The Pumpkin Patch Tarantula (Hapalopus sp. "Colombia Large") is a colorful New World dwarf species known for its pumpkin-like abdominal markings, active behavior, and heavy webbing. Learn about its Colombian habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Brazilian Blue Dwarf Beauty Tarantula (Dolichothele diamantinensis) is a brilliantly colored dwarf species from Brazil's Chapada Diamantina region. Learn about its natural habitat, web-building behavior, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Rufus Earth Tiger Tarantula (Aspinochilus rufus) is a fossorial Old World species known for its rich reddish coloration, defensive nature, and impressive burrowing behavior. Learn about its Southeast Asian habitat, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Pinktoe Tarantula (Avicularia avicularia) is one of the hobby's most popular arboreal species, known for its pink feet, calm temperament, and beautiful tree-dwelling behavior. Learn about its rainforest habitat, enclosure design, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced care recommendations based on modern captive husbandry.
The Guatemalan Tiger Rump Tarantula (Davus pentaloris) is a colorful New World terrestrial species known for its striking tiger-striped abdomen and active personality. Learn about its volcanic forest habitat in Guatemala, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Darth Maul Tarantula (Psalmopoeus victori) is a fast arboreal species from Oaxaca, Mexico, known for bold red-and-black juvenile coloration and its unusual status as Mexico’s only known arboreal tarantula. Learn about its habitat, enclosure setup, feeding, temperament, molting, and balanced care recommendations.
The Orange Tree Spider (Amazonius germani) is an uncommon arboreal tarantula from the Amazon region, known for its warm orange coloration and agile climbing behavior. Learn about its rainforest habitat, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Trinidad Olive Tarantula (Neoholothele incei) is a fast-growing dwarf New World species known for its remarkable web-building behavior, olive coloration, and active personality. Learn about its Trinidad habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations.
The Red Island Birdeater (Phormictopus atrichomatus) is a giant New World tarantula native to Hispaniola, admired for its reddish coloration, rapid growth, and powerful feeding response. Learn about its natural habitat in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations.
The Caribbean Bronze Tarantula (Phormictopus auratus) is a large New World species endemic to Cuba, admired for its metallic bronze coloration, rapid growth, and powerful feeding response. Learn about its unique Cuban habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Trinidad Gold Tarantula (Neoholothele incei 'Gold') is a colorful dwarf New World species known for its brilliant golden legs, extensive web-building behavior, and fast growth. Learn about its Trinidad habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Indian Violet Tarantula (Chilobrachys fimbriatus) is a fast-growing Old World species from India known for its violet iridescence, deep burrows, and heavy webbing. Learn about its natural habitat, behavior, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Ecuador Purple Bloom Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp. "Machala") is a giant New World species admired for its spectacular purple iridescence, rapid growth, and impressive size. Learn about its natural habitat near Machala, Ecuador, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Blue Foot Baboon Tarantula (Idiothele mira) is a unique Old World species from South Africa, famous for its metallic blue feet and remarkable trapdoor burrow construction. Learn about its natural habitat, engineering behavior, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Bahia Scarlet Birdeater (Lasiodora klugi) is a giant New World tarantula from Brazil's Atlantic Forest, admired for its scarlet hairs, rapid growth, and impressive size. Learn about its natural habitat, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, temperament, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Borneo Black Tarantula (Phormingochilus arboricola) is a striking Old World arboreal species from the ancient rainforests of Borneo, admired for its jet-black coloration, elaborate silk retreats, and agile climbing ability. Learn about its natural habitat, behavior, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Chilean Flame Tarantula (Homoeomma chilense) is a beautiful New World terrestrial species from central Chile, known for its warm orange and copper markings, hardy nature, and moderate size. Learn about its Mediterranean habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Chilean Yellow Flame Tarantula (Homoeomma orellanai) is a colorful terrestrial species from central Chile known for its warm golden markings, manageable size, and calm nature. Learn about its Mediterranean habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Philippine Tangerine Tarantula (Selenobrachys philippinus) is a striking Old World fossorial species from the Philippines, known for its vibrant orange coloration and elaborate underground burrows. Learn about its tropical habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations for long-term success.
The Bach Ma Earth Tiger (Cyriopagopus sp.) is an impressive Old World fossorial tarantula from Vietnam's Bạch Mã National Park, known for its deep silk-lined burrows, rapid growth, and powerful feeding response. Learn about its cloud forest habitat, natural history, enclosure setup, feeding, molting, lifespan, and balanced husbandry recommendations.