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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stan Schultz" data-source="post: 226180" data-attributes="member: 28438">Mine is B. emilia, the Mexican redleg. Google those names to see what they look like. Colorful, docile, very hardy,. Females live up to between 35 and 40 years, male 12 to 15 years. Given enough time, they can grow very large - 8" (20 cm) DLS (Diagonal Leg Span). Their only serious drawback is their urticating bristles. I went through a lot of hydrocortisone cream during the 19 years that I had "The Duchess."By contrast, the Avicularia are a bit jumpy, rather short lived, can be a bit fragile until you learn the proper method for keeping them alive. Still, their lack of functional urticating bristles (theirs don't cause a rash), and their arboreal lifestyle make them a really nice counterpoint to the more traditional, terrestrial kinds of tarantulas.Stan</blockquote>