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

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

This Cuban species is my favorite or the genus with its stunning gold color

One of the prettier in the genus

Described all the way back in 1793 by Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius

Psalmopoeus cambridgei 1/2” checkout_work In my experience this issize 1 2 Trinidads most recognizable tarantula. The Trinidad Chevron tarantula is a large arboreal spider with an attitude. This is a fast growing spider that is easy to breed, and can obtain leg spans up to 7 8 inches. Females can sometimes lay up to 2 3 fertilized eggsacs from one mating. Described in 1895 by legendary taxonomist Reginald Innes Pocock and is the type species for the genus Psalmopoeus.