Top 10 BEST Arboreal Tarantulas - YOU'LL LOVE THESE SPIDERS!

In this video I am talking about the Top 10 Arboreal Tarantulas! This is a list of my most favorite arboreal tarantulas in my collection (or I wish were in my collection)! This is the 62nd episode in a weekly series called Tarantula Tuesday. Usually I highlight one species each week covering basic information, husbandry and care. If you found this video entertaining or helpful, please hit the like button so new keepers can find this content further down the road. I have Tarantula Collective T-shrts, Stickers and pins/buttons available for purchase...check the link out down below. If you want to see short feeding videos and other tarantula related videos in between episodes of Tarantula Tuesday, follow me on TikTok, I am uploading at least one tarantula related video there everyday (link further down in the description). Be sure to join our Facebook group, The Tarantula Collective, to continue the conversation and follow @the_tarantula_collective on Instagram for daily pictures of tarantulas from my collection. 🖖💚🕷
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[@tarantulacollective]

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[@brandeeteshina]

I thought it said adorable:/ but not disapointed

[@erenyeager9575]

Are Balfouri arboreal?

[@whatsupchris]

I feel like the Avic Avic should get more love than what it does . Nobody ever shows them in their videos . Do you have any ?

[@glyph2565]

@@erenyeager9575 no they are terrestrial but have arboreal tendances

[@glyph2565]

I want a footy Saphire but I am afraid of them because of there venom

[@Shannonn_]

Here’s to the people who have some reason despite being scared of spiders…have now become that person that watches these types of videos especially before bed (23:41pm uk time) and LOVE THEM, the enclosures/colours and now I want one😂😂😂 A jumping spider is in my head and has been for a while. Edit - I don’t regret what I wrote but iv not stopped itching since watching this video😭 Honestly nature is so beautiful and if it wasn’t for people like you none of us would even know how amazing these animals really are.

[@kennybadri8759]

Ofc there would be a Caribena versicolor in it 💙💙💙💙

[@lewis.........]

Indeed everybody needs a cute lil versicolor it's amazing to see them change molt after molt

[@CrystalMouse1]

The only one I'm not spooked by at this point. They look like a gemstone! And I love their high-kick strut 😊 everything about them I love, really.

[@sciren25]

i miss read that as adorable, then i realised i technically didn't miss read it as its true.

[@davidtwig9970]

Lol

[@carmenm3974]

Hahaha , I also read adorable 😂

[@marcbnr1697]

best tarantula channel on youtube!❤

[@philrichmond7567]

The Brazilian Jewel tarantula is stunning 😍

[@jaredtownsend5888]

Love your content, Richard -- but any top 10 arboreal list HAS to include avicularia avicularia! Also a good one that I recently got: Psalmopoeus pulcher :)

[@sarahrupert5320]

I have to agree!!

[@rumpelstilzz]

Being kinda specialised on arboreals, this list is a mix of my I-have and I-want list :D Thanks a lot for including laeta and minatrix, I feel those two don't get the love they deserve. There's one T though I'm missing on your list (but maybe that's just me) It's stromatopelma calceatum, a very fluffy west african arboreal with a reputation of having a bad attitude - which I cannot confirm so far!

[@kovanova9409]

That seladonia is like a hybrid between a jumper and tarantula aaaaaaaaah I want it

[@TheGrowlingAraknid]

This had to be my favorite top ten list so far! Been seeing some of these on Instagram a lot and wondered about them. Thanks for sharing man! 😎👍🏿🇺🇸🔥

[@mikomistar1423]

All lovey and amazing! Thank you for showing me some old favorites and some new gems!

[@rachaels8-leggedwonders160]

Love the video, dude! Hope you’re doing well in this crazy time. Love that you included irminia and laeta! They get overlooked often. As always, fantastic video!

