Picture a near-black body running the length of your hand, greenish-black legs rippling in sequence, and a locality look that trades the fire of the Cherry Red and Cherry Head dehaani forms for pure shadow.
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Purple Rainbow Ivory Millipede (Chicobolus spinigerus) – 2-4 in
This is the one you have not: the “Purple Rainbow” color form, where the dark bands throw a purple-violet iridescence the second light rakes across them. That makes it a perfect first invert and a quietly soothing keep, with a collector twist for anyone who wants what the next person down the table does not have.
Deathstalker Scorpion (Leiurus quinquestriatus) – 1/4-1/2 in
It is not.Know exactly what you are ordering: a display-only hot scorpion for experienced keepers, full stop. No handling, ever. Leiurus quinquestriatus, the Deathstalker Scorpion, is the most infamous scorpion alive and the classic straw-yellow face of the Leiurus genus.
Ruby Rock Scorpion (Diplocentrus spitzeri) – 1/4-1/2 in
But mild is not handleable. This is a look, not a touch, and it would much rather be wedged under a flat rock in an arid setup with one slightly humid corner nearby. Read the care guide before you settle it in.Spice Level 2 – Beginner keeper level.
Carolina Wolf Spider (Hogna carolinensis) – 1/2-1.5 in
She spins no web. At night she runs prey down on foot, like a tiny wolf on the forest floor.The showstopper is the motherhood. A gravid female glues her egg sac to her spinnerets, then hauls dozens of spiderlings on her back for a couple of weeks after they hatch, one of the coolest things you will ever watch in an enclosure.
Pine Giant Wolf Spider (Hogna sp. “Pine Giant”) – 1-2 in
Pine Giant Wolf Spider (Hogna sp. “Pine Giant”) – 1-2 in Big enough to be mistaken for a tarantula, and it runs its prey down on foot.Hogna sp. Keep the enclosure on the arid side. This is a ground hunter, not a web-builder: it chases prey down on foot and would rather bolt than brawl, though it will bite defensively if you corner it.
Chinese Beauty Centipede (Scolopendra multidens ‘Red’) – 2 in
Scolopendra multidens ‘Red’, the Chinese Beauty Centipede, is a mid-size Asian Scolopendra built to be looked at: a glossy dark body bracketed by a bright red head and matching red legs, straight out of southern China and the surrounding region.
Gold Sumbawa Centipede (Ethmostigmus sp.) – 2 in
Ethmostigmus sp. Gold-legged, fast, and built to disappear underground. The care guide has the full build before you commit. Molten gold legs on a burrower you never, ever touch. Black Hole Spider (Kukulcania arizonica) – 1/8-1/4 in.
Texas Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus) – 2-3 in
Read the full care guide before you set up its burrow.Spice Level 2 – Beginner keeper level. Spice Level 2 – Beginner keeper level. © Big Z’s Habitats and Arachnids. Black Hole Spider (Kukulcania arizonica) – 1/8-1/4 in.
Mexican Golden Red Rump Tarantula (Brachypelma albiceps) – 2 in
The contrast reads like polished brass laid over velvet, and it only deepens with every molt. Beginner-friendly at Spice 2, but it is not a handling spider. This is a calm, classic display spider, the kind collectors keep coming back to year after year.