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Common name: Arizona Blonde, Desert Blonde Scientific name: Aphonopelma chalcodes Experience level: Beginner. They are certainly easy to care for and quite hardy. Appearance: Aphonopelma chalcodes tarantulas are known for their “blonde” hairs. The female is usually a uniform tan color. The males tend to have black legs, a copper-colored cephalothorax and a reddish abdomen. Origin: Southwestern states, especially Arizona, California, and […]

I got a really interesting question a few weeks ago on my tarantula blog – do spiders sleep? I actually did not know the answer! In fact, does anyone know?! I had to find out and do some research. Now, I will say that in my time with Spidey, I have seen her do some crazy stuff that LOOKS like […]

As you may know, I recently got Spidey a baby sister/brother and acquired a captive bred Arizona blonde (Aphonopelma chalcodes) sling from Ill Exotics! And now that I’m raising my first sling, I’m finally going to focus on a question I get a lot: How to feed a baby tarantula? From what I’ve been learning so far, there are some […]

The Legend of the Christmas Spider (a German legend) Many years ago, so long ago that nobody quite remembers exactly when it was, there stood in the middle of a thick forest in Germany a big, beautiful stone house. A family lived in the house, and everyone who visited fell in love with the place. The visitors included the children’s […]

*This piece was written and submitted by Madeline Colli* Tarantula fangs are a crucial piece of spider anatomy, but there are very often questions from beginners about whether or not tarantula fangs can be removed. While it may be a comforting hope for a wannabe tarantula owner or someone who is scared of spiders, the idea that a tarantula’s fangs […]

When people think about tarantulas, they hardly think about a spider doing a cute little dance – but many T owners are VERY familiar with the “happy” tarantula dance and other silly behaviors these spiders do! What is the “happy” tarantula dance? It’s a common behavior that occurs after a tarantula has caught its prey and it really looks like […]

This is going to be a personal post, but one I’ve thought about for a while. Mental health is something that this country needs to take more seriously. More people than ever are suffering from anxiety or depression, often times both. I have always been on the anxious side of things. Anxiety and depression runs in my family, on both […]

Spidey, my Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (also known as a Grammostola Rosea) can spend weeks doing absolutely nothing in her tank other than laying around and being cute, and then have an extremely active week (or month). This little chilean rose hair tarantula usually slows down in the winter and becomes more active once things warm up, but it seems […]

Common name: Gooty Sapphire Ornamental Scientific name: Poecilotheria metallica Experience level: Advanced Appearance: Poecilotheria metallica tarantulas have a beautiful geometric body coloration, and is the only Poecilotheria (or Pokie) species that has blue hair. Interestingly enough, this blue hue comes through much more when a Poecilotheria metallica matures, as these tarantulas are much less chromatic when they are young (the blue […]

This is going to be a different post, and one that I am honesty uncomfortable making. But as I get more involved in the tarantula community, making tarantula content and getting to know other tarantula owners, I really want to expand and give back more. I’ve noticed that the tarantula community is really limited in fun, creative, and educational material […]