[@doctorsex6658]

i found this channel at 3 am while procrastinating work and im so glad i did. your vids are very entertaining n informative, and have reignited my love for tarantulas. I used to have a g. rosea when i was 12, but i was unfortunately not the best at doing proper research and husbandry, and (s)he died after only a year. Thanks to you i want to try again at raising a T and doin it right this time. Keep it up ❤

[@juliansanchez620]

Awesome shots Richard 👏🏽👏🏽

[@justinellis8864]

Great video Richard. Nice to hear your views on these guys!

[@karensookee6140]

Just beautiful 🤩 love them.keep them coming love ❤️ it.🕷️❤️

[@disturbed4life844]

Been watching your channel for a month or 2 now and it quickly shot up to my fav on tarantulas. Got a new sub now and keep up the awesome work :)

[@matthewfritz2176]

Awesome video! Was half expecting Duel of the Fates to start playing when you unveiled the #1

[@andrewplace2217]

Thank you sir awesome video as always

[@user-qs8kh6xs8h]

Awesome channel, your program is absolutely amazing, you’ve got me interested in tarantulas and my favorites are the arboreal species!!!

[@eugenelee1250]

Thank you for making such an awesome video !! Also thank you for giving some love to some underrated species. I need ideas for next T I’m gonna get.

[@jgscatsandthings5208]

Awesome video top 10 Richard, keep up the good work.

[@alyssabressi4578]

Love this! Just got a Victori yesterday and I’m in love. 🥰🕷

[@hammerheadc1]

Man this is awesome. Everytime I hear you say this is one of your favorites I just laugh because I think we all know you just love all tarantulas and they are all your favorite lol..

[@birdspiders]

these slider shots are awesome! always one step ahead mate 👌

[@beautybratz3512]

Wow #6 chef’s kiss

[@rolandocaballero352]

Such a beautiful tarantula collection 🤙🏼❤️it🤩

[@sahidmussaba1350]

Great music choices sir, well done

[@tymaharaj9036]

i love your videos as you always state what a beginner should keep an should'nt which is an important factor in T youtube channel

[@GothMusicLatinAmerica]

So much beauty in one video

[@themanabroad7800]

Also used to have the suntiger and the minatrix, man...your are crushing a lot of my top T’s! I love it!!

[@coreythooves9293]

Great video. My Avic Avic is doing awesome. Has an attitude when I try and feed but I love it.

[@maxxxieee]

One of my faves! Luv the way they can jump! 🕷🕷🕷🕷

[@xlittlestephx]

I've got my first 2 C.versicolor coming tomorrow 😃 Can't wait to see them grow!

[@dinocub1]

First, let me say...awesome rockin' of the beard bro. ;) Second, LOVE this list. Thanks for bring a bit more knowledge and highlighting such beauty in these special creatures. So many family and friends just don't get it and are resistant to letting go of their preconceived fears (mostly due to Hollywood making a ton of money off perpetuating that fear to make a buck). Hopefully with more vids like this, minds will be changed.

[@GAMINGSAVESLIVESMAYBE]

Just found u but enjoying every minute Thank you got being awesome

[@TarantulaHaven]

Loved the video. I would definitely love to add a P. victori to my collection some day. I'm finding that I love the Psalmopoeus genus almost as much as I love Poecilotheria. :)

[@beckylipps7286]

Beautiful💗💜

[@ohminsun]

Tuesdays are one of the highlights of my week :D

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Enjoyed your list and assessment Dave of Dave's Beasties has many of these. The little Brazillian jewel t is awesome. Good video photos.

[@Sabrinamv2]

I absolutely love your nr.2 😍 Metellica ❤

[@Spider.vintage]

Dude them shots are soooooooooo good

[@Cheriallsop1]

Hi. Really really love your channel. I have to say though that I was surprised that the Hati Hati wasn't on your list. I would love more shows on the Hati Hati. Keep up the awesome work.

