GBBSPECIMEN 001
Greenbottle Blue
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
GROUPNew World Tarantula
RANGEFalcón, Venezuela, especially the Paraguaná Peninsula
TEMPERAMENTFast, skittish, and visible. More likely to bolt into silk than stand and fight
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P. metallicaSPECIMEN 002
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental
Poecilotheria metallica
GROUPOld World Tarantula
RANGEEastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India, with published records extending farther south into Tamil Nadu
TEMPERAMENTShy, lightning-fast, and happiest when ignored
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M. balfouriSPECIMEN 003
Socotra Island Blue Baboon
Monocentropus balfouri
GROUPOld World Tarantula
RANGESocotra Island, Yemen
TEMPERAMENTOld World reflexes, communal heart
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H. macSPECIMEN 004
Togo Starburst Baboon
Heteroscodra maculata
GROUPOld World Tarantula
RANGEWest and Central Africa, especially Togo and Ghana in the hobby record
TEMPERAMENTFast does not cover it. Keepers say it teleports
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OBTSPECIMEN 005
Orange Baboon Tarantula
Pterinochilus murinus
GROUPOld World Tarantula
RANGECentral, Eastern, and Southern Africa, including DR Congo, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and South Africa
TEMPERAMENTLegendary. Defensive, fast, and entirely unapologetic
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