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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tarantulaspiders.com" data-source="post: 233926" data-attributes="member: 4711">NEW stock 10/22/24!35 Lampropelma carpenteri "Sulawesi Giant Black Earth Tiger",  This is one of the largest-growing tarantulas in the world with leg spans reported of up to 9.75". It is a tropical, arboreal species found in Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia that is very fast, high strung/nervous, and aggressive so it is only for advanced hobbyists. Post molt, they are grey and black with a velvet appearance. Matures males lack tibial spurs and are grayish-green some some muted leg striping. Juvenile to sub-adult males will be uniform black with grayish highlights. Breeding season is spring/summer and the female will make a sac that hatches out in 2-3 months with about 100-150 spiderlings. Growth rate is fast with males maturing in 1-1.5 years and females in 2-3 years. This species is rarely offered in the hobby. CB unsexed .75"-1"+ well-started 3rd instar spiderlings, $54, 6@$51 ea., 12+@$46 ea.</blockquote>