Kerri the problem with common names is that 90% of breeders do not use them at all.If you look on the tarantula forums you will see they are all posted as latin names rather than common.Even the BTS use latin names so i think you need to ask hubby to right down what he keeps and start learning from there.Once you have the basics it becomes a lot easier to learn the new ones

yeah well all you spider keepers are weird anyway....they not cute or nice...i dont get it

They are fascinating to watch.Some have unbeleivable speed like the pokies wheras others are extremely aggressive like the P.murinis.Whereas some are very docile and do very little except when food is around like the G.rosea.Others can be very unpredictable like B.smithii some are handleable whereas others will rear up or flick hairs at you just for trying to feed them.

^ great!

*rushes out to buy one so it can flick hairs in my eyes! *

they really do scare me

If you get the right species to start with you wouldnt have a problem for too long.Start with a chile rose or curly hair.They have to be the most docile T's on the planet in my opinion.But remember there is always the chance of an exception to the rule.The same with any animal that you may get.

hey i have no interest in keepin em or learnin latin names.
i just sprayin em and feedin the docile ones at the very most. im still terified of them most i can do is look at a chile rose so far

People say the same about snakes and lizards!
but we would turn around and say they are lovely animals!
but they would think like your do about spiders personly i hate spiders!
but i love T's they are so sexyfull!
but joe wont let me have one like normal
but hes got arachnophobia (phobia of spiders) so i totally understand :P

