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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 186555" data-attributes="member: 24627">I was at a medical conference....BORING.  Any hoo, I had access to the internet.  I was online researching a trip to Costa Rica when I stumbled across a pic of A. seemani.  The caption said that this tarantula, found in Costa Rica lowlands was a favorite in the pet trade.  WhAT???  So, I started researching about these awesome arachnids.  In the end, I came home 2 days later and told my wife I wanted a tarantula.  I will never forget what she said:: "what the hel kind of crazy conference did you GO TO?!?!!!"  3 months and many arguments  later, she relented.Oh BTW, I did get to Costa Rica and saw A seemani and an M. mesalis in the wild!!!</blockquote>