What's the largest aboreal spider?
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This topic has been covered before..
I don't know the difinitive anwser, but I believe its P. ornata or P. rufiliata which both can reach a legspan of 10" I think..
I don't know the difinitive anwser, but I believe its P. ornata or P. rufiliata which both can reach a legspan of 10" I think..
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I agree. One of the pokies.
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Poecilotheria rufilata has the longest legspan of all the pokies, maxing at 10 inches. I'm not sure if there are other arboreals that match that or surpass that, though.
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It also depends on whether you're wanting a large arboreal spider with a long legspan or just an overall large body. I had an A. avic a while back who died of old age (at around 10 years) who was female...and she was a fairly hefty spider. She was a good 6-7"....not very leggy, but she was just big all over. She had the build of a terrestrial spider, but she hung from her branches!
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Lampropelma violaceopes also gets pretty large.
Your question depends on what you're considering as the largest arboreal. H. macs, as well as P. regalis are really bulky, but they don't have the leg span of the rufi, ornata or the L. violaceopes.
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Your question depends on what you're considering as the largest arboreal. H. macs, as well as P. regalis are really bulky, but they don't have the leg span of the rufi, ornata or the L. violaceopes.
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http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=161278&highlight=largest+arboreal
You wouldn't even have had to use the advanced search. I typed in "largest" "arboreal" in the pop down search menu and found a five page thread, among others. So, it took longer to post this thread and wait for answers, than using the tools already available here would have.
thank you very much
Tried the same just now and only got mine. I don't see that it really matters anyway. An extra topic isn't killing anyone.
Edit: Ahh, I see that I'm spelling it wrong. That explains it. Oh well...still not killing anyone.
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Lampropelma Voilaceopes - 9" I have heard of females around 10"
Cyriopagopus Schioedtei - 8" Females have been found in the wild.
Cyriopagopus Sp. Sulawesi Black - 10" These are Very large Arboreal's
Poecilotheria Rufilata - 10" Also Very Large Arboreal's
Source - http://asianarboreals.googlepages.com/home
There Are probably Much larger Arboreal's That haven't been Established yet in the hobby. And Most likely Many More that haven't even been Described. Arboreal Tarantulas are Difficult to study. ( As for as i understand )
Cyriopagopus Schioedtei - 8" Females have been found in the wild.
Cyriopagopus Sp. Sulawesi Black - 10" These are Very large Arboreal's
Poecilotheria Rufilata - 10" Also Very Large Arboreal's
Source - http://asianarboreals.googlepages.com/home
There Are probably Much larger Arboreal's That haven't been Established yet in the hobby. And Most likely Many More that haven't even been Described. Arboreal Tarantulas are Difficult to study. ( As for as i understand )
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By your reckoning then,when something has been discussed once, no matter how long ago,it should never be discussed again and it should be searched through the archives of past posts/threads ?
It's not as if it's a big deal and with new peeps joining all the time,I think it's a good thing to repeat popular subjects every now and again.
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Oh come on now! No one thinks that, and nobody has said that, but you.
Quit trying so hard to fight. Attempting to bait someone into an argument is simply trolling.
To the OP.
Don't take offense when you openly snub the best research tool here, if people inform you how to use it correctly. Like most things regarding Tarantulas, there is no single, 'right' answer. So, when you ask a question, you're going to get multiple, often conflicting, answers; all of which may be 'correct'. The best you can do is research all of the 'right' answers and make up your own mind.
Of course one extra topic isn't going to matter. But 10 does. Stick around a while and you'll see how just how often some of these questions get asked.
As far as you being in to much of a hurry to use the search, that's hilarious. We all know it takes longer to make multiple posts and wait on other people to reply.
For your question, you'll have to decide whether you want to know 'biggest' by legspan, or 'biggest' by bulk/weight. Because L. violacepes, for example, has a pretty small body (and overall weight) for such ridiculously long legs.
You'll also need to realize that different individuals of the same species can show a bit of size variation. P. ornata for example, can reportedly get quite big (look at robc's big girl next to one of his hulk-hands) but most report their average size as smaller than that.
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I can't wait for my 6 P.rufilatas to get very BIG.
If they are not the largest arboreal,they must be very close.
If they are not the largest arboreal,they must be very close.
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Huntsmans get very large but not very bulky. Heteropoda maxima goes beyond 10" but is very thin, a pokie the same LS would look like a football player beside a thin nerd... Theraphosids are far bulkier in general.
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I did not even think to answer you as I thought it was a wind up.......how can the largest true spider even compare to the largest T ?
Arboreal or terrestrial.