whats the biggest african tarantula?

[penngomifan]

what is the biggest or heaviest of the african tarantulas??? the king baboon?

 

[tmanjim]

Just saw a TV show about T's and they said the largest and heaviest T in Africa is the King Baboon. The guy pulled one out of a burrow by fishing into the burrow with a stick.

 

[Natemass]

h.gigas are pretty big 9in i believe

 

[james41777]

Redslate Ornamentals (they african??...)
they are not heavy but very long.
p.rufilata and p.ornata..around 9" i heard.

 

[tarangela2]

Just saw a TV show about T's and they said the largest and heaviest T in Africa is the King Baboon.

From tarantulas.com:
"These animals should, however, be more accurately named the Queen Baboon, because the 8-inch or greater adults are all female. Males of this species are small in comparison, reaching no more than a 5-inch leg span. When provoked, King Baboons will rear-up on their pencil thick back legs and hiss loudly."

I would like to see that! ;P

 

[becca81]

Redslate Ornamentals (they african??...)
they are not heavy but very long.
p.rufilata and p.ornata..around 9" i heard.

No, all Poecilotheria spp. are from India and Sri Lanka.

C. crawshayi and many Hysterocrates spp. are large - reaching up to 7-9" legspan.

 

[metallica2501]

i believe the largest african species is the hysterocrates hercules. which are seldom seen in the states

 

[ErikH]

Just saw a TV show about T's and they said the largest and heaviest T in Africa is the King Baboon. The guy pulled one out of a burrow by fishing into the burrow with a stick.

I think I saw the same show. Did they also show them pulling T's that looked like Haplopelma or Cyriopagpus sp. out of the ground in Thailand and barbecuing them?

 

[Scolopendra55]

I think I saw the same show. Did they also show them pulling T's that looked like Haplopelma or Cyriopagpus sp. out of the ground in Thailand and barbecuing them?

Yup thats the same show. I recorded it (gotta love tivo ) and it's called Giants: Spiders and Bears (the host is Nigel Marvin).

 

[RottweilExpress]

I would like to see that! ;P

Ok then.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=78967&highlight=hissing

 

[Chilkootmom]

Woah

That was freaky...Id have been shaking more than that..lol...How awesome.

Linda

 

[Ice Cold Milk]

Hysterocrates hercules is the largest known.
C. crawshayi, H. gigas are very comparable, though.

-=ICM=-

 

[tarangela2]

hey RottweilExpress! thanks for sharing. i really enjoyed that. :clap:

 

[Becky]

From tarantulas.com:
"These animals should, however, be more accurately named the Queen Baboon, because the 8-inch or greater adults are all female. Males of this species are small in comparison, reaching no more than a 5-inch leg span. When provoked, King Baboons will rear-up on their pencil thick back legs and hiss loudly."

I would like to see that! ;P

Well here you go hahaha

My female C. crawshayi (King Baboon) When i was rehousing her! She's an evil cow lol If i spray her tank to fill her water dish and the water hits her, its all legs and fangs and loud hissing noises! A brilliant spider though!

And to show how thick the females back legs r!

Mine digging her burrow!