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which is the most venoumas tarantula?


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15 years 3 months ago #22434 by mandie
Replied by mandie on topic Re: which is the most venoumas tarantula?

SpoQ wrote: Yeah I won't lie :D My first cobalt sling went straight up my arm towards my face. They don't like being stationary... not for long anyway.
It's a awesome spider though ^-^

follow the link and go down to where the S.calceatum is... that bugger wanted to bite me when it was still around 2cm big.

www.tarantulas.co.za/forum/show-and-tell...rs?limit=12&start=60

All I'm saying is expect to get something very lively when you get your first old world(first grumpy one anyway xD )

On top of that I'd like to see you 'tame' one ... maybe we learn a thing or 2.

we? maybe i will learn to listen lol

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15 years 3 months ago #22436 by Schalk du Plessis

Darkest Days wrote: Encyocratella olivacea common names are.

Black and Gold Featherleg Baboon (unconfirmed)
Black-femured Baboon Tarantula
Tanzanian Black and Olive Baboon

Yeah, thats correct.

To anyone looking for one: Good luck, they are VERY rare ;)
But they are stunning indeed!

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15 years 3 months ago - 15 years 3 months ago #22438 by Spoq
Yeah we ^-^ we might learn something out of it as well.

Maybe you become the first tarantula whisperer ... if that is the case il be dropping of my king baboon at your house so you can talk some sense into it :D

When life gives you lemons, wing them right back and add some lemons of your own.
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15 years 3 months ago #22447 by Schalk du Plessis

Ceratogyrus wrote: Pokies are easy. Try calceatum or maculata. 10 times more defensive and fast.

On the note of bite reports, read this link about people catching calceatum in the wild. Some decent bites. :)

www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?p=53415


Scary stuff!!

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15 years 3 months ago #22450 by mandie
Replied by mandie on topic Re: which is the most venoumas tarantula?
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SpoQ wrote: Yeah we ^-^ we might learn something out of it as well.

Maybe you become the first tarantula whisperer ... if that is the case il be dropping of my king baboon at your house so you can talk some sense into it :D

whahahaha do not think so.
by the way is aa king baboon a tarantula? is it legall?

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15 years 3 months ago #22452 by NightFang
If anyone feels like a read, here's a published article on some research done on T venom. Its not really any we keep, but interesting none the less.

Bites by spiders of the family Theraphosidae in humans and canines

Fallen from the stars, lost amongst the dirty

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