A few Aussies
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Angel Minkov
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Damn, I want a Phlogius 
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Should be able to find them in Europe.Damn, I want a Phlogius
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Am I the only one that thinks Australian tarantulas are odd? I mean....Australia has some pretty odd looking animals that are all sorts of colors. Of all the places, you'd think they'd have some crazy looking tarantulas too! Just crazy to me that of all the possible outcomes, only these 'bland' ones survived to mate. (Which is pretty amazing still! It is cool how nature picks what survives)
I have seen lots of colored ones like electric blue etc, they just don't make it to the hobby for some reason.
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Take some pics! I would love to see them, would be a nice 'change of pace' from what is usually seen!
(I am not saying they are ugly though, I think they are really pretty actually!)
(I am not saying they are ugly though, I think they are really pretty actually!)
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I have never seen most of those lol! :love:
Arachnomaniac19
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Is the orange one arboreal? I'm just asking because I've heard of an orange AB Aussie T.
DVMT
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They all look so velvety and have real saturation in the colors. Very beautiful! I get where Biollantefan54 is coming from. With all the crazy stuff in Australia you would figure they would have some "pokie like" species or stuff with some crazy patterns. Now, they do have that little bugger that flips over and stridulates like crazy. Which species was that, Jey?
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Yeah, they still look awesome! There is that one that sounds just like a rattlesnake too.
awiec
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That silver one is very nice, I know there are 2-3 species in the states but I can't justify getting some currently due to financial constraints.
bscheidt1020
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That tan/orange one is incredible. I would love a Pholgius sp. Goliath or Crassipes. I think they have one of the most beautiful deep brown tones I have ever seen on any of the brown T's. I am holding off on P. Cancerides in hopes of getting one of those beautiful brown Phlogius species as my premier brown spider(alongside my P. Muticus).
King Sparta
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whooaaa. That looks really AWESOME. too bad they are not in the hobby. Even if they were, they would be REALLY expensive.
Poec54
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Actually there's 6 Phlogius in the US and several Selenotypus, all courtesy of the noble efforts of Steve Nunn.
awiec
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I was aware of Mr.Nunn and his constant work, I haven't gone spider shopping in a while so last time I check sellers list there were 3 I recall seeing, but all the better for when I do decide to get some
Poec54
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Steve exported youngsters to a few countries on two or three occasions; the Phlogius have been maturing and have been bred, and the US born slings are what you see dealers with now. Selenotypus are slower growing and I haven't seen any slings for sale (yet). Without Steve, none of those would have happened. I'm very excited that we have Aussies in the US. There's more great Australian species I hope will be exported too.
The Phlogius here are: Stents, Eunice, Black Pressley, Goliath, PQ113, and crassipes.
Nah the orange one isn't arboreal