Poecilotheria metallica 1”

Poecilotheria metallica 1”size 1 Probably one of the most iconic and recognizable species to have hit the hobby in the last 20 30 years. P. metallica caused such a buzz in the hobby when they first hit the scene in the early 2000s that it changed the market for new species forever with prices unheard of until then. This spider was first described in Reginald Innes Pocock in 1899 and not seen again for 101 years until it was rediscovered by Drs. B. A. Daniel, Sanjay Molur, Rick

This Selenocosmiinae was first described by Ray Gabriel & Daniella Sherwood in 2019

Metallic blue and maroon colors that do darken up a bit with age

These were described all the way back in 1837 by French scientist Charles Walckenaer

However the fairly new genus Amazonius still is valid

they have a huge feeding response and they often stay out in the open

these fossorial spiders can get about 6 inches as adults

A terrestrial species that I believe gets about 4 inches

After a molt these spiders are quite stunning

- Jumpers are wild caught

This unisex ultra cotton tee is a classic

This long lived terrestrial spider from Peru are only sporadically available and aren’t bred often in the U

I’ve personally raised one from a sling and had it for 19 years