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Genus Lasiodora

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New World 6 species

Brazilian giants. L. parahybana, the salmon pink birdeater, reaches eight or nine inches and produces egg sacs with well over a thousand eggs, which is the entire reason it is one of the least expensive large tarantulas in the world.

That supply glut is worth understanding. One successful female floods a regional market. Prices on slings are near the floor for anything this size, and they stay there because production capacity vastly exceeds demand. If you want a genuinely large tarantula on a small budget, this is the answer and it has been the answer for twenty years.

They grow fast, eat constantly, and kick urticating hairs with enthusiasm. Not a beginner spider despite the price, mostly because an eight-inch animal with a hair-flicking reflex is a different rehousing problem than a four-inch one.

Species
6
Live Listings
46
Family Market Index
$52
median market price
Entry Price
$8
Lasiodora benedeni
Uncommon
Brazilian Red Birdeater
1 live listing · from $65 mkt $65
Lasiodora difficillis
Uncommon
Brazilian Fire Red
0 live listings · from $28 mkt $35
Lasiodora klugi
Ubiquitous
Bahia Scarlet Birdeater
14 live listings · from $15 mkt $35
Lasiodora parahybana
Ubiquitous
Salmon Pink Birdeater
▲ HEATING
30 live listings · from $8 mkt $40
Lasiodora striatipes
Legendary
Bahia Grey
0 live listings · from $98 mkt $98
Lasiodora subcanens
Common
Silverback Birdeater
1 live listing · from $80 mkt $350