Is it a Theraphosa blondi or a Theraphosa stirmi

this is a video for Jon3800 because he doesn't think its a blondi so I wanted to make a close up video so he can give me his expert opinion

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Theraphosa
• blondi
• stirmi
• mattmoksnes
• Jon3800
• tarantulas

[Jon3800]

Hi Matt, that's a stirmi. The easiest way to tell apart between the two is the knees. Bald knees are your stirmi and loads of hair are the blondi. They're equally as good.

[mattmoksnes]

@Jon3800 thanks Jon sorry it took me so long to respond my internet has been down for like a week or so but ya even know its not a Blondi its still a really cool tarantula to have in my collection I can't wait to see how much bigger it gets after it molts

[TarantulaAddict]

It's a stirmi but don't feel bad about it they where all called blondi's a year ago. I think the stirmi's are better looking to be honest, their lack of hair makes them really stand out from other species. Also don't forget robc's Zilla was a stirmi :)

[mattmoksnes]

@TarantulaAddict Thanks for confirming that for me cause I wasn't sure and your right stirmi's are really cool I was just really excited when I bought it cause I thought it was a true blondi but I guess they are really hard to come by these days or something but ya I heard that from Jon3800 that Zilla was a stirmi I was pretty disappointed and shocked plus I didn't think stirmi's got as big as Zilla was thats another reason I thought for sure it was a T. blondi but thanks again

[Jon3800]

@mattmoksnes

Yup but individuals do vary a lot in size, some specimens of T.stirmi can grow bigger than others. A good example is comparing my pair. Just look at how huge my male is compared to my female.

[TarantulaAddict]

@kevin91172 On the femur and patella of the legs. I know there are some hairs but there are no where near as many as the average T that has hairs all over the legs and an overall fuzzy appearance.

[kevin91172]

@TarantulaAddict Like of hairs were? I have this same itchy T