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Phantomon2010 — My New Tarantula
Published: 2011-01-29 21:38:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 1649; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 212
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This is my new tarantula! She's a Chaco Golden Knee, Grammostola pulchripes, one of the friendliest tarantulas in existence! She lets me pet her and hold her for hours! I got her when I went to get crickets a last night. Isn't she gorgeous!
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Pretty! Even though I don't exactly like spiders, she's still pretty! And fuzzy ^^
What's her name?
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I call her Audacia. Her name means 'courage' in Latin, and it suits her, i think. ^_^
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Awwww!! Such a pretty and sweet name! ^^
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Ive just got a baby 1.5-2 inch leg spam golden knee
At that size do you know if the bite would still hurt?? :/
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Any size tarantula bite might hurt a little bit, but their bites are nothing to worry about.
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BEAUTIFUL I want one of these but the ratio of black:yellow is exceptional. Nice find =]
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Thanks! She's a wonderful spider. Gorgeous colors, and an exceptional personality!
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Shes beautiful, i have one called Mai but shes only about half an inch at the mo!
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Yes she is! And I so agree with you. I have one named Aphrodite. And she's so sweet and gentle.
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Aphrodite is a gorgeous name for a tarantula! It's perfect for such a sweet tarantula, too!
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Thanks! I named her after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love who was often described as golden. So that's why I thought it was a good name for my beautiful Chaco golden-knee.
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That's really awesome! My twin sister says that if I ever get a G. pulchra that she's naming it either Athena or Apollo. :3
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I have a Grammostola spatulata (Chilean red flame tarantula) named Athena. She's very sweet too.
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Aww. I think all Grammostola are awesome.
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Thanks! I saw her in the store and thought "How Cute!" so she had to come home with me.
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Are you sure this is an Eupalastrus campestratus (Pink Zebra Beauty)?
It looks like a Grammostola Pulchripes (Chaco Gold-knee)
May I ask where you bought it from? Perhaps they got the common names mixed up.
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That's what she was sold to me as... but I'm not sure.
I bought it from a pet store in the town where I attend College. It's possible that there was a mixup... They did have an Avicularia sp. labeled as a rose hair...
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Yeah... I found out that the petstore had it wrong.
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Aww, looks like my Grammi.
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I did just find out that she is indeed a G. pulchripes/aureostriata.
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Hehe. 
I have a male one. 
And one little tip: give her some forest soil (up to 20 cm high). They are good little "excavators".
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I'm happy with her.
Your little guy is so adorable!
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She was sold to me as a Eupalastrus campestratus but I'm waiting for a conformation on the ID.
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