Some Australian species for you guys

[Jigalojey]

Hi guys Jigalojey here, some of you might recognize me from Arachnoboards, I'm an Australian Tarantula hobbyist and I'd like to share a few of my Tarantulas with you

• Phlogius "Hanns river" Strenuus they're quite a bit more bulky than your normal Phlogius Strenuus, back in 2008 they were originally thought to be a locality of Goliaths, this is one of my first Tarantulas ever and she is nearing 7 inches

 

[Jigalojey]

This is my favorite Species and single Tarantula of my whole collection

• Phlogius Goliath this is the largest species in all of Australia, the largest Living specimen that I know of is in Steve Nunns care (the tarantula in the mating video) and is well over 8 inches and still growing, the largest specimen ever is a 9 inch 100 year old specimen framed at the Queensland museum.
• My Goliath pictured is one of the daughters of Steve Nunns Goliath from 2013 which makes her roughly 2 years and 5 months old, she is sitting on 5 inches and due for a molt within the next few weeks which will surely push her way over the 5 inch mark.

 

[Jigalojey]

Up next small but feisty.

• Coremiocnemis tropix This is Australia's Only known Coremiocnemis species, discovered in 2005 in damp rainforest areas up in the town of Cairns it was thought to be a dwarf sp, this tradition of calling it a dwarf lasted for many years until finally people asked 'why is my Tropix nearing the 140mm mark" what was actually going on is our 'dwarf Tropix" were breeding like rabbits in the wild and that delayed them growth as they had to take care of their sacks, take them out of the wild and they start to grow again.

 

[Jigalojey]

Last but not least I will upload some videos

• My 5.5 inch Goliath male loaned for mating with Steve Nunns huge Goliath, here you can really see her size

1. This is my Coremiocnemis tropix Striking, throwing up threats and strangulating like it's going out of fashion, very highly strung species

• Showing just how passive my Phlogius Goliath is, make no mistake these are all Old worlds haha

• Handling my Phlogius "Hanns river" Strenuus also quite a nasty species.

 

[Jigalojey]

Anyway guys I hoped you enjoyed this thread, this took a lot longer than I thought it would to make.

 

[spidey noob]

thanks for shareing !!! thats some awsome Ts u have there,
im likeing the Coremiocnemis tropixthats one mean T lol

 

[Entity]

yeah awesome spiders. nuts for holding them but, to each is own. lol

 

[Jigalojey]

Thanks, just differences in the hobby I guess, Aus hobby seems to be 20 years behind in regards to holding because no one here has a problem with it, I do agree though, these are old worlds and must be handled with great care.

 

[Entity]

lol. yeah have u been bitten? painful?

 

[Jigalojey]

No, I have heard of bushmen being tagged though and brought to tears hahaha

 

[Entity]

yeah im thinking it would suck pretty bad. lol

 

[Jigalojey]

Yeah they pack one hell of a bite, 9 hours of muscle cramps and vomiting, also have a 100% kill ratio on dogs and cats of all sizes.

 

[Entity]

wow. ...lol so yeah i reiterate...u r nuts for holding them.

 

[Jigalojey]

Haha I'd say the same if I was on the other side of the fence, though hand pics seem to be my best pics by a mile, however notice there is one species there I showed with no hand pics?? Yeah that species is out of control lol.

 

[Entity]

the tropix? from the video?

 

[Jigalojey]

Yep lol

 

[Entity]

lol. figured.

 

[timc]

Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick you got some fortitude putting your hand in those enclosures. Rad spiders though. I had heard Australia had some tough restrictions on tarantulas and other inverts is this true? If so how do you go about getting your hands on these guys? (Pun slightly intended)

 

[Jigalojey]

Haha I like that reply, you see they have tough regards native species leaving the country (almost a full blown ban) Steve Nunn had to jump through some crazy hoops to get them exported to America like prove they're 3rd generation bred in captivity, get given permits and in the end he lost a heap of money, then we have foreign species coming into the country which is a (full blown ban)

 

[spidey noob]

@Jigalojey
thats totaly sucks !!! i new Australia had restrictions on imported fish (wild caught) but i didnt no abought the trantulas !!! so what species are avalible bar the Australian species ??? (i asume the pet trade is still has b,smithi ect)