Who’s Your Fastest T/Spider?

[Teds ts and Inverts]

An attempt at a fun thread. Out of every T/True Spider in your collection, who is the Gold-Medal Sprinter of the lot?

For me, it’s easily my Piloctenus haematostoma slings (Red-Fang Wandering Spider). My eyes can barely keep up with them....

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Without question, my C. huahini. He's lightning fast, and has some serious attitude. He's the only tarantula I've had escape during a rehouse. I didn't even have time to react!

 

[Vanessa]

Tapinauchenius is reputed to be the fastest Theraphosidae genus and I have a Tapinauchenius violaceus. I would say that they are likely my fastest. However, teleporting is teleporting and I doubt I would be able to differentiate between my Tapinauchenius versus my Psalmopoeus versus my super speedy dwarf species - they all move faster than I can keep up with.

 

[basin79]

Difficult to say. Let's be honest, even "pet rocks" can be absolutely blistering if the need takes them. Spiders and tarantulas can be daft.

Macrothele gigas











Cyriopagopus doriae









Liphistius cf ornatus









Theraphosa blondi








Sicarius thomisoides










Chilobrachys fimbriatus









Linothele fallax sling

 

[Tarantula155]

My P cambridgei can BOLT

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

Without question, my C. huahini. He's lightning fast, and has some serious attitude. He's the only tarantula I've had escape during a rehouse. I didn't even have time to react!

My C. huahini is probably my fastest T, but compared to my Reg-Fang Slings, she doesn’t come close....

 

[DomGom TheFather]

I have an obt that likes to show off.
He's probably not the fastest out of the bunch but he is always trying to show you he is.

 

[basin79]

My C. huahini is probably my fastest T, but compared to my Reg-Fang Slings, she doesn’t come close....

It's all down to scale. For their size aye they're rapid. But put them in a bath with a larger spider/tarantula and it's different. But scale that bath to them and the story is different again.

 

[mack1855]

All of them.When they don't stay in their enclosues.
Ok,maybe my A.chalcodes is more of a very fast stroll. .

 

[RezonantVoid]

Fastest T was probably my MM Phlogius Rubiseta, he had the largest legspan. My fastest overall spider though, is indisputably my Australothele Nambucca male. Its even worse when they are jet black with no bright colours to make keeping visual track of them easier

 

[coolnweird]

Without question, my C. huahini. He's lightning fast, and has some serious attitude. He's the only tarantula I've had escape during a rehouse. I didn't even have time to react!

Isn't your C. huahini the one who took a brief vacation in the sink overflow drain? That thread had me on the edge of my seat lol. Glad you got the little guy out safely!

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Isn't your C. huahini the one who took a brief vacation in the sink overflow drain? That thread had me on the edge of my seat lol. Glad you got the little guy out safely!

Yeah! It was that same spider. I'm so glad I got him out too. I was sweating bullets thinking that he wasn't going to make it.

 

[Lukitari]

Well my P. auratus can run back into her hide faster than I can blink whenever I enter the room which is almost as fast as my N. coloratovillosus runs at my tongs when I try to take out her water dish for cleaning.

 

[Chebe6886]

I second P. Cambridgei. Rehoused two of them yesterday and had one get up the tongs and on my shoulder before I knew what happened. I’ve got long arms too. Definitely the fastest I’ve seen move in a long time.

 

[Royalty]

I think my P.Gigas is the boltiest, my Featherleg is probably the fastest, though I have not really had it bolt too much.

 

[Colorado Ts]

An attempt at a fun thread. Out of every T/True Spider in your collection, who is the Gold-Medal Sprinter of the lot?

For me, it’s easily my Piloctenus haematostoma slings (Red-Fang Wandering Spider). My eyes can barely keep up with them....

Just getting back into the hobby, so collection limited at the moment.

Hands down, Dolichothele diamantinensis is the speed demon of my current collection. Crazy fast for such a small spider....

 

[SDCustom78]

N. incei or P. irminia.

 

[Buffalo Ts]

My A. geniculata. I mostly have new world terrestrials, but my geniculata has a nasty attitude, and the speed to go with it.

 

[Royalty]

Just getting back into the hobby, so collection limited at the moment.

Hands down, Dolichothele diamantinensis is the speed demon of my current collection. Crazy fast for such a small spider....

Wow, surprised to hear that. Mine has been so chill.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

1. T. rasti
2. T. polybotes
3. P. ecclesiasticus