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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 65195" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>The venom is understandable, but remember there are many New World species that fall under the categories of "fast" and "defensive". Psalmopoeus, Tapinauchenius, Ephebopus, Theraphosa, Xenesthis, Pamphobetus, Megaphobema, and even certain Avicularia. All of these can be defensive  (some more so than others), and could be considered quite fast depending on your level of comfort and experience. Remember Tapinauchenius are often considered the fastest out of all tarantulas and they are NW. There are actually a few old worlds out there that are less defensive than some of these. Augacephalus ezendami while fast, are less unpredictable than some of the more well-known Baboon species, and rarely become defensive, plus their venom is pretty mild. Ceratogyrus are pretty defensive, but again are a bit slower than most other Old Worlds and easier to predict, and their venom is also mild for an OW.</p></blockquote><p></p>