Whats the most aggresive T ?

JC

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P.murinus is defiantly ranked pretty high up there in the defensive tarantula category.
 

Ariel

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first off I would suggest you try the search option, I'm sure this has been discussed before. Now, personally my opinion is that a tarantula is "Defensive" no "aggressive" its going to defend its turf not chase you around your room.

However it really depends on each individual spider, out of my collection one might assume my P. murinus would be my most defensive, but my P. cambridgei is much much worse. (on a normal bases, s/he's settled down since going into premolt).
 

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Out of all the T's I have had my OBT and P Ornata were the worst. Cleaning time was a nightmare with these two. Even my King Baboon was not that bad unless you REALLY provoked her. SHe was semi-handleable. OBT or P Ornata.
 

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defensive,not aggressive.;)

in my collection it would be my OBT,and then my G.rosea,believe it or not.
and i do have a H lividum.;)
 

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I believe you about the G rosea. I have a GORGEOUS mature male. But while he is pretty he doesn't take any crap. Highly defensive and has tagged me a couple of times. Never had one like him.
 

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I believe you about the G rosea. I have a GORGEOUS mature male. But while he is pretty he doesn't take any crap. Highly defensive and has tagged me a couple of times. Never had one like him.
oh well,at least she isnt constantly aggressive.
she'll calm down after a while and once i brush her out of the enclosure she just wants to take a walk.:D
 

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Not legs. I have never seen a G Rosea act like him. But I guess that lends credence top the theory that it really depends on the T. I even had a fairly defensive Chaco at one time. She calmed down after a while though.
 

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Not legs. I have never seen a G Rosea act like him. But I guess that lends credence top the theory that it really depends on the T. I even had a fairly defensive Chaco at one time. She calmed down after a while though.
yeah...my friend was like...:eek: ...when i told him my G rosea he gave me was defensive.LOL.
it really does depend on the T,theyre not computers after all.:rolleyes:
 

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No they aren't. I think part of the problem people have when it comes to dealing with any animal or insect is the general public thinks that evrything uses the same thought process as a person. Most people never take the time to research, study, and look at things from the animals natural point of view. I guess that is ok though. It just means more for us!!{D
 

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dont mean to hijack your thread zac

How about defensive in say a
species in general
like if your going to buy
T solely based on the level of defensiveness
What is that T?

in other words what species has a
reputation of being defensive
 

Exo

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My friend's H.mac is so bad that I can safely say that she is considered "Agressive". She will actually pursue and try to bite any moving object that enters her cage. :eek:
 

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My friend's H.mac is so bad that I can safely say that she is considered "Agressive". She will actually pursue and try to bite any moving object that enters her cage. :eek:
So, what you're saying is, she's defending her territory.

Defensive, not offensive.

If she chases you out of the cage and through the house and across the street, let me know.
 

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If she chases you out of the cage and through the house and across the street, let me know.
I just laughed so hard at that the mental image of that, that I woke up my daughter :D
 

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Whats the most aggresive tarantula ?
Until I see a T trying to escape for the sole purpose of eating my face off in retribution, there is no such thing as an "aggressive" tarantula. Rarely, if ever, will you encounter unprovoked reactions. Even then, something had to spook them. :p

Now, if you're wanting to know what the most defensive species is, I highly recommend an S. calceatum.

Although some species are defensive as a whole, temperament tends to rely more on the individual member of any given species. My P. cambridgei is an obnoxiously recalcitrant individual for being a member of what is supposed to be the calmest species within his genus. There is another individual P. cambridgei I know of that is just as ill-tempered as mine.

Between my P. cambridgei and my S. cal, none of my others frighten me in the least.
 

Exo

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So, what you're saying is, she's defending her territory.

Defensive, not offensive.

If she chases you out of the cage and through the house and across the street, let me know.
Say what you will, but a spider that comes looking for a fight the second you open the door on the cage seems pretty "aggressive" to me. Her wonderfull personality earned my friend a trip to the ER.
 
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