DrowningMedusa wrote:
This is a Costa Rican zebra tarantula, right? Same as Teoti (mine - the blue tinge to the pic is part lighting, part editing...)!
And Starbuline's Rory, apparently!
They're wonderful spiders, very docile - just don't startle them, eh guys? They're quick little things! And man, can they kick those urticating hairs... (btw, never rub your eyes after handling - I learned that a few months ago)
Actually I always believed it to be a Chilean Rose tarantula. The rose colouring on the upper body pretty much gives it away. The Costa Rican Zebra you mentioned is usually much darker with yellow lines on the legs. The two breeds are almost identical in size and behavior, however.
I like spiders because they are quiet, laid-back, and clean, quite unlike my other pet:
(Again sorry for the huge pic I haven't had time to resize them all.)