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Without doubt this is the most common tarantula in captivity today. They are often sold in pet shops, that usually dont have a wide variety of other terrarium animals, for cheap

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You will find this beautyful species in dry bushy semidesert areas in Paraguana, Falcon State, Venezuela. This species have been in the hobby since the mid 90's and are bred frequently.

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Most members of this genus are easily recognized by the foveal protuberance ( “horn”) on the carapace. Recently this genus was revised (Gallon 2008) which includes species that lack this protuberance.

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Under 1970-80 this was the most common tarantula in captivity. It was imported in thousands to the pet trade. Today the entire genus Brachypelma are protected by a CITES II listing and wildcaught smithi are not so common anymore in the pet trade.

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The purseweb spider, Atypus affinis Bristowe 1958, belongs to Atypidae, subfamily of the Mygalomorphae and a relative to the tarantulas. It can be found in the southern part of Sweden, in...

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