Hysterocrates gigas 1.5” checkout_work Aka the Electric blue tarantula

Aka the Electric blue tarantula

One of my favorite arboreal tarantulas

Günter Schmidt in honor of Jean Michel Verdez who was the first to consider this a new Brachypelma (Tliltocatl now) species

Fairly defensive spider that will rear up when disturbed showing those striking colors

Hysterocrates gigas 1.5” checkout_work Aka the Electric blue tarantulasize 1. 5 Everyones favorite brown spider. Reaching 6 inches as adults; these spiders use their powerful hind legs to dig extensive tunnel systems in which they live in. Theres is some controversy about how much this species likes to swim as Ive heard for years how much they love the water. However 30 years later Ive yet to see a video of one that wasnt gently nudged in the water, and the rumors of them hunting fish underwater are unfounded. These