Species Database
Browse comprehensive care guides for 197 tarantula species
Acanthoscurria brocklehursti
Brazilian Black and White Tarantula
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Acanthoscurria geniculata
Brazilian White Knee
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Acanthoscurria juruenicola
Brazilian Orange-banded
Adult Size: ~7 inches
Antillena rickwesti
Hispaniolan Pinktoe
Adult Size: 3.5-4.5 inches
Aphonopelma anax
Texas Tan
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Aphonopelma bicoloratum
Mexican Blood Leg
Adult Size: 4.5-5 inches
Aphonopelma chalcodes
Desert Blonde
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Aphonopelma crinirufum
Costa Rican Orangemouth
Adult Size: ~5 inches
Aphonopelma hentzi
Texas Brown Tarantula
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Aphonopelma johnnycashi
Johnny Cash Tarantula
Adult Size: ~5 inches
Aphonopelma marxi
Grand Canyon Black
Adult Size: ~4 inches
Aphonopelma moderatum
Rio Grande Gold
Adult Size: ~5 inches
Aphonopelma mooreae
Mexican Jade Fuego
Adult Size: ~6 inches
Aphonopelma seemanni
Costa Rican Striped Knee
Adult Size: 4.5-5 inches
Aspinochilus rufus
Peach Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Augacephalus breyeri
Gold Blush Baboon
Adult Size: 4.5-5 inches
Augacephalus ezendami
Mozambique Horned Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Augacephalus junodi
Mozambique Golden Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Avicularia avicularia
Common Pink Toe
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Avicularia braunshauseni
Goliath Pinktoe
Adult Size: 7-8 inches (largest pinktoe)
Avicularia geroldi
Brazilian Blue-Green Pinktoe
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Avicularia hirschii
Hirsch's Pinktoe
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Avicularia juruensis
Peruvian Pink Toe
Adult Size: 4.5-5.5 inches
Avicularia merianae
Tarapoto Pinktoe
Adult Size: 4.5-5 inches
Avicularia metallica
White Toe
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Avicularia minatrix
Dwarf Pink Toe
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Avicularia purpurea
Purple Pinktoe
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Avicularia rufa
Yellow Banded Pinktoe
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Birupes simoroxigorum
Borneo Neon-Blue Leg
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Bonnetina cyaneifemur
Mexican Blue Femur
Adult Size: 3-3.5 inches (dwarf)
Brachypelma albiceps
Mexican Golden Red Rump
Adult Size: 6-7"
Brachypelma auratum
Mexican Flame Knee
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Brachypelma baumgarteni
Mexican Orange Beauty
Adult Size: 5.5-6 inches
Brachypelma boehmei
Mexican Fire Leg
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Brachypelma emilia
Mexican Red Leg
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Brachypelma hamorii
Mexican Red Knee
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Brachypelma klaasi
Mexican Pink Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Brachypelma smithi
Giant Mexican Red Knee
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Bumba cabocla
Brazilian Redhead
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Bumba horrida
Brazilian Redhead
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Caribena laeta
Puerto Rican Pinktoe
Adult Size: 3.5-4.25 inches
Caribena versicolor
Antilles Pinktoe
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Ceratogyrus attonitifer
Long-Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus
Short-horned Baboon Spider
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ceratogyrus darlingi
Rear Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ceratogyrus marshalli
Straight Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ceratogyrus meridionalis
Lake Malawi Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Ceratogyrus pillansi
Pillans' Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ceratogyrus sanderi
Namibian Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Chilobrachys dyscolus
Cryptic Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Chilobrachys fimbriatus
Indian Violet
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Chilobrachys huahini
Thai Black Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Chilobrachys natanicharum
Electric Blue Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Chilobrachys sp. 'Electric Blue'
Electric Blue Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens
Green Bottle Blue
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Cyclosternum schmardae
Colombian Dwarf
Adult Size: ~4 inches
Cyriocosmus bertae
Peruvian Dwarf Beauty
Adult Size: 2.5-3 inches
Cyriocosmus elegans
Trinidad Dwarf Tiger
Adult Size: 1.5-2 inches
Cyriocosmus leetzi
Colombian Dwarf Beauty
Adult Size: ~2 inches (dwarf)
Cyriocosmus perezmilesi
Bolivian Dwarf Beauty
Adult Size: ~2-2.5 inches (dwarf)
Cyriocosmus ritae
Peruvian Dwarf Tiger
Adult Size: ~2 inches (dwarf)
Cyriopagopus hainanus
Chinese Black Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Cyriopagopus lividus
Cobalt Blue Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Cyriopagopus minax
Giant Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 6-8 inches
Cyriopagopus schmidti
Chinese Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 6-8 inches
Cyriopagopus sp. 'Hati Hati'
Purple Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Cyriopagopus sp. Sulawesi Black
