Why "King" Baboon.

[EpicEpic]

Agreed, but he only asked for one species.

No i know but w/ what I gave + your addition goes to show king baboon is not even close.

 

[Arachnid Addicted]

I just looked up "largest old world tarantula" and before all else, king Baboon popped up. It sounded like an opinion. But it was the Google answer. There may be leggier species but I think it may be the biggest owt. I know I've read somewhere it was. Lemme know if you know of bigger ones

Because of the "King" in their common name, they tend to be the first ones to appear in Google when you search about size, however, it is a misleading information.

They compete in size with others African species, as mentioned here, Hysterocrates spp., is an example. Due to their growth rate (which is slow), it's hard to see a fully adult one, but they can get large, indeed, they just aren't THE largest between OW species.

That all said, I suggest you check for asian species, there are lots of species bigger than P. muticus, or any african species, tmk.

 

[Jesse607]

As I understand it, they are the largest tarantula in the region of the African continent they are found. When given that common name, I'm sure the biology/science community was not consulted or given the opportunity to explain that the large specimens are only female. Due to patriarchal bias, largest = king instead of queen.

 

[SonsofArachne]

Actually, if you consider body mass instead of leg length they are considerably larger than any Asian species. Now other Baboon species are a different story.