Melopoeus sp. "Bach Ma" (Bach Ma Earth Tiger Tarantula) Size:0.5-0.75" but I notice my many

but I notice my many holdback specimens out and have noticed that when given the space these will chase prey a good ways out of the burrow so they are not as reclusive as other fossorial species

5" before full coloration shows up

Photo credit to Exoskeleton Invertebrates

athletic build typical of the genus

Perhaps the most orange true arboreal in the hobby

Melopoeus sp. "Bach Ma" (Bach Ma Earth Tiger Tarantula) Size:0.5-0.75" but I notice my manyMelopoeus sp. "Bach Ma" (Bach Ma Earth Tiger Tarantula) This rare Vietnamese Earth Tiger comes out of the highland forests of Bach Ma National Park recently reclassified from Cyriopagopus to Melopoeus per the 2026 World Spider Catalog revision. The carapace is a rich gold, with gold striping running down a jet black abdomen and black legs with bright gold banding at the joints. A true fossorial Old World species that spends most of its time