lights out:

http://imgur.com/a/zD3wxsZ

Here's the same shelf around noon:

http://imgur.com/a/wBylQgP

I’d like a Phormingouchilus sp. sabah blue they’re gorgeous and on my wishlist

 

[Mike41793]

I don't think I could pick one favorite but I can say with certainty that Idiothele mira are in my top 10 list for sure. Probably even top 5 list. Absolutely love the fact that I do not even have a pet hole to look at, they add a door so I can't see anything at all lol

Just kidding, sort of. I also love that they're mini baboons with blue feet and pretty easy to breed. The trap doors are really cool too when you catch them in action.

It would probably be easier for me to make a list of Ts that are not my favorites. I like them all but there's quite a few I have no interest in keeping and am happy to just see other people's pics of them!

 

[Kada]

Love any and all Poecilotheria species!

Currently loving watching P. metallica slightly more just because I wanted so log to finally be ae to care for one!

Avicularia is my runner up. Love arboreal. Just got one after a good 25 year hiatus from the genus

 

[Butterbean83]

There are a few Phormingochilus species on the list. Some that Lansky has mentioned, but also including the very unique looking species for the whole sub-family not just the Phormingochilus genus... The Phormingochilus Sp Rufus, you don't see many Ornithonoctinae that colour. The Sp Ackaya and Sp Sabah Blue are awesome too and there is Everetti and Arboricola they're worth a look at.

Although it's not the most colourful looking I like my S javanensis for other reasons.

Phormictopus Sp Dominican Purple

Thrixopelma lagunas

Nhandu cerradensis

Psalmopeus emeraldus

Poecilotheria subfusca Highland

There are more they just don't come to mind right now as I'm tired but I'm sure I'll find more favourites that's the beauty of the hobby, some are more favourites for the fact you see them out more rather than just beauty and can watch their behaviour. I find pet holes pretty frustrating I know some people don't mind but I always like to see my Tarantulas out on display. I just want to get a few more.