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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m0lsx" data-source="post: 175851" data-attributes="member: 29323">I'll second the  Phormictopus sp. I love the  Phormictopus cancerides, it is so much more than a brown T & have just added P auratus & articomatus to my collection. Lasiodora parahybana, known as the LP,  is another must have in any collection. They are reasonably fast growers, are beautiful T's with lovely white markings on a soft brown main colour. Like the Phormictopus it is a good eater & they are the third largest T in the world. Add to the above the fact that the LP is a Brazillian T, so easy to keep & the fact they tend to be curious & willing to pop up & say hello when you open their enclosures & they make a great T to have. The only downside of LP's is that they are enthusiastic hair flickers & it is some of the worst urticating hair going. But anti histamines are cheap & thus a small price to pay for this lovely T. I currently have 3. 1 adult female. 1 subadult, that I have had for several molts, but which I am yet to sex  & a large sling that someone gave me with a recent purchase.</blockquote>