Which Males do you think look BETTER than the females?

[Royalty]

Which male tarantulas do you think look better than the females? This could be either mature or due to general sexual dimorphism. I am looking for your own opinion, even if the male is less colorful or traditionally beautiful and why you feel that way.

(I am sure this has been asked before but I could not find an old thread to dig up)

 

[moricollins]

Phormictopus

 

[cold blood]

Obviously the ones that turn purple or hot pink, like Phormics, Pamphs and Xenesthis...there are others that look similarly as good as females, like N. tripeppii.

GBB males look pretty nice and I love the pipe cleaner look of Psalmo MMs.

 

[RezonantVoid]

Any Selenocosmiinae species

Females


Males

 

[Royalty]

Phormictopus

I am not as familiar with those ones. (outside of YouTube). I never really see them for sale around where I am. I am interested in getting one someday.

 

[Chebe6886]

Yeh I second everything @cold blood said about the purple/pinks. Psalmo males aren’t necessarily as pretty as the girls but def look awesome in their own way
More over I love the way they absolutely seem to mutate for ultimate molt.

 

[EpicEpic]

For some reason, I have always found the "red rump" species formerly of Brachypelma and currently of Tlitocatl to look better when leggy then when "short and fat". I think it's just the coloring matching with the structure for me and I am probably an outsider in this opinion.

Don't get me wrong, I still hope my unsexed specimens are females LOL!

T. vagans
T. epicuraneus
T. sabulosus

 

[ErikElvis]

Xenesthis species

 

[viper69]

Male C versi with their purple look spiffy.

 

[SonsofArachne]

Some Pamphobeteus for sure. I can't think of any OW males that are better than the females offhand.

 

[Jess S]

I like the way MM D. diamantinensis look with their bright orange abdomens plus they have all the greens/blues too.

 

[FrDoc]

O. philippinus, no coloration dimorphism, and the leggy nature of MM’s presents even more of that bright orange goodness.

 

[CommanderBacon]

Some Pamphobeteus for sure. I can't think of any OW males that are better than the females offhand.

Absolutely. My Pamphobeteus sp machala subadult male is a supermodel already. I can't wait for him to go full rock star on me when he matures.

I think the females are gorgeous, as well, but nothing like the boys.

 

[mellow]

Recently i have been looking into pamphobeteus sp platyomma the males look amazing!

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Tapinauchenius violaceus males are amazingly beautiful. Fluffy, with beautiful grey-lavender hairs. They also do that typical arboreal pose with those long pipecleaner legs all stretched out. They're so pretty!

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

Pamphos for sure....

 

[Royalty]

I think the M.Balfouri males are a bit prettier, but the females are cute too! I love the blond and blue combo. I am getting my sling today unsexed.

 

[TheDarkAbyss]

Any Selenocosmiinae species

Females
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Males
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Funny, Selenocosmiinae sp. Palawan Blonde males and females look exactly alike, both of them looking like that mature male

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Xenesthis, Chromatopelma, Grammostola sp. “Concepción”, Brachypelma smithi and Brachypelma hybrids lol. There are many other males of different genus/species that are great looking tarantulas as well. These ones here are just a couple that I find good looking.

 

[disentomb]

My #1 would definitely be Pamphobeteus sp. platyomma! So, so gorgeous!