Sulawesi Black Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 6-8 inches
Davus pentaloris
Guatemalan Tiger Rump
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Dolichothele diamantinensis
Brazilian Dwarf Blue Tarantula
Adult Size: 2-2.5 inches
Encyocratella olivacea
Tanzanian Black and Olive
Adult Size: around 4 inches
Ephebopus cyanognathus
Blue Fang Skeleton Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ephebopus murinus
Skeleton Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Ephebopus uatuman
Emerald Skeleton Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Eucratoscelus constrictus
East African Brown Barrel Tarantula
Adult Size: 2.5-3.5 inches
Eucratoscelus pachypus
Stout Leg Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Eupalaestrus campestratus
Pink Zebra Beauty
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Grammostola actaeon
Brazilian Red-Rump
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Grammostola grossa
Pampas Tawny Red
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Grammostola iheringi
Entre Rios Tarantula
Adult Size: 6-8 inches
Grammostola pulchra
Brazilian Black
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Grammostola pulchripes
Chaco Golden Knee
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Grammostola quirogai
Uruguayan Black Beauty
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Grammostola rosea
Chilean Rose Hair
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Grammostola vachoni
Argentine Fossor
Adult Size: ~5 inches
Hapalopus formosus
Pumpkin Patch Tarantula
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Hapalopus guerreroi
Speckle Patch Guerilla Tarantula
Adult Size: 3.5-4
Hapalopus sp. 'Colombia Large'
Pumpkin Patch Tarantula
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Hapalopus sp. 'Colombia Small'
Pumpkin Patch Tarantula (Small Form)
Adult Size: 1.5-2 inches
Haplocosmia himalayana
Himalayan Earth Tiger
Haplopelma vonwirthi
Burmese Chocolate Brown Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Harpactira baviana
Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Harpactira cafreriana
Cape Copper Baboon
Adult Size: 4.5-5.5 inches
Harpactira dictator
Dictator Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Harpactira marksi
Elizabethfontein Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Harpactira namaquensis
Bronze Baboon
Adult Size: 4.5-5 inches
Harpactira pulchripes
Golden Blue Leg Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Heteroscodra maculata
Togo Starburst Baboon
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Heterothele gabonensis
Gabon Blue Dwarf Baboon
Adult Size: 2-3 inches (dwarf)
Heterothele villosella
Tanzanian Dwarf Chestnut Tarantula
Adult Size: 2-3 inches
Holothele longipes
Trinidad Pink
Adult Size: 2-2.75 inches (dwarf)
Homoeomma chilensis
Chilean Flame
Adult Size: 2.5-3 inches (dwarf)
Homoeomma orellanai
Chilean Yellow Flame
Adult Size: 3-3.5 inches
Homoeomma sp. 'Blue'
Blue Dwarf Tarantula
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Hysterocrates gigas
Cameroon Red Baboon
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Hysterocrates hercules
Hercules Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 7-9 inches
Idiothele mira
Blue Foot Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Idiothele nigrofulva
Common Trapdoor Baboon
Adult Size: 3.5-4.5 inches
Iridopelma hirsutum
Bahia Scarlet
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Iridopelma zorodes
Bahia Purple & Red Pinktoe
Adult Size: 4.5-5 inches
Kochiana brunnipes
Brazilian Dwarf Pink Leg
Adult Size: 2-3 inches (dwarf)
Lampropelma nigerrimum
Sangihe Island Black
Adult Size: 5-7 inches
Lasiocyano sazimai
Brazilian Blue
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Lasiodora difficilis
Brazilian Red Bird Eater
Adult Size: 8-10 inches
Lasiodora klugi
Bahia Scarlet Birdeater
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Lasiodora parahybana
Brazilian Salmon Pink
Adult Size: 8-11 inches
Megaphobema mesomelas
Costa Rican Red Leg Tarantula
Adult Size: 5.5-7 inches
Megaphobema robustum
Colombian Giant Redleg
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Megaphobema velvetosoma
Ecuadorian Brown Velvet
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Monocentropus balfouri
Socotra Island Blue Baboon
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Neoholothele incei
Trinidad Olive
Adult Size: 2-3 inches (dwarf)
Nhandu carapoensis
Brazilian Red
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Nhandu chromatus
Brazilian Red and White Tarantula
Nhandu coloratovillosus
Brazilian Black and White Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Nhandu tripepii
Brazilian Giant Blonde
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Omothymus schioedtei
Malaysian Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Omothymus sp. 'Valhalla'
Emerald Shadow
Adult Size: 6+ inches
Omothymus violaceopes
Singapore Blue
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Ornithoctonus aureotibialis
Fringed Ornamental Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Pachistopelma bromelicola
Brazilian Cadet Blue
Adult Size: up to 6 inches
Pachistopelma rufonigrum
Brazilian Bromeliad Tarantula
Adult Size: 3-4 inches
Pamphobeteus antinous
Bolivian Blue Leg Birdeater
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Pamphobeteus fortis
Bolivian Blue Leg
Adult Size: up to 8-10 inches
Pamphobeteus sp. 'machala'
Purple Bloom