[@joulesacton4857]

Richard. Your channel is awesome 😎

[@tarantulacollective]

Thank you kindly

[@Apo915]

Stewart you are so awesome and a very cool dude. I've learned and im still learning so much from you about Tarantulas i wanna thank you for your Tons of Informations. Respekt my Friend and i hope you never Stop bring us much more often a Smile in our Heart and Face. 🕷❤

[@saylremi]

Great list! Loved everything on it! Only thing I would have added is A. Purpurea. They're so beautiful! Keep up the great work

[@kaitlynbrundritt7229]

I'm not going to lie I was beyond hyped with your number 1 choice. Who doesn't love a tarantula named after a Star Wars character? Absolutely stunning species and they have quite an amusing personality 💚

[@AlternativeInverts]

Awesome video as always Richard! Great list i would have liked to have seen a Phormingochilus sp. in there definitely my favourite genus, maybe the Phormingochilus Sabah blue, everetti or arboricola. Ohh and your number 1 choice is spot on, Psalmopeus victorii are beautiful arboreal's. See you on the next one dude! 🤘🤘

[@Sunburst63]

Definitely going to be looking for a Darth Maul tarantula now!

[@ACvanEk-ze3bi]

Your video’s are so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not enough people know about them

[@ElLenadorLA]

Man I love those seladonias! So gorgeous!

[@earlknit5372]

Perfect timing for this video. I'm planning on getting a few T's when I get paid at the end of the month. Been lookong up various species and have been considering picking up my first arboreals. You've definitely sold me on the C. Versicolor (so floofy) and further solidified my choice on P. Irminia.

[@rumpelstilzz]

c.versi is simply a must have :) But be careful with p.irminia if you're not into old worlds yet. In my experience, she's the most aggressive of all my new worlds and as fast as most of my old worlds. Might be I got a psycho, but what I hear and read from others, chances are high you'll get one too! But without question, she makes up for it with her beauty.

[@PETROCK-NROLL]

Amazing top 10! I’ve been looking for an Avic Minatrix for a while now , they are amazing! Great video 😜🤘🏼

[@user-xg8ij1hs3x]

If not I'd be disappointed

[@TomTobin67]

I knew I would (ahem) dig this video. :D

[@mangpedro903]

Solid 🔥

[@themanabroad7800]

I used to have a laeta, loved it! Gave me a phantom sac as well

[@foobu2986]

Great video richard! I actually ordered 1 P. Irminia, 1 C. Versicolor, and 1 P. Metallica slings already and I'm just waiting for the Quarantine/lockdown to subside in my country for me to get it (Pick-up. I preferr getting them personally to check if they have some issues etc.).

[@jhuizar70]

Just got a victori yesterday and am so excited but sad there isnt more info on these. Any plans to do a care video for these? Love your content man, awesome cinematography

[@deanmeixner]

My fave video ever ... the Avicularia Minatrix is my fave T. ever 🤗

[@jupiterrocamora4946]

Awesome vid! Makes me want to join Dark Side of Arboreal Ts.

[@thoraneh7365]

Im scared of aboreals but this has helped me to see them in a new light

[@hobbyniearthjohn3862]

Nice pick 👌

[@shawnduket5417]

The metallicas are beautiful and I so want one when I'm ready for old world Ts. You got me with the Darth Maul though. Being a Star Wars fan for 40+ years, I want one now!

[@robertsimpson5072]

Just ordered my 1st gooty sapphire from fear not tarantulas...can't wait to watch it grow

[@fpsRhythm]

Hey Richard, new subscriber here. Just watched through quite a few of your top 10s. Haven't had a tarantula, or any exotic in quite some time, but recently went back to the monthly local reptile show with my girlfriend and her friend, and couldn't walk away from the T tables. Forgot how much I adore the eight-leggeds. You probably won't see this comment, which is fine, but in the chance that you do, I just wanted to say "thank you." I did a lot of research when I was first getting into the hobby and figuring out who would be the first, and I settled on green bottle blue. I try not to go back to something I've already had out of a respect to the ones past, so you've been helping me to weigh different options. Really liked your use of music in this video in particular. Hadda grab my phone and Shazam a few tracks. I know you include a lot of information in your drop-down, but maybe include the music you use as well. They're your videos, so obviously do as you will, but you also reminded me not only of my love for tarantulas, but also how valuable of a tool KZbin videos can be for finding new music. "Flowers" by Yomoti was my favorite. Thanks again for the content. Hope your tarantulas, and all other aspects of your life are doing well.

