Aim for gold and honour your bird spider forever.
Rules • Be(come) and stay a member of our facebookgroup • Answer with 1 (big and high-resolution, min. 2048 pixels width) photo in the comments below the link • Write scientific name and gender above the picture • The photo is yours • The photo has no text or logo (it will only be uploaded with the typical theraphosidae.be-layout) • The same photo can only win once • You can win more than once, but only 2 times in a row • The winning picture can be used by the webmakers in any related way to the competition when given proper credits to the respectful owner • New since April 2016 • 2 leagues: Professional (professional material) and Amateur (daily material) • To be named a winner, you must be challenged by at least 1 competitor.
New since November 2017 • The administrators of our facebookgroup choose their winners • Only if the jury’s votings result in a draw, a final knockout will be organized on this webpage until 13h, GMT+1, the next day • During knockout everyone can participate voting • 1 person = 1 vote • The final winner is given a downloadable CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION above the picture on this page.
Contest 26: March 2018 –
Winner:
Contest 25: February 2018 – “South America”
Pro
Winner: Isaiah Rosales – Click certificate below – Go to the picture
0.1 Sericopelma rubronitens Ausserer, 1875
Amateur
Winner: Thomas Hagen – Click certificate below – Go to the picture
0.1 Xenesthis intermedia Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1945
Contest 24: January 2018 – “Patterns”
Winner: Josh Bradley – Click certificate below – Go to the picture
1.0 Cyriocosmus leetzi Vol, 1999
Contest 23: December 2017 – “Aviculariinae”
Professional
Winner: Isaiah Rosales – Click certificate below – Go to the picture
0.1 Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899
Heteroscodra and Stromatopelma were replaced to Aviculariinae since the revision of Avicularia in March, 2017.
Amateur
Winner: Tidgetot Magnaye – Click certificate below – Go to the picture
0.1 Heteroscodra maculata Pocock, 1899
Heteroscodra and Stromatopelma were replaced to Aviculariinae since the revision of Avicularia in March, 2017.
Contest 22: November 2017 – ‘My favorite tarantula picture”
Winner: Chase Campbell – Click certificate below – Go to the picture
0.0.1 Dolichothele diamantinensis (Bertani, Santos & Righi, 2009)
Contest 21: October 2017 – “Cute Halloween”
Professional
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.0.1 Caribena versicolor (Walckenaer, 1837)
Amateur
Winner: Isaiah Rosales (arachnoboards • instagram) – Go to the picture
0.0.X Caribena versicolor (Walckenaer, 1837)
Contest 20: September 2017 – “Dwarves”
Professional
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.1 Cyriocosmus ritae Pérez-Miles, 1998
Amateur
Winner: Jay Lagman Adaya – Go to the picture
0.1 Hapalopus formosus Ausserer, 1875
Contest 19: July 2017 – “Brachypelma spp.”
Professional
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.1 Brachypelma klaasi (Schmidt & Krause, 1994)
Amateur
Winner: Zoran Glamočak – Go to the picture
0.1 Brachypelma emilia (White, 1994)
Contest 18: May 2017 – “Poecilotheria spp.”
Professional
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.1 Poecilotheria miranda Pocock, 1900
Amateur
Winner: Benjamin Boom – Go to the picture
0.1 Poecilotheria subfusca Pocock, 1895
Contest 17: April 2017 – “Tarantula butts”
Professional
Winner: Isaiah Rosales (arachnoboards • instagram) – Go to the picture
0.1 Acanthoscurria geniculata (C.L. Koch, 1841)
Amateur
Winner: Russell Legaspi – Go to the picture
0.1 Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1921
Contest 16: January 2017 – “Giants”
Winner: Edwin Pottillius (facebookgroup) – Go to the picture
0.1 Theraphosa stirmi Rudloff & Weinmann, 2010
Contest 15: December 2016 – “Happy holidays”
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Contest 14: November 2016 – “Heavy webbers”
Theraphosidae
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.1 Heterothele villosella Strand, 1907
Other arachnids
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.1 Linothele megatheloides Paz & Raven, 1990
Contest 13: October 2016 – “Burrowers’ tunnels”
Amateur
Winner: Thomas Hagen – Go to the picture
0.1 Ornithoctonus cf. costalis
Contest 12: September 2016 – “Asian theraphosids”
Professional
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
0.1 Phormingochilus sp. rufus
Amateur
Winner: Thomas Hagen – Go to the picture
0.1 Phormingochilus everetti Pocock, 1895
Contest 11: August 2016 – “Threat poses”
Professional
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Amateur
Winner: Alem Hudović – Go to the picture
Contest 10: July 2016 – “Matings”
Amateur
Winner: Russell Legaspi – Go to the picture
Contest 9: June 2016 – “African bird-eaters”
Professional
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Amateur
Winner: Russell Legaspi – Go to the picture
Contest 8: May 2016 – “Tarantula gymnasts”
Amateur
Winner: Guillaume Dupouy – Go to the picture
Contest 7: April 2016 – “My rarest bird spider”
Professional
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Amateur
Winner: Guillaume Dupouy – Go to the picture
Contest 6: March 2016 – “Theraphosidae in natural furnished enclosures”
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Contest 5: February 2016 – “Snowball”
Winner: David Van Berlo (facebookgroup) – Go to the picture
Contest 4: January 2016 – “Fangs”
Winner: Andreas Beier (facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Contest 3: December 2015 – “Your first tarantula”
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Contest 2: November 2015 – “Colors!”
Winner: Julian Kamzol (website • flickr • facebookpage) – Go to the picture
Contest 1: October 2015 – “Beautiful webbing!”
Winner: Josh Coogler (flickr • arachnoboards • tarantulasUS) – Go to the picture