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Trinidads most recognizable tarantula

There’s is some controversy about how much this species likes to “swim” as I’ve heard for years how much they love the water

One of the most incredible spiders in the hobby

However for many people the acronym “orange bitey thing” seems more appropriate for their rather poor attitude

These were the most common pet tarantula for decades while exports from Chile were being sent out in huge numbers

Encyocratella olivacea 3/4” checkout_work Trinidads most recognizable tarantulasize 3 4 This unique arboreal African spider from Tanzania is unusual as its one of 2 or 3 species known where the females lack a spermatheca. As a results its one of the very few species that can retain sperm and lay a fertile eggsac, even after molting. Sexing them can be tricky as you need to identify the flap of the uterus externus and not the spermatheca. However I have also noticed in specimens 3 inches or more, that ventral sexing of this