[@dmphillips45]

Yup, you left off the Green Bottle Blue. I will say, your pictorials are beautiful and I appreciate, so much, the time and effort you put into your production. However, I do know that all you guys out there make raising slings appear much easier than it actually is. I have lost so much money on slings. I only acquire juveniles now. Richard your contribution to this hobby is priceless. Thank you for everything you produce on this venue. Mmwwa... with all respect to your wife of course.

[@permadeath668]

Your channel doesn’t have the attention it deserves! ❤️

[@kenztarantulaz623]

solid 🕷️💯👍🔥

[@juniorjr6514]

Hey big dog! Bad ass vid as usual! Hope u n the fam is all n well..oh yeah Hey but I had a quick question also, Whats a good macro i can use? Which one do u have?

[@tanellapere]

That's a nice blue tarantula

[@arachnoboss8236]

Another great video and you have perfect timing because I've been debating what arboreal species to get next and I think this just sold me on the Suntiger..

[@sevenn7pure]

Awesome vid as usual Richard!!!!!! It just so happens I went to a Petworld in Milwaukee and they have a pink toe. Of coarse they don't have it set up properly and the poor thing is hunched up in a corner. No height to the enclosure or anything to web to. I decided this morning that I am gonna go rescue it 😂🤣. A new T wasn't in my plans but 🤷🏾‍♂️. I just can't leave the thing at that store. It is pricy but it is what it is.

[@Moon_samurai128]

I just got a Venezuelan suntiger as one of my first slings and 2nd ever T. The little guy (or girl) has so much personality!

[@strongheartcole3074]

They have bad molts much more often than other species, I’ve had two that died from bad molts out of eight, it’s pain

[@gonzalogruber920]

The best channel of tarántulas. My english is si bad. I need more videos with subtitles in spanish please!❤️

[@tarantulacollective]

I'm working on it. It can be difficult to find people to help me translate.

[@HannaYeen9798]

I haven't seen a Heteroscodra maculata in any of your videos. They deserve a bit more love my friend. I want to see a video of them from you! And the Phormingochilus sp. rufus as well!!

[@tarantulacollective]

Noted!

[@thewelshtarantula1955]

You forgot the Tapinauchenius Violaceus, mine is so awesome. Again nice video Richard.

[@austinvickymoore3656]

Hell yes that gooty is the shit man!! Beautiful specimen! I totally want one!!! First though I need to get my first T period... then with some experience I'll grow my collection vastly!

[@GlitzyWitch]

Pink toe red dwarf is my fave, I would definitely keep them, they're so cute, so is the Antilles pink toe , the blue one at the end is beautiful too. ❤❤❤❤

[@MandahMonstah]

This was super helpful. I’m currently trying to decide on my next arboreal T. We have an a. Avicularia now who is the best, most gorgeous “girl” ever.

[@sandrachapman2252]

New keeper here! Got myself a mystery box a few weeks back, and super stoked that the 3 arboreals I received are on your list! I got the Psalmopoeus irminia, Tapinauchenius cupreus and Caribena versicolor! All tiny little sling - can't wait for them to grow! Thanks for all your awesome vids!

[@babynoodle42]

Hey this sounds like so much fun, if you could tell me where you bought a mystery box of slings I would love to know.

[@sandrachapman2252]

@@babynoodle42 hey! I got it from Creatures From The North! Not sure where you are but they're UK based

[@babynoodle42]

@@sandrachapman2252 thank you! I’m in the US so maybe not but I do love the idea.

[@sandrachapman2252]

@@babynoodle42 I hear The Spider Shoppe in the US is supposed to really good, and Fear Not Tarantulas - they might do mystery boxes!

