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Originally Posted by Pepper
The only definitive thing I can find is that mature males are usually out a lot because they're cruisin for tha ladeez . You seem pretty knowledgeable about T's, what's your personal favorite that a T noob like me could handle setting up? Since I guess I just need to shoot for a male adult.
And what about other insects like mantids and such?
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My favorites for newbs are some of the grammastola sp., not necessarilly porteri or cala but some of the other more colorful ones like ihingeri.
there are some acanthoscurria sp like geniculatta that are colorful and out in the open a lot as adults. they are a bit more nervous than grammastola but definately worth a look.....
There are a large number of tarantulas to choose from.It can be somewhat of a headache trying to pick but a lot of fun.
other incects I don't do to much with as you say they are 'very' seasonal and short lifespans.
There are some spiders like latrodectus [widows] and loxoceles [violin spiders] that live longer but extreme caution should be exercised with these. I have some for my personal collection and they are my favorites.
Some of the larger huntsman spiders live many seasons but are insanely fast.
As far as favorite tarantula genus goes it would have to be grammastola for beginners, my personal favorite in there is chalcothrix