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Heavy webbers

Enn49

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Some that I have that are heavy webbers but visible too are :-
Heterothele villosella
Dolichothele diamantinensis
Orphnaecus sp. Blue Quezon
 

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Some that I have that are heavy webbers but visible too are :-
Heterothele villosella
Dolichothele diamantinensis
Orphnaecus sp. Blue Quezon

Two of those are OWs, the OP is looking for beginner species.

There aren't really any heavy webbing beginner species outside of the GBB, but the D. diamantinensis is an option as it looks almost identical to the GBB, but without urticating hair if i'm not mistaken, also think they are smaller than the GBB. Another option is H. Sp. Colombia, however as slings they are really tiny and fast regardless of size.
 

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Two of those are OWs, the OP is looking for beginner species.

There aren't really any heavy webbing beginner species outside of the GBB, but the D. diamantinensis is an option as it looks almost identical to the GBB, but without urticating hair if i'm not mistaken, also think they are smaller than the GBB. Another option is H. Sp. Colombia, however as slings they are really tiny and fast regardless of size.

They may be OWs but both are quite calm Ts otherwise I wouldn't have recommended them.
 

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I have an N. incei (gold) who webbed a lot when she was small...LOL last time I rehomed her she webbed one lovely big tunnel ... and became invisible( think I saw her totally once since April - I can see feet or butt down the tunnel and food gets invisible too). and I know P. murinus has a bad OW rap but somewhere someone suggested put the sling in its forever home if a little anxious about that ... maybe mine is just shy - I do see her regularly in the evening - but she always runs(3" now) - and she has a good bit of webbing to. She is one of my favorites.
 

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I find that many of my OW Ts are more shy than aggressive including the likes of Pterinochilus murinus, Stromatopelma calceatum and Heteroscodra maculata all of which have bad reputations.
 

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M balfouri slings will web up a lot but since they are OW, they are better as a second terrestrial not ones very first tarantula.

For the record, they are more predictable then my Versicolor is, great T but a total spaz.

Some of the new world arboreal species will construct a web in most cases. C versicolor is a good example but I'm not sure the OP is thinking about an arboreal.
 

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