[@melissadanielle629]

T. Saladonia is my dream tarantula species So gorgeous 😍

[@stephanjansevanrensburg212]

• Poecilotheria Regalis • Cyriopagopus schioedtei • Heteroscodra Maculata • Cyriopagopus sp. Hati Hati Maybe included in a possible future Top 20 Arboreal Tarantulas video? Absolutely love your videos. Keep up the good work. 😃

[@michaelsMW2movies]

I'm 10 months late, but this is a really cool list, probably my favourite so far! Some really cool species here, some I hadn't even heard of :D I own P cambridgei, and P irminia, but Wow I need P victori in my life.

[@ChrisFox-mu7cn]

Tarantula are like Pokemon. Gotta catch em all

[@SnakeladyGreta]

My favorite was #3! I found a few more I need to add!!! ❤️🕷❤️

[@oxjuliaaaxo]

My suntiger is a wicked eater. She is a beauty!

[@jonathangallo3421]

Avicularia Purpurea

[@ototso9281]

Phormingochilus Arboricola definitely needs a place on any arboreal list.

[@zztalk646]

Psalmopoeus pulchra makes a good beginner's arboreal I've been told. I have one myself.

[@ExotechmanTV]

watching from d phillipines shout out idol

[@Erika-xe2ns]

Psalmopoeus cambridgei was my first arboreal and she's really cute when she's out. I say she looks like a bootlegged Poecilotheria lol

[@renzdelrosario3062]

Nice list! This helps a lot. Just got my P. Metallica😎 📍Philippines🇵🇭

[@Kitsune1989]

Gooty sapphire was the first T I ever had courtesy of the previous tenants. They were pissed at being kicked out and left their Ts behind (with the lids deliberately left off the tops). Thus started my T collection as I was told I could keep anything I could catch. Most were male and have thus long since died. I did get a lovely female Gooty Sapphire our of it. And a Goliath birdeater which scared the shit out of me when I accidentally found it. Yeah... 11inch spider inches from your face is not how anyone wants to wake up. Even someone who likes Ts. Pity he was male I only had him a year.

[@kimmojuottonen2362]

Great list. You only miss my favorite aboreal T. but all your chooses was great. And I'm really happy that A. minatrix was on list. But My favorite aboreal is Ybyrapora diversipes.

[@aleksandragajowska6546]

❤ybyrapora

[@-somedude]

I got an 8 inch female poecilotheria vittata yesterday and she's so beautiful and graceful :)

[@retard_activated]

Omg! The Puerto Rican Pink Toe looks A LOT like one I caught when I lived in Aguada. She was HUGE!!!! I had her for almost 2 years but I released her back into the wild before I moved back to the States. She was a SUPER awesome feeder and at least twice she escaped on me while feeding. Lightning fast and HUGE! I wish now that I hadn't, but at the time all I had was a little Critter Keeper to put her in, I feel bad about it now but I didn't know any better at the time. She wasn't gutless by any means And I am happy and proud to say she went back home to the wild a fat and healthy little thing. She was an amazing pet! 3:53 This lil midge is soo beautiful!!!

[@hooksangelsbliss]

great list gorgeous babies. love the Brazilian jeweled

[@tarantulacollective]

Thanks so much!

[@aphiliarachno]

Nice, real beauties and cuties. Guess my favourite is the C. versicolor because it is a new world T., fluffy and colorful. I love top 10 videos in general. Here are some suggestions for more top 10s: The largest growing species (although of course we all already know who the number one will be), the cheapest (depends on where you live, but you could judge by your personal experience), or the most colorful Ts.

[@sidewaysonhighways]

A couple honorable mentions worth noting would be the Ybyrapora diversipes/Amazon Sapphire Pinktoe (also a less expensive alternative to the T. seledonia/Brazilian Jewel Tarantula)and Iridopelma hirsutum/Amazon Ribbed Tree Spider; wherever you can find them available. I lucked out a couple months ago. Couldn’t pass it up as I had wanted one for 12 years. I got my sling for an absolute steal at $50. They are reputed as being nervous, skittish, and defensive. It’s like a new world H. Mac, minus the higher venom potency. So it’s not advised for handling.

[@JC-everyday]

just got poecilotheria regalis they're also gorgeous