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Pamphobeteus sp. 'mascara'
Mascara Giant Birdeater
Adult Size: 7-9 inches
Pamphobeteus sp. 'platyomma'
Brazilian Pink Bloom
Adult Size: 7-9 inches
Pamphobeteus vespertinus
Ecuadorian Red Bloom
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Pelinobius muticus
King Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Phormictopus auratus
Cuban Gold Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Phormictopus cancerides
Haitian Brown Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Phormictopus sp. 'Dominican Purple'
Dominican Purple
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Phormictopus sp. 'Green'
Cuban Green Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Phormingochilus arboricola
Borneo Black
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Phormingochilus everetti
Sarawak Earth Tiger
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Phrixotrichus scrofa
Chilean Copper
Adult Size: ~4 inches
Poecilotheria fasciata
Sri Lankan Ornamental
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Poecilotheria formosa
Salem Ornamental
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica
Rameshwaram Ornamental Tarantula
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Poecilotheria metallica
Gooty Sapphire Ornamental
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Poecilotheria miranda
Bengal Ornamental Tarantula
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Poecilotheria ornata
Fringed Ornamental
Adult Size: 8-9 inches
Poecilotheria regalis
Indian Ornamental
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Poecilotheria rufilata
Red Slate Ornamental Tarantula
Adult Size: 7-9 inches
Poecilotheria smithi
Yellow-backed Ornamental
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Poecilotheria striata
Mysore Ornamental Tarantula
Adult Size: 6-8 inches
Poecilotheria subfusca
Ivory Ornamental
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Poecilotheria tigrinawesseli
Tiger Ornamental
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Poecilotheria vittata
Ghost Ornamental
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Trinidad Chevron
Adult Size: 5-7 inches
Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus
Ecuadorian Suntiger Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Psalmopoeus emeraldus
Emerald Chevron
Psalmopoeus irminia
Venezuelan Suntiger
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Psalmopoeus langenbucheri
Venezuelan Olive
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Psalmopoeus pulcher
Panama Blonde Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Psalmopoeus reduncus
Costa Rican Orange Mouth Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Psalmopoeus victori
Mexican Half and Half
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Pseudoclamoris gigas
Orange Tree Spider
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Pterinochilus chordatus
Kilimanjaro Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Pterinochilus lugardi
Fort Hall Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Pterinochilus murinus
Orange Baboon Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-6 inches
Pterinochilus vorax
Bushveld Horned Baboon
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Selenocosmia crassipes
Queensland Whistling Tarantula
Adult Size: 6-7 inches
Sericopelma angustum
Costa Rican Red-rump
Adult Size: ~5 inches
Sericopelma rubronitens
Panama Blonde Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-7 inches
Stromatopelma calceatum
Featherleg Baboon
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Tapinauchenius gigas
Giant Rusty Featherleg
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Tapinauchenius plumipes
Orange Tree Spider
Adult Size: 4.5-5.5 inches
Tapinauchenius rasti
Caribbean Diamond Tarantula
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti
St. Vincent Tree Spider
Adult Size: 4-4.5 inches
Tapinauchenius sp. 'Yasuni'
Yasuni
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Tapinauchenius violaceus
Purple Tree Spider
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Theraphosa apophysis
Pinkfoot Goliath Birdeater
Adult Size: 11-13 inches
Theraphosa blondi
Goliath Birdeater
Adult Size: 10-11 inches
Theraphosa stirmi
Burgundy Goliath Birdeater
Adult Size: 10-11 inches
Thrixopelma cyaneolum
Cobalt Red Rump
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Thrixopelma ockerti
Peruvian Flame Rump
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Thrixopelma pruriens
Peruvian Green Velvet
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Tliltocatl albopilosus
Curly Hair Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Tliltocatl kahlenbergi
Mexican Black Velvet Tarantula
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Tliltocatl schroederi
Mexican Black Velvet
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Tliltocatl vagans
Mexican Red Rump
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Tliltocatl verdezi
Mexican Rose Grey
Adult Size: 5-6 inches
Typhochlaena seladonia
Brazilian Jewel Tarantula
Adult Size: 1.5-2.5 inches
Xenesthis immanis
Colombian Lesser Black Tarantula
Adult Size: 7-8.5 inches
Xenesthis intermedia
Purple Bloom Bird Eater
Adult Size: 7-8 inches
Ybyrapora diversipes
Amazon Sapphire Pinktoe
Adult Size: 4-5 inches
Ybyrapora gamba
Amazon Pinktoe
Adult Size: 3.5-4 inches
Ybyrapora sooretama
Amazon Purple Sapphire
Adult Size: 4-4.5 inches