NEW as of June 1, 2008 to the U.S. hobby! This neat-looking tarantula comes from Chile in scrub forest regions. They are leggy with muted orange leg striping, a swirling gold-bronze colored carapace, red femur hairs, yellow hairs on the top of the legs and orange abdominal hairs. They are skittish/semi-aggressive.

This species was first possibly imported into the U.S. hobby in the late 1990's. It was imported again in late 2006/early 2007. Very little is known about these Panamanian terrestrials. Sericopelma spp. are very rare in our hobby. Freshly-molted, this species is very impressive with it's size and fairly large size. Scientific description author and date: Ausserer, 1875 Range: Panama. Possibly other surrounding countries of Central America. Type: Opportunistic burrower/wanderling terrestrial. Color/pattern/appearance: Overall black with long, bright red adominal hairs. Stocky build. Maximum size: 7"-8 " legspan is possible in this species. Temperature: 78F-85F day. No lower than 60F at night. Humidity: 80% Tank setup: Adults can be housed in 5- 10 gal. tanks with 4"-6" deep "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss, shallow and wide water dish. Cork bark or resin plastic shelter. Feeding requirements: Spiderlings/juvs twice a week med. cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week large cricket (2-3), roaches (1-2) or pinkie mouse or rat pup. Water requirements: Mist tank 1-2 times a week with fine water mist to keep humidity around 80%. Change water dish whenever fouled or at least 1-2 times a week. Disposition: Aggressive. Do not free handle. Will kick urticating hairs, go into threat display and bite if distrurbed. Venom effects: Unknown. Assumed to be medically insignificant though like most tarantulas. Growth rate: Fast. Males mature in 1.5 yrs. Females in 2.5-3 yrs. Breeding remarks: None. This is very little info on breeding this Genus. Number of eggs: Unknown.

Awesome-looking primitive, “tunneling” spider that are related to tarantulas, but they are not a Theraphosid. These are shiny, grey overall with a sleak appearance. They make a “Y” formation type of burrow. Very aggressive and fast-moving if disturbed. Venom is unknown.

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SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE:
RANGE: Tanzania, East Africa
HABITAT: Rainforest
TYPE: Obligate burrower
COLOR/PATTERN/APPEARANCE: Silver-gray overall.
MAXIMUM SIZE: 3.5"
TEMPERATURE: 75F to 85F day with drops no lower than 60F at night
HUMIDITY: 80%
TANK SETUP: Adults can be housed vertical-orientated tanks 2.5 gal. to 5 gal. capacity with 6"-8" deep of "Coco Husk", "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss substrate.
FEEDING REQUIREMENTS: Babies/juvs twice a week small cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week medium to large cricket (2-3), roaches (1-2).
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Mist tank 1-2 times a week with fine water mist to keep humidity around 80%. Change water dish whenever fouled or at least 1-2 times a week.
DISPOSITION: Aggressive. Do not free handle. It will go into threat display and bite if disturbed. They bite readily when disturbed.
VENOM EFFECTS: Unknown. Don't get bit as little is known about this genus.
GROWTH RATE: Slow. Males mature in 2-4 yrs. Females in 5-8 yrs.
LONGEVITY: 8 to 20 yrs. in females and 4 to 6 yrs. in males.
BREEDING REMARKS: Not reported.

This beautiful species in considered one of the most colorful true spiders of the world. It lives underneath palmetto leaves, primarily in sand pine scrub.

Todd Gearheart was the first person to captive breed this species on a regular basis and provided the U.S. hobby with captive-born stock from the mid 1990's to present. This species is from small, delicate and specialized habitats in Florida and they should NEVER been bought as wild-caught. I strongly recommend buying on CB stock for this species.

*** ONLY Captive-born spiderlings well-started (2nd/3rd instar) are offered for sale. Their parents are always captive-born. Sales are ONLY to professional, experienced keepers 18 yrs. or older. A venomous form will be required for purchase.

Scientific description author and date: Kaston, 1938

Range: Florida Habitat: Palmetto scrub.

Type: Arboreal

Color/pattern/appearance: Red and black with red hour glass marking underneath abdomen.

Maximum size: 16mm

Temperature: 78F-85F day. No lower than 55F night.

Humidity: 40-60%

Tank setup: Adults can be housed in 32 ounce cups to 2.5 gal. tanks with 1"-2" deep "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss. No water dish needed. Provide climbing branches.

Feeding requirements: Spiderlings/juvs twice a week small cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week one medium cricket. Water requirements: Mist tank once a week or two with fine water mist to keep humidity around 40-60%. Do not get too humid. This is a desert/scrub species that don't do well in 80% humidity environments.

Disposition: Aggressive. Do not free handle. Juvenile to adult females are dangerous with their bite. Mature males can not bite.

Venom effects: DANGEROUS especially to children under the age of 7, elderly people or anyone not in good health. Anti-venom is available in major hospitals.

Growth rate: Fast. Males mature in less than four months (?). Females in six (?).

Breeding remarks: Easy. Once breed, the female can make up to seven sacs. Number of eggs: 200+ first sac and by the seventh sac only about 40.

Great scorpion for beginners. Easy to keep, not aggressive and the venom is weak. Olive keel lines across its carapace is the unique look to this scorpion that is a common import from Tanzania.

