Blondi - Biggest spider in the world???

taorchard1987 · May 18, 2005

Okay, i have been researchingT.Blondi's as i am currently thinking about buying one. However i was just on petbugs.com looking at the caresheet for it, then it says its considered to be the biggest spider, but some people beleive otherwise. My question being, what other spider comes into into consideration for being the largest :?

Id appreciate any replies, thanks
tom

Mandi · May 18, 2005

t. apophysis

taorchard1987 · May 18, 2005

Oh sorry ive got completely mixed up, lol. 4get the question :8o

Lorgakor · May 18, 2005

Lasiodora paryhabana is considered to have as big a leg span, but not be quite as heavy as the T. blondi. L. difficilis I hear gets really big. I believe there are some arborials that are pretty huge as well. The Singapore blue and P. ornata (I think?) I know it's one of the pokies. I know there are others but I can't think of them at the moment!

Blasphemy · May 18, 2005

The ever mysterious Hysterocrates hercules is also supposed to be enormous. There is little information on that species though. As far as T. blondi and T. apophysis, the apophysis is supposed to have a bigger legspan but isn't as heavy-bodied as blondi

greenfiremajick · May 18, 2005

I think the H. gigas gets 9-10" as well....

Lorgakor said:
Lasiodora paryhabana is considered to have as big a leg span, but not be quite as heavy as the T. blondi. L. difficilis I hear gets really big. I believe there are some arborials that are pretty huge as well. The Singapore blue and P. ornata (I think?) I know it's one of the pokies. I know there are others but I can't think of them at the moment!

Sean · May 18, 2005

Lorgakor said:
Lasiodora paryhabana is considered to have as big a leg span, but not be quite as heavy as the T. blondi. L. difficilis I hear gets really big. I believe there are some arborials that are pretty huge as well. The Singapore blue and P. ornata (I think?) I know it's one of the pokies. I know there are others but I can't think of them at the moment!

Dosent the P.Rufilata have a longer legspan than P. Ornanta?

Vanisher · May 18, 2005

taorchard1987 said:
Okay, i have been researchingT.Blondi's as i am currently thinking about buying one. However i was just on petbugs.com looking at the caresheet for it, then it says its considered to be the biggest spider, but some people beleive otherwise. My question being, what other spider comes into into consideration for being the largest :?

Id appreciate any replies, thanks
tom

Yes it is. T apophysis and some oters can maybe match blondi in legspan, but when it comes to bodymass and weight blondi is the largest. Cheers.!!!///Johan

stonemantis · May 18, 2005

T. Blondi is definetly the heaviest Tarantula tipping the scales at 1/4 lb. As far as legspan there are a few species that can reach the length of a T. Blondi. But I've never personally seen a T. larger than 10" so it's all theory at this point.

critterz · May 18, 2005

Yes, I believe that P. rufilata is supposed to get a bit larger than P. ornata. Can't wait until mine grows a bit.

Tony · May 18, 2005

greenfiremajick said:
I think the H. gigas gets 9-10" as well....

Never seen one, i assume they are quite rare....My "H gigas" MAY be 7" and hasnt grown much since I got her (WC) over 2 years ago
T

becca81 · May 18, 2005

T. blondi is in the Guiness Book of World Records as the biggest spider, at 11" leg span for a male. There have been reports of tarantulas with a larger legspan (T. apophysis, I believe), but there is no documentation to back up the claims.

Blasphemy · May 18, 2005

I remembered seeing this article online awhile back...kind of fits in with this thread so check this out: http://arachnophiliac.co.uk/burrow/bustard.htm

Dr Pies · May 18, 2005

Blasphemy said:
I remembered seeing this article online awhile back...kind of fits in with this thread so check this out: http://arachnophiliac.co.uk/burrow/bustard.htm

Just read the above link and think its kinda wrong to feed a T as to where its so heavy it looks like it has difficulty in walking! Overfeeding to those extremes could be called a form of cruelty I guess.. ?

Michael Jacobi · May 18, 2005

"Biggest" is not a specific enough term as it doesn't clearly differentiate between size and weight. "Largest" and "heaviest" would be better terms.

Heaviest is T. blondi without a doubt, with weights as much as 6 ounces reported. "Largest", as in legspan, would be the more slightly built Theraphosa apophysis at 13+". Males of both of these species attain the greatest legspan.

As has been pointed out, some members of Lasiodora, especially L. parahybana (and also L. klugi and L. difficilis), commonly reach legspans equal to the typical Theraphosa (approximately nine to ten inches). It must be remembered that saying that T. blondi reaches twelve inches is like saying humans reach 7-8 feet. Sure there are some rare exceptions, but based on typical size L. parahybana is as "big" as T. blondi, albeit slightly lighter. I've seen quite a few large T. blondi over the years, but the largest spider I have ever seen was a L. parahybana.

Cheers, Michael

Windchaser · May 18, 2005

Dr Pies said:
Just read the above link and think its kinda wrong to feed a T as to where its so heavy it looks like it has difficulty in walking! Overfeeding to those extremes could be called a form of cruelty I guess.. ?

I have to agree with you on this.

Sean · May 18, 2005

SpiderShoppe said:
"Biggest" is not a specific enough term as it doesn't clearly differentiate between size and weight. "Largest" and "heaviest" would be better terms.

Heaviest is T. blondi without a doubt, with weights as much as 6 ounces reported. "Largest", as in legspan, would be the more slightly built Theraphosa apophysis at 13+". Males of both of these species attain the greatest legspan.

As has been pointed out, some members of Lasiodora, especially L. parahybana (and also L. klugi and L. difficilis), commonly reach legspans equal to the typical Theraphosa (approximately nine to ten inches). It must be remembered that saying that T. blondi reaches twelve inches is like saying humans reach 7-8 feet. Sure there are some rare exceptions, but based on typical size L. parahybana is as "big" as T. blondi, albeit slightly lighter. I've seen quite a few large T. blondi over the years, but the largest spider I have ever seen was a L. parahybana.

Cheers, Michael

How large was it?

Matt · May 19, 2005

As this thread is not Specific to Ts Dr. Peter Jaeger describes the Heteropoda maxima (a crab spider) as one of the largest spider with upto 30 cm (11,8 inch) legspan.

Heteropoda maxima

matt

Steve Nunn · May 19, 2005

I want to know what counts, which tarantula has the biggest embolus.

Crotalus · May 19, 2005

Steve Nunn said:
I want to know what counts, which tarantula has the biggest embolus.

The infamous Cojone spider from Mexico perhaps?

/Lelle

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