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Species # In Stock Price Rio Grande Gold Tarantula - Aphonopelma moderatum (1/2") 1 $69.99 Peach Earth Tiger - Aspinochilus rufus (2") 1 $49.99 Tarapoto Pink Toe Tarantula - Avicularia merianae (1/2") 5 $69.99 Venezuelan Red Slate Pink Toe Tarantula - Avicularia minatrix (1/2") 2 $69.99...

I did it again. I misidentified that picture in the post above. That is actually a very similarly sized Grammostola iheringi that I phtograpded right after the Grammostola actaeon. Here is a picture of our Grammostola actaeon. Here are the two, side by side. As you can see, they are VERY...

The Grammostola actaeon is commonly known as either the Brazilian Red Rump Tarantula or the Brazilian Wooly Black Tarantula. Both names bear true descriptions but leave out half the story. Surely they develop fiery red setae over a black background on their abdomen, so that fits. I have also...

Sometimes it can be hard to imagine how some tarantulas, with gorgeous colored tones could ever blend into their environment. The Featherleg Baboon Tarantula, known scientifically as Stromatopelma calceatum, grows into beautiful hues of gold and green, but where they are from they absolutely...

Xenesthis sp. 'Megascopula' does not have a widely accepted common name. They have been called the Colombian Lesser Black 'Megascopula'. One of the bigger online breeders has suggested the name, “Massive Fluffy Giant” which we love! Like the closely related Xenesthis species, they grow into...

Avicularia merianae is also known as the Tarapoto Pink Toe Tarantula. It is named after a pioneering naturalist and artist from the late 17th century named Maria Sibylla Merian. She is famous for her detailed illustrations of Surinamese insects, including one showing a tarantula eating a bird...

Aphonopelma bicoloratum is commonly known as the Mexican Blood Leg Tarantula. This slow growing species from scrublands of South Western Mexico can take five to eight years to reach their full size of four to five inches, but can live twenty five to thirty years. Combine this with a gentle...

The Purple Beauty Birdeater Tarantula is known scientifically as Phormictopus Sp. “Dominican Purple”. The scientific name is written that way because it has not been properly taxonified. It is thought to belong to the genus Phormictopus. The Sp. stand for “Species”. When a species is...

The spider known scientifically as Avicularia juruensis has had a confusing history for the last 100 years. Avicularia juruensis was initially described by Mello-Leitão in 1923 as being from the Juruá River region of Brazil. In 1994 it was identified as Avicularia urticans by Schmidt based on...

Tarantulas are the masters of patience. There is not much that can lure them very far from the safety of their burrow. They wait for their food to come to them. The females stay home and wait for their males to come to them. I thought this excerpt from John Burroughs' poem, “Waiting”, described...

The Mozambique Golden Baboon is known scientifically as Augacephalus ezendami. The genus name, Augacephalus, comes from Greek roots meaning "sun rays" and "head," referring to the prominent carapace striations on this spider. The species name, ezendami, is a patronym honoring Thomas Ezendam, who...

The Mexican Rose Tarantula, known scientifically as Aphonopelma pallidum, is a north American tarantula from the highlands of Chihuahua, in central Mexico. This is a slow growing and long lived species that can take a decade to mature and could live as long as thirty years. Their attractive...

The Peruvian Orange Striped tarantula, Lasiodorides striatus, so named for the fetching orange stripes on its knees, is a larger terrestrial, New World tarantula native to Peru, although some cursory research suggests that it may be found in other South American countries as well. Its scientific...

Meet Mary, a Venezuelan Suntiger Tarantula (Psalmopoeus irminia), who lives at Josh’s Frogs as a member of the breeding team. She was born here. She was up for sale along with the sac-mates from her sac and two other P irminias that sac’ed out that year. For that reason, she was still here a...

A while back I shared pics of Bagheera, one of our Brazilian Blue Tarantulas (Lasiocyano sazimai) right after a molt and referred to him with a generic female pronoun. This is a common practice when keepers are referring to their unsexed tarantulas. I had several sharp eyed keepers point out...