Some don't have a common name darn

Acanthoscurria chacoana - Bolivian Red Rump
Acanthoscurria geniculata - Brazilian Giant White knee
Acanthoscurria insubtilis - Bolivian White Knee
Acanthoscurria jurvenicola - Matto Grosso Violet Purple Rump/Brazilian Orange Banded
Acanthoscurria suina - Sulpher Brown/Rusty Brown Birdeater
Aphonopelma anax -Texas Tan
Aphonopelma bicolouratum - Mexican Blood Leg
Aphonopelma caniceps - Mexican Orange Rump/Big bend gold carapace
Aphonopelma chalcodes - Mexican Blonde/Desert Blonde
Aphonopelma eutylenum - California Ebony
Aphonopelma hentzi - Texas Brown
Aphonopelma moderatum - Rio Grande Gold
Aphonopelma rusticum - Arizona Olive
Aphonopelma seemanni - Costa Rican Zebra
Avicularia avicularia - Pinktoe
Avicularia azuraklaasi - Powder Blue Pinktoe
Avicularia bicegoi - Brick Red Pinktoe/Brazilian Pinktoe
Avicularia braunshaunseni - Goliath Pink Toe
Avicularia fasciculata - Amazon Sapphire Pinktoe
Avicularia geroldi - Brazil Pinktoe
Avicularia huriana - Ecuador Pinktoe
Avicularia laeta - Puerto Rican Pinktoe
Avicularia metalica - White Toe/Metallic Pinktoe/American Pinktoe
Avicularia minatrix - Red Stripe Pinktoe
Avicularia purpurea - Ecuador Purple Pinktoe
Avicularia urticans - Peruvian Pinktoe
Avicularia versicolour - Antilles pinktoe
Brachypelma albopilosum - Curly Hair/Honduras Curly Hair
Brachypelma angustum - Costa Rican Red
Brachypelma auratum - Mexican Flame Knee
Brachypelma baumgarteni - Mexican Orange Beauty
Brachypelma boehmi - Mexican Fire Leg
Brachypelma emilia - Mexican Redleg/Mexican True Redleg
Brachypelma epicureanum - Yucatan Rust Rump
Brachypelma klaasi - Mexican Pink
Brachypelma smithi - Mexican Red Knee
Brachypelma vagans - Mexican Red Rump
Ceratogyrus bechuanicus - Burst Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus - Greater Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus darlingi - East African Horned Baboon/Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus marshalli - Straight Horned Baboon
Ceratogyrus meridionalis - Zimbabwe Grey/Grey Mustard
Chilobrachys andersoni - Burmese Mustard
Chilobrachys bicolor - Asian Two Tone
Chilobrachys brevipes - Burmese Olive
Chilobrachys burmensis - Burmese Birdeater
Chilobrachys dyscolus - Burma Chocolate Brown
Chilobrachys fimbriatus - Asian Chevron
Chilobrachys 'gaungxenisis' - Burmese Brown
Cilobrachys huahini - Thai Red
Chilobrachys sericeus - Asian/Rangoon Mustard
Cromatopelma cyaneopubescens - Green Bottle Blue
Citharacanthus spinicrus - Haitian Cinnamon
Citharischius crawshayi - King Baboon
Crassicrus lamanai - Cinnamon Teady Bear
Cyclosternum fasciatum - Costa Rican Tiger Rump
Cyriopagopus sp "Blue" - Singapore Blue
Davus penaloris - Mexican Giant Tiger
Ephobupos cyanognathus - Blue Fang
Ephobupos murinus - Yellow Flame Knee
Ephobupos ruficens - Burgundy Skeleton
Euathlus sp "Green" - Green Femur Beauty
Euathlus sp "Montane" - Velvet Mountain Beauty
Euathlus sp - ''Red'' - Chile Flame
Euathlus truculentus - Chile Beautiful
Euathlus vulpinus - Chilean Ocellated
Eucratoscelus longiceps - Stoutleg Baboon
Eupalaestrus camperstratus - Pink Zebra Beauty
Grammostola actaeon) Giant Brazilian Red Rump
Grammostola alticeps - Brazilian Smoky Grey
Grammostola aureostriata) Chaco Golden Knee
Grammostola burzaquensis - Argentinean Rose
Grammostola grossa - Pampas Tawny Red
Grammostola iheringi - Entre Rios
Grammostola pulchra - Brazilian Black
Grammostola rosea - Chilean Rose Hair/Chile Rose
Grammostola aureostriata - Chaco Golden Striped
Haplopelma albostriata - Thai Zebra
Haplopelma lividum - Cobalt Blue
Haplopelma minax - Thai Black
Haplopelma schmidti - Chinese Golden Earth Tiger
Haplopelma species - Vietnam Tiger
Haplopelma species - Koh Samui
Heteroscodra maculatra - Togo Starburst Baboon/Ornamental Baboon/Starburst Baboon
Holothele incei - Trinidad Olive
Hysterocrates crassipes - Cameroon Brown
Hysterocrates gigas - Cameroon Red
Lasiodora cristatus - Brazilian Red and White
Lasiodora parahybana - Salmon Pink Bird Eater
Lasiodorides striatus - Orange Striped Bird Eater
Megaphobema mesomelas - Costa Rican Red Leg
Megaphobema robustum - Columbian Giant
Megaphobema velvetosoma = Ecuadorian Brown Velvet
Nhandu caraponensis/Acanthoscurria sp -Brazilian Red
Nhandu coloratovillosus - Brazilian Black and White
Ornithoctonus andersoni - Asia Mahogany
Pamphobeteus antinous - Bolivian Blue Leg
Pamphobeteus fortis - Colombian Brown
Pamphobeteus insignis - Colombian Purple Bloom
Pamphobeteus nigricolour - Blue Purple Bloom
Pamphobeteus ornatus - Colombian Pink Bloom
Pamphobeteus striata - Stripe Knee Bird Eater
Pamphobeteus ultramarinus -Ecuador Purple Femur Beauty
Pamphobeteus vespertinus - Red Bloom
Paraphysa manicata - Dwarf Rose/Chilean Copper
Paraphysa scrofa - Chilean Yellow Rump
Phormictopus cancerides - Haitian Brown
Pliesiopelma longisternal = Argentinean Pigmy
Poecilotheria fasciata - Sri Lankan Ornamental
Poecilotheria formosa - Salem Ornamental
Poecilotheria Miranda - Bengal Spotted Ornamental
Poecilotheria ornata - Fringed Sri-Lanka Ornamental
Poecilotheria regalis - Indian Ornamental
Poecilotheria rufilata - Slate Red Ornamental
Poecilotheria smithi - Yellow-Backed Ornamental
Poecilotheria subfusca - Ivory Ornamental
Psalmopoeus cambridgei - Trinidad Chevron
Psalmopoeus irminia - Venezuelan Sun Tiger
Psalmopoeus pulcher - Panama Blonde
Pterinochilus chordatus - Kilimanjaro Mustard
Pterinochilus murinus - Mombassa Golden Starburst
Pterinochilus murinus ''Red'' - Usumbarra baboon
Selenocosmia javenensis - Java Yellow Kneed
Stromatopelma calciata - Feather Leg Baboon
Tapinauchenius gigas - Guianan Red Tree Spider
Theraphosa apophysis - Goliath Pink Foot
Theraphosa blondi - Goliath Bird Eater
Thrixopelma pruriens - Green Velvet
Xenesthis immanis - Colombian Lesser Black
Tapinauchenius cupreus - Ecuador Birdeater
Tapinauchenius elenae - Ecuador Tree
Tapinauchenius gigas - Red Tree
Tapinochilus lapites - Ghost Tree
Tapinauchenius purpureus - Purple Tree
Tapinauchenius species - Peru Tree Spider
Theraphosa apophysis - Pink Footed Goliath Birdeater
Theraphosa blondi - Goliath Birdeater
Thrixopelma Cyaneum - Cobalt Red Rump
Thrixopelma pruriens - Peru Striped
Yamia species - Thailand

I quite happily use common names but I only buy Tarantulas from places that have the scientific names. That way I can always look them up on the internet if I require more infomation (housing, temps and humidity etc)

Hope this helps

just use google or wiki, more people understand latin names.