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Genus Davus

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New World 7 species

Central American dwarfs with tiger-striped legs, and a webbing habit that outpaces animals three times their size. D. pentaloris is the one most people keep.

They are terrestrial but they will build silk tunnels through everything you put in the enclosure and then live in them. Growth is moderate, adult size is around three inches, and temperament sits in a useful middle ground: not docile, not a nightmare, just fast enough to keep you honest during rehousing.

Guatemalan and Costa Rican stock has been in continuous captive production for years. The genus keeps absorbing species that used to sit in Cyclosternum, so there is the usual lag where the same spider trades under two labels.

Species
7
Live Listings
65
Family Market Index
$125
median market price
Entry Price
$15
Davus fasciatus
Uncommon
Costa Rican Tiger Rump
1 live listing · from $30 mkt $30
Davus pentaloris
Ubiquitous
Guatemalan Tiger Rump
▲ HEATING
36 live listings · from $15 mkt $45
Davus ruficeps
Common
Costa Rican Suntiger
▼ COOLING
2 live listings · from $60 mkt $125
Davus sp. 'Chiapas'
Common
Chiapas Tiger Rump
1 live listing · from $125 mkt $125
Davus sp. 'Mazunte'
Common
Mazunte Tiger Rump
▲ HEATING
1 live listing · from $99 mkt $125
Davus sp. 'Oaxaca'
Common
Oaxacan Tiger Rump
4 live listings · from $70 mkt $75
Davus sp. 'Panama'
Ubiquitous
Lava Tarantula
▲ HEATING
20 live listings · from $90 mkt $150