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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Damien Spear" data-source="post: 217643" data-attributes="member: 39057">OK I've done a bit of digging but it is really hard to be 100% sure, given the current photos of it through a murky lid but if it is what I think it is then be VERY careful opening the lid. I think you've got a Heteroscodra Maculata, otherwise known as the Togo Starburt. They are Ornamental Only! I can't stress that enough. They are an extremely aggressive Old World species of tarantula that do not have urticating hairs meaning you don't get the warning that you get from New World species of them kicking hairs from their abdomen to tell you they're pissed! Instead they just rear up on their back legs showing you their fangs. Any more winding it up and it will bite.My brother had one and I've seen how quick the can bolt out of their enclosure and escape into your house. Lucky I found it and got it back using a glass with a book underneath to scoop him up. But he kept trying to strike the glass and get to my fingers. Like I said... VERY Aggressive.But this is just theory. Until you send me a clearer picture without the lid and in focus with the flash on. I can't be 100%. It's just the markings I can see in your photos. They match up to the pattern of the Togo Starburst.Here is a photo of what the Togo Starburst looks like. Have a closer look for similar markings to those of your T.Hope this helps.All the best,Damien Spear</blockquote>