Business will be closed Aug. 22, 2008, Friday till Aug. 25, '08, Monday.

All emails and phone calls be answered and returned Tuesday, Aug. 26,'08.

*** Florida residents will need the "FL Arthropod Permit" to possess, breed, import, sale and transport select invertebrates.

• FL residents may buy and keep tarantulas (Theraphosidae family) and scorpions of the Hadogenes Pandinus, Heterometrus and Hadrurus genera and any native FL invertebrates, but anything outside of that scope, you will need to apply for a permit to buy, keep, breed, sale, exhibit and transport.

Check the following site for info concerning this:

FAQ for the Florida Arthropod Permit:
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/onestop/plt/entnempath.html

Business closed Saturday, August 2 till Tuesday, August 5, 2008.

* We will answer all emails/phone calls concerning orders Tuesday night, Aug. 5.

* Shipping can be arranged for Thursday, August 6 or the following week.

* Incoming shipments that we will have more details on next week after Wednesday: Malaysia and Europe (see our new arrival page on this site).

Pamphobeteus sp. "Santo Domingo Goliath" - Succesful breeding 7/30/08. This might represent the first successful mating for the U.S. hobby. Let's see if the female starts to swell up in the next 45 days. :) See below the series of six photo shots of this RARE and amazing mating of a very popular and in-demand Pamphobeteus species!

Tarantulaspiders.com will pay top $$$ for the following:

Any adult female tarantula with a 10.5" legspan
Any Scolopendra sp. of centipede over a 11" length
Any millipede over 11.5" in length
Any scorpion with a length over 8"
Any praying mantid over 5.5"
Any solifugid with a length of over 5.5"
Any true spider with a legspan over 7.5"
Any tailless whipscorpion with a length over 9"
Any whipscorpion "vinegaroon" over 4"

$$$ to be made here. Inquire if you think you have any of the above and you want to net top dollar for it.

Business is closed Saturday, July 19 till Monday, July21 due to our attendance at the F.I.R.E. show in Orlando, FL this weekend. All phone calls and emails will be answered Monday, July 21.