Which arboreal tarantula is your favorite and why?

[spideyspinneret78]

Which arboreal tarantula is your favorite?

 

[TechComMike]

P. subfusca Lowland. Picture says it all, love the deeper blacks, for me it makes a metallica look plain Jane and Pokies are large impressive T's generally.

 

[jrh3]

Mine is any of the Psalmopoeus Genus. Simply an amazing Genus.

 

[Rigor Mortis]

I don't even have one and I pick C. versicolor. I'm a fan of the clown-coloured spiders and this species wears a perpetual glam rock clown suit.

 

[Vanessa]

I really love my Avicularia avicularia M6, but I also adore my Psalmopoeus cambridgei. It's probably a toss up between those two.

 

[dangerforceidle]

Tapinauchenius rasti:

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Wow, that's a beautiful spider. I've never heard of that species, but it's gorgeous!

 

[dangerforceidle]

Wow, that's a beautiful spider. I've never heard of that species, but it's gorgeous!

They were formerly known as Tapinauchenius sp. Union Island and T. sp. Caribbean Diamond. Their proper name was given to the species semi-recently.

She is calm, but that's not necessarily true for all members of this species. Very fast, grow fast, good eaters. She's pretty long in her moult cycle and colours are even pretty faded at the moment. When fresh, the purples and greens are much more vibrant.

 

[TechnoGeek]

Can't beat a Caribena versicolor, great looks and very manageable animal, if not even docile

 

[0311usmc]

P.ornata. I have a male and female, both are super bad ass and have a crazy feeding response.

 

[Liquifin]

My favorite is the P. ornata since it's my all time favorite T. but I would also add C. versicolor as well since they never disappoint.

 

[CommanderBacon]

I actually haven't liked arboreals much because my Avic avic has caused me no shortage of stress, but I love my A minatrix, so I guess that one. It's an awesome little puppy <3

 

[nicodimus22]

A. avic. Cute, docile, out more often than not.

I haven't seen my C. versicolor since the summer. Ever since that molt, it's been a pet web. I don't even see it come out at night when I'm checking on the others. If it was not hiding 100% of the time, it might have been a contender.

 

[Ungoliant]

Which arboreal tarantula is your favorite?

I'd be hard-pressed to choose a favorite, but of the ones I am keeping right now, it's a toss-up between Psalmopoeus cambridgei and Avicularia avicularia.

The cam is a big, goofy spider that eats well.

Day Drinking (♀ Psalmopoeus cambridgei 6")

• Ungoliant
• Jan 5, 2020
• 5
• cambridgei drinking female mature female psalmopoeus psalmopoeus cambridgei squirt trinidad chevron tarantula

It's 5 o'clock somewhere, right?

The Avics are just cute and stubborn.

I also have a juvenile Psalmopoeus irminia, a Caribena versicolor sling, and a Poecilotheria regalis sling. We'll see if one of those takes the top spot as it grows. (The irminia and the regalis both have an over-the-top feeding response that is almost comical.)

 

[FrDoc]

I gave likes to the P. ornata submissions above, as my girl is also very cool in all the stated respects. BUT!!! My favorite arboreal (and overall T) is H. maculata. They do nothing but exude unadulterated awesomeness.

 

[ShyDragoness]

Avicularia sp peru purple, or whatever its been changed to now

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Avicularia variegata - Basically what would happen if you custom built an Avic out of all the best features of the rest of the genus.

1.0 Avicularia variegata

• The Grym Reaper
• Mar 25, 2018
• 5
• avicularia avicularia avicularia variegata avicularia bicegoi avicularia variegata grizzled pinktoe variegata

Nebula being an adorable murder floof.

Caribena versicolor - Great eaters, go through so many cool colour changes as they grow, and they're just so much fun to raise.

0.1 Caribena versicolor

• The Grym Reaper
• Dec 25, 2018
• 7
• antilles pinktoe tarantula avicularia versicolor caribena caribena versicolor female martinique pinktoe tarantula versicolor

Mileena 1 week post moult.

Psalmopoeus irminia - The species that got me hooked on the genus and still my favourite, just bloody look at it.

0.1 Psalmopoeus irminia

• The Grym Reaper
• May 7, 2019
• 1
• female irminia psalmopoeus psalmopoeus irminia subadult female suntiger tarantula venezuelan suntiger venezuelan suntiger tarantula

Shadowcat chilling out in the open again.

 

[basin79]

Can't choose. Poecilotheria ornata, Caribena versicolor, H.mac, Poecilotheria subfusca lowland and Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli. @The Grym Reaper's P. irminia always makes me jealous.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Poecilotheria subfusca lowland

They are up there as well, just picked up 2 slings so hopefully I get a female this time

1.0 Poecilotheria subfusca 'Lowland'

• The Grym Reaper
• Apr 24, 2018
• 4
• ivory ornamental tarantula poecilotheria poecilotheria subfusca subfusca

Deathcry rocking his new suit.

 

[Minty]

Omothymus violaceopes (also my favourite overall tarantula). I'll post some pics later tonight, although I don't think any picture I've seen does them justice.