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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MatthewM1" data-source="post: 36143" data-attributes="member: 3019">For example; because of the name "orange baboon tarantula(or bitey thing)" when people see pictures of different localities of Pterinochilus murinus they don't believe its actually P. murinus because its not orange. Another one is Poecilotheria, they are called "ornamentals" here in the states, but I have also seen them called "parachute spiders" and a couple others I can't think of off the top of my head. Then you have Heteroscodra maculata which is usually called "Togo starburst baboon" but also some times gets labeled "ornamental baboons" which leads some unknowing keepers to believe that they are buying a Poecilotheria sp. since it was labeled an "ornamental"And there are many other examples.</blockquote>