Who’s Your Fastest T/Spider?

[lewiis]

I have three O. violaceopes and they’re ridiculously fast

 

[Minty]

I have three O. violaceopes and they’re ridiculously fast

Same.

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

I have three O. violaceopes and they’re ridiculously fast

Poecilotheria, Chilobrachys, Cyriopagopus, Omothymus, Lampropelma, in all honesty, Asian Ts are the fastest Ts. Nobody can change my mind.

 

[Konstantin Konstantinov]

Hi all
For me is my little Cupiennius salei sling.
Its a tyni teleporting little bugger.
Regards Konstantin

 

[lewiis]

Poecilotheria, Chilobrachys, Cyriopagopus, Omothymus, Lampropelma, in all honesty, Asian Ts are the fastest Ts. Nobody can change my mind.

I’ve found some NW terrestrials to also be disturbingly quick, like Theraphosa, Pamphobeteus and Phormictopus. Psalmopoeus are also like the old worlds of the NW, my 0.1 P. cambridgei can definitely move faster than some of my Asian arboreals

 

[basin79]

Liphistius cf ornatus is still wasting no time in grabbing her food.














But after a moult my Hogna schmitzi sling is a contender.

 

[Teds ts and Inverts]

I’ve found some NW terrestrials to also be disturbingly quick, like Theraphosa, Pamphobeteus and Phormictopus. Psalmopoeus are also like the old worlds of the NW, my 0.1 P. cambridgei can definitely move faster than some of my Asian arboreals

When most hobbyists talk about Theraphosas being for experienced keepers only, the main reasons they give are their size, challenging husbandry, and their skittish nature. But I think their speed is something most people don’t mention enough. Despite being so large and bulky, they can really bolt.... Those thick legs really carry them....

 

[the liphistius guy]

Liphistius cf ornatus is still wasting no time in grabbing her food.
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But after a moult my Hogna schmitzi sling is a contender.
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My trapdoor, an L. jarujini can make things disappear, making her the fastest in my collection. Although my P. vittata might stand as a contender. Here the trappie is in her burrow.

 

[the liphistius guy]

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My trapdoor, an L. jarujini can make things disappear, making her the fastest in my collection. Although my P. vittata might stand as a contender. Here the trappie is in her burrow. View attachment 356570

I don't have any vids of her catching prey, nor my P. vittata.

 

[kingshockey]

depends if its reaction to possible meal it would be my a.genic but she has the legspan to reach if its running back to its burrow it would be my p.muticus slng gone in the blink of an eye

 

[Arachnid Addicted]

When it comes to Tarantulas, I think Stromatopelma and Tapinauchenius/Pseudoclamoris make justice to their fame. Lol. I got surprised by Chaetopelma olivaceum anda Heterothele gabonensis too.

Now, about true spiders, in my experience, these two were "hard to catch", lol.

Enoploctenus sp.


Thaumasia velox


I don't think any tarantula (dare to say, any Mygalomorphae or Mesothelae), is faster than these guys.

I know there are other Araneomorphae that are as fast as these two, though.

 

[Pyrelitha]

Between my H mac and my T violaceus or however you spell it

 

[basin79]

Tiny Liphistius yangae sling came out like a rocket. Not speeded up. That is real time. Although not super smooth as I had to make the clip into a gif.