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O. diamantinensis - terrestrial or arboreal?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 60032" data-attributes="member: 1084"><p>Look at the body structure. It's got the body structure of a terrestrial so I personally would house it as such. With certain species, like GBB's and OBT's, them falling isn't AS much of a concern as it is with most terrestrials due to them being better climbers than most. I wouldn't say that most terrestrials have arboreal habits though, I do feel that that's a bit of an inaccurate statement. Brachypelmas, Aphonopelma, Grammastola, Acanthoscurria, Theraphosa, Lasiodora, are all very large and diverse genera with many recognizable species in the hobby. Pretty much all of these are, in my experience, rather poor/clumsy climbers, and more prone to falling. This all comes down to the fact that their bodies are simply not designed for an arboreal lifestyle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chubbs, post: 60032, member: 1084"] Look at the body structure. It's got the body structure of a terrestrial so I personally would house it as such. With certain species, like GBB's and OBT's, them falling isn't AS much of a concern as it is with most terrestrials due to them being better climbers than most. I wouldn't say that most terrestrials have arboreal habits though, I do feel that that's a bit of an inaccurate statement. Brachypelmas, Aphonopelma, Grammastola, Acanthoscurria, Theraphosa, Lasiodora, are all very large and diverse genera with many recognizable species in the hobby. Pretty much all of these are, in my experience, rather poor/clumsy climbers, and more prone to falling. This all comes down to the fact that their bodies are simply not designed for an arboreal lifestyle. [/QUOTE]
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