Do we need to know the species of the T? Cant we just call it a T and leave it at that? I mean, the only reasons I can see the reason for using latin names is because of color, and size. I mean, they all have fangs, 8 legs, eyes, there all the same.... Can any one clear this up for me?
Why?
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I am new to Ts and I don't have a T yet, but I can tell you one reason. How would you breed them? Since Ts don't cross breed, you gonna be like "I need a female T to breed with my male" People gonna start looking at you funny. I am sure there is more reasons.
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding you...but I just always liked to know *what* I'm keeping.
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I am with Nick on that one...
I have a strange feeling some of the more experienced keepers are going to rip into this post so I am not going to bother... save to say what your suggesting by dropping scientific names is purely foolish. IF your going to drop anything drop the common names.
l.c.f.
I am with Nick on that one...
I have a strange feeling some of the more experienced keepers are going to rip into this post so I am not going to bother... save to say what your suggesting by dropping scientific names is purely foolish. IF your going to drop anything drop the common names.
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There are roughly 800 species of tarantulas, spread out among, roughly 85 genera.
Wouldn't you like to know what you have? Calling your tarantula a big, brown, hairy spider is not good enough. Additionally, there are people that actually want to breed these things. You can imagine how hard it would be to breed them if you don't know what you have.
Sure you could use common names, but common names are sometimes misused, made-up by dealers/importers, and easily miffed up. Also, one species may have many common names.
One person's Chilean Rose is another's Rosey Haired. Using a scientific name is a tad bit surer. For instance, an American call their tarantula a Grammostola rosea and an German will call theirs the same.
Using scientific names is also a good way to learn about the tarantula and why it was named this "weird" mix of letters. Example: Lampropelma violaceopedes, Bright, shiny/ purple foot.
Wouldn't you like to know what you have? Calling your tarantula a big, brown, hairy spider is not good enough. Additionally, there are people that actually want to breed these things. You can imagine how hard it would be to breed them if you don't know what you have.
Sure you could use common names, but common names are sometimes misused, made-up by dealers/importers, and easily miffed up. Also, one species may have many common names.
One person's Chilean Rose is another's Rosey Haired. Using a scientific name is a tad bit surer. For instance, an American call their tarantula a Grammostola rosea and an German will call theirs the same.
Using scientific names is also a good way to learn about the tarantula and why it was named this "weird" mix of letters. Example: Lampropelma violaceopedes, Bright, shiny/ purple foot.
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Knowing the name of T's would be especially important in knowing what its care requirements are. If someone hands you a G. pulchra, Usumbara, and a Pokie without telling you their names, how would you know which one prefers higher humidity, and which ones are burrowers or climbers? How would you know what kind of temperament to expect from them?
Bry
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Most all of my thoughs on this have already been stated by others. I guess if you are just keeping 1 or 2 t's and never plan on breeding or selling them it would be ok.
Keeping tarantulas would become very expensive very fast with a slim selection if you just called every tarantula "tarantula". Breeding would be limited to easy to ID sp. only.
Keeping track of my 80 sp. is hard enough as it is now.
Keeping tarantulas would become very expensive very fast with a slim selection if you just called every tarantula "tarantula". Breeding would be limited to easy to ID sp. only.
Keeping track of my 80 sp. is hard enough as it is now.
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Well, personally, all I smell is a troll here, and an incompetent one at that. No one in their right mind who had followed any sort of tarantula list or forum for more than a day would be so stupid as to make the initial post,
Since I've seen actual posts of content from That_Guy I can only assume that someone else is using his computer, so that's all I'm going to say. No need to feed the trolls on this one.
Since I've seen actual posts of content from That_Guy I can only assume that someone else is using his computer, so that's all I'm going to say. No need to feed the trolls on this one.
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That is like saying why have dog breeds, why not just call them all dogs? Plus if you want to purchase a T you probably wouldn't get the T you had in mind. Makes sense , ha?:?