Lasiodora klugi 1/4” checkout_work metallica caused such a buzz

metallica caused such a buzz in the hobby when they first hit the scene in the early 2000’s that it changed the market for new species forever with prices unheard of until then

These terrestrial spiders can reach leg spans of over nine inches and are a sight too see

-Sometimes males are mature

However they were recently examined by Germany’s Theraphosid Research Team and determined that they are indeed Thrixopelma pruriens

Lasiodora klugi 1/4” checkout_work metallica caused such a buzzsize 1 4 One of the largest genera on earth nearly rivaling the size of Theraphosa species. Described in 1841 by German Arachnologist Carl Ludwig Koch. These spiders can get 9 as adults and grow at alarming rates. One of the prettier in the genus, Lasiodora klugi gets some nice red abdominal hairs. Easy to keep terrestrial spider.