Hysterocrates gigas 1.5” checkout_work size 2”-3” unsexed

size 2”-3” unsexed

Fairly defensive spider that will rear up when disturbed showing those striking colors

In my experience this is one the smaller Psalmopoeus species with adults reaching about 5 inches in leg span

Günter Schmidt in honor of Jean Michel Verdez who was the first to consider this a new Brachypelma (Tliltocatl now) species

Aka the Electric blue tarantula

Hysterocrates gigas 1.5” checkout_work size 2”-3” unsexedsize 1. 5 Everyones favorite brown spider. Reaching 6 inches as adults; these spiders use their powerful hind legs to dig extensive tunnel systems in which they live in. Theres is some controversy about how much this species likes to swim as Ive heard for years how much they love the water. However 30 years later Ive yet to see a video of one that wasnt gently nudged in the water, and the rumors of them hunting fish underwater are unfounded. These