Theraphosa blondi

[Tony Wilson]

[Chris Graham]

Hi, the tarantula pictured is Theraphosa stirmi and not Theraphosa blondi

http://www.arachnophiles.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?16981-The-Theraphosa-Situation-Visual-ID&

[Tony Wilson]

Chris, Thanks for this, it was bought as a blondi and to be honest I never challenged it...great link BTW...again thanks - Tony

[Paul Arnold]

I had the same problem a few months ago..bought a T.Blondi from a pet shop (no picture available on the site) and it turned out to be T.Stirmi. I had no idea that T.Stirmi lacked hairs on the knees and it was thanks to this forum and a bts members info that I confirmed mine was not T.Blondi.

[Tony Wilson]

Now that we agree this is T. stirmi, would one of the mods alter the thread title...delete blondi insert stirmi? Thanks!

[martin hudson]

Blondi,Stirmi, its a very cool tarantula,enjoy