All I know for sure is that T.stirmi lacks knee hairs (patella?) where T.blondi doesn't. As slings blondi and apophysis have a certain amount of pink toes. I'm sure someone more experienced with these guys will chime in. Good luck, Bryce.
+1. Very few true blondi around.
Stirmi have hair on their patella, just not the long hairs like on the rest of the leg segments. Blondi slings from Europe would sell for $110, but then so would stirmi. If they're good sized and selling for $110, that seems awful low for something as rare as blondi is these days, but it's possible. Apophysis would be even more unlikely. I'm skeptical as I've see juvenile/subadult/adult stirmi being sold as blondi and apophysis from dealers and importers, and those wrong names are going to circulate thru to the final owner.
Most countries have closed down. Blondi and apophysis were coming in as w/c, but aren't anymore. Stirmi are still w/c, and the vast majority of non-slings for sale are w/c, and in need of a good home. With some food and water (and moist substrate and good ventilation), they adjust well to captivity.
I found t apophysis for 80 cad I would guess that is a good deal
Back in 2014, they were relatively rare. As @Dorifto said, be cognizant if the date when looking at threads as the availability of said tarantulas can vary drastically
Yeah I see that I was just wondering what a if anyone would consider this a good dealLook at the date...
