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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 136490" data-attributes="member: 26980">For fossorial, think of basically a trap door spider or one that lives like that.  Basically what you have is a pet hole from which a tarantula briefly emerges for a fraction of a second to feed. You may go months or years without ever laying eyes on the tarantula.  Of course, if your tarantula is criminally insane, that's a good thing and a blessed relief.A terrestrial tarantulas will spend it's time mostly in plain sight eyes up fangs down.  This is, in my opinion, a lot more fun especially for a newer keeper or someone with a smaller collection.[ATTACH=full]31963[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]31965[/ATTACH] This is my showcase spider, Justina my Lasiodora klugi.  She's a terrestrial NW.  A hole in the ground is more boring.Still, these catagories are not entirely clear cut.  They vary by individual.[ATTACH=full]31964[/ATTACH]Here, you can see my male H pulchripes.  He was just surprised by a feeder roach I threw in. Frequently, that burrow is the only thing you'd see but about 1 third of the time he'd be out and about the town, ready to vanish like a flash if something startled him.  I'd say overall he was terrestrial, but with strong fossorial tendencies.When much younger, most of them act like borrowers but the terrestrial ones tend to give that up with time.</blockquote>