Golden Blue Leg Baboon (Harpactira pulchripes)
Last updated: October 5, 2026
This is not a care guide. If you are interested in keeping this species, please research its husbandry thoroughly before purchasing. Tom's Big Spiders has species-specific husbandry notes that are a solid place to start.
Quick facts
- Adult size
- 4 to 5 inches (females)
- From
- Southern South Africa
- Lifestyle
- Burrower, often out in the open
- Type
- Old World
A well known species in the hobby, the H. pulchripes is a very colorful baboon spider that accents its golden body with chalky cyan legs that look like they’re glowing. Unlike most African baboon spiders, H. pulchripes is equipped with a distinct light blue color on their legs, which adds a distinct contrast to an already beautiful golden spider. The starburst pattern and cryptic spots and stripes on the abdomen only add to the beauty when they pounce on prey and stand tall while feeding.
This arid species is found only in southern South Africa. Females can reach 5 inches at full size, but most may reach 4 to 4.5 inches legspan. This species does a bit of webbing, but may utilize a burrow mostly. Despite using a burrow, specimens may stay out in the open often, making it a very eye-catching display spider.
Current Prices
Harpactira pulchripes (Golden Blue Leg Baboon) currently sells for between $29.00 and $299.00 in the United States, with a median asking price of $60.00 across 15 in-stock listings from 12 vendors. Price depends mostly on size and sex: slings sit at the low end, mature females at the high end.
| Cheapest listing right now | $29.00 |
|---|---|
| Typical price (median) | $60.00 |
| Most expensive listing | $299.00 |
| Listings in stock | 15 |
| Vendors carrying it | 12 |
In stock at: Big Z's, Buddha Bugs, Fear Not Tarantulas, Great Basin Serpentarium, Grimoire Exotics, Jamie's Tarantulas, Juice's Arthropods, Marshall Arachnids, Spider Shoppe, The Spider Room, Vexotic Me, Wonderland Exotics. Compare every Harpactira pulchripes listing by price.
Prices as of October 14, 2026. Live figures in the table below.
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This profile was written by Jonathan Strub, a fellow keeper. Thank you, Jonathan! I did some light copy editing.