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SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE:
RANGE: Tanzania
HABITAT: Savanna (rock areas)
TYPE: Terrestrial
COLOR/PATTERN/APPEARANCE: Brownish overall with olive "keel" lines across the carapace. Flat look with short tails in the females. Males have much longer tails.
MAXIMUM SIZE: With tail extended 6" in the males
TEMPERATURE: 75F-85F
HUMIDITY: 60%-70%
TANK SETUP: Adults can be housed in 10 gal. tanks with 2"-3" deep "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss, shallow and wide water dish. Cork bark or resin plastic shelter or better yet, some flat rocks with crevices between them.
FEEDING REQUIREMENTS: Babies/juvs twice a week small cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week medium to large cricket (2-3), roaches (1-2) or pinkie mouse or rat pup. This genus is fond of millipedes too.
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Mist tank 1-2 times a week with fine water mist to keep humidity around 60%. Change water dish whenever fouled or at least 1-2 times a week.
DISPOSITION: Not aggressive. Rarely stings. If repeatedly disturbed, they will attempt to pinch with their claws and use their stinger as a last resort.
VENOM EFFECTS: Weak. Assumed to be medically insignificant.
GROWTH RATE: 2 to 4 yrs. (?)
LONGEVITY: ? At least 5 years though
BREEDING REMARKS: Unknown, but 15 to 30 babies is to be expected.

P. apacheanus - adult FP. apacheanus - adult F THE "Holy grail of Jumping Spiders"!!! Extremely rare in our hobby! My captive-breeding program with these will be expected to supply the hobby with CB stock in Feb. '09. Inquire about getting on a reservation list for these rare beauties. One of the most in-demand and most colorful jumpers of the world. For more info and pics, see: http://bugguide.net/node/view/27092/bgpage , www.users.qwest.net/~phidippus/page8.htm

H. arizonensis
Scientific description author and date: Family Caraboctonidae
Range: (U.S.A) Arizona, New Mexico, California
Habitat: Desert
Type: Burrower
Color/pattern/appearance: Pale yellow overall. No pattern.
Maximum size: 6"
Temperature: 30°C throughout daylight hours, drops at night
Humidity: low, under 20%
Tank setup: babies/juvs can be housed in 16 ounce cups. Sub-adults/adults can be housed in plastic, shoe box-sized containers or up to a 2.5 gal. tank. Cork bark or resin plastic shelter.
Feeding requirements: babies/juvs need to eat twice a week small cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week medium to large cricket (2-3), roaches (1-2).
Water requirements: None. If fed every two weeks, they will get their moisture requirements from their prey.
Disposition: Aggressive. Do not free handle. They will readily sting.
Venom effects: Mild venom, but painful. Not considered life-threatening.
Growth rate: Slow. May live 15-20 yrs.
Breeding remarks: Challenging. Babies are difficult to rear.
Number of babies: 15-20 (?)
*** More info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_desert_hairy_scorpion

Usually imported only once or twice a year from Egypt into the U.S., these have to be some of the most bizarre invertebrate creatures known to our hobby! They are the fastest arachnid running around at 10 mph. They have a very high metabolism when compared to tarantulas. In the fact, these monsters are very active and eat frequently and on large prey. They look like a cross between a spider and a scorpion, but they do not have venom glands nor fangs or a stinger. They can bite with their very powerful mandibles though. Do NOT handle. They are super aggressive! In the desert, they are very nocturnal, but attracted to bright lights. Males are rarely collected and imported.

The one bad thing about these creatures is their life cycle. They rarely live over a year in the wild and as imported adults, do not expect to keep them long. Because of this, we do not guarantee live arrival with this particular beast.

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SCIENTIFIC DESCRIPTION: AUTHOR & DATE:
RANGE: Egypt and various Middle East and N. African countries
HABITAT: Desert
TYPE: Burrowing
COLOR/PATTERN/APPEARANCE: Sand yellow/tan
MAXIMUM SIZE: 6"
TEMPERATURE: 80F to 90F day with drops no lower than 70F at night
HUMIDITY: 20% to 40% in their tank (higher in their burrow)
TANK SETUP: Adults can be housed in 10 gal. tanks with 4"-6" deep with play sand mixed with "Cocosoft" substrate or peat moss, shallow and wide water dish. Cork bark or resin plastic shelter.
FEEDING REQUIREMENTS: Babies/juvs twice a week small cricket (1-2). Sub-adults/adults once a week medium to large cricket (2-3), roaches (1-2) or pinkie mouse or rat pup.
WATER REQUIREMENTS: Mist tank once a week with fine water mist to raise the humidity slightly. Change water dish whenever fouled or at least 1-2 times a week.
DISPOSITION: Aggressive. Do not free handle. They will bite if disturbed.
VENOM EFFECTS: None, but their bite could give a bacterial infection
GROWTH RATE: Unknown
LONGEVITY: Annual species
BREEDING REMARKS: Unknown

This rarely imported central Chile species is in the family NEMESIIDAE. It looks like a tarantula, but it is a true spider and is a fast, semi-arboreal and colorful spider. It is similar-looking to A. francki, but chevron pattern is not as vivid. It is still a very pretty-looking spider and very interesting to keep. Keep 70F-80F day with drops of no lower than 40F at night with humidity of 50%-70%.

*** FL residents need to read the following link as this species is purchase restrictions for Florida residents. See: www.tarantulaspiders.com/page/fl-residents-read

Rarely imported! This unique spider is in the family NEMESIIDAE. It looks like a tarantula, but it is a true spider and is a fast, semi-arboreal and colorful spider. It reaches a 3 cm in body length, has a light coffee-colored abdomen and a dull red leg and carapace coloration. Skittish to semi-aggressive. Keep 21C-29C with 50-70% humidity. It is from northern Chile and was first exported in 2007 and entered the U.S. hobby for the first time 12/13/07.

*** FL residents need to read the following link as this species is purchase restrictions for Florida residents. See: www.tarantulaspiders.com/page/fl-residents-read