Theraphosa ID

Brian S · Dec 4, 2008

Sorry for a seamingly newbee type of question but I need some info on these. I just got these in the mail today and they came as T blondi yet have the pale looking front legs. They are the offspring of a wild caught "goliath" spider that made an egg sac. I have no idea where the mother came from. Do T blondi slings have the light colored legs when small or is it only T apophysis? I probably knew the answer to this a long time ago but age has a way of making a person forget or at least it has me.

Some pics

Kris-wIth-a-K · Dec 4, 2008

My vote is T. Apophysis but it could just be a plain ole blondi but it does look a little darker than a blondi.

Brian S · Dec 4, 2008

The "dark" color does not matter, its the pale legs that concerns me

Kris-wIth-a-K · Dec 4, 2008

Either way you look at it it is a Theraphosa sp and is going to be big........

Talkenlate04 · Dec 4, 2008

Hey check this out. I remember talking to them at a show about 2 years ago and I believe they said the first slings they had came from a WC female.(don't quote me on that) It might not be what you have, but its still an interesting read.
http://www.tarantulas.com/guyana_goliath.html

Comatose · Dec 4, 2008

Guyana Goliath (?)

At that size it's tough to tell but I'm betting on the 'new' Guyana Goliath Theraphosa sp...adults look (almost?) exactly like blondi but with darker coloring (hardly relevant to taxonomy if you ask this pompous jerk), but slings have pink booties similiar to apophysis...I believe the males posses hooks too.

Comatose · Dec 4, 2008

Talkenlate04 said:
Hey check this out. I remember talking to them at a show about 2 years ago and they said I believe the first slings they had came from a WC female. It might not be what you have, but its still interesting.
http://www.tarantulas.com/guyana_goliath.html

You beat me!

Brian S · Dec 4, 2008

Does anyone know where the latest Theraphosa spp are being imported from? That would narrow it down at least a little

GailC · Dec 4, 2008

Brian S said:
Does anyone know where the latest Theraphosa spp are being imported from? That would narrow it down at least a little

They came from Guyana.
Where did you get your slings from? I have one of the new "burgundy" sp from tarantulas.com, mine has the pink feet but not the orangy long hairs.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 4, 2008

waldo said:
They came from Guyana.
Where did you get your slings from? I have one of the new "burgundy" sp from tarantulas.com, mine has the pink feet but not the orangy long hairs.

And the pink feet go away right when they get bigger?

Brian S · Dec 4, 2008

I just found out that these DO INDEED come from Guyana! These come from Only Exotics btw. Nice looking slings!

So these could indeed be the Theraphosa sp "burgundy" as www.tarantulas.com has them labeled. That would be really neat if these indeed were a "new" species

Brian S · Dec 4, 2008

Talkenlate04 said:
And the pink feet go away right when they get bigger?

Yes, just as T apophysis do

Talkenlate04 · Dec 4, 2008

Only Exotics gave them the ones they were breeding two years ago and the ones they just bred?
I could swear they got them in themselves.
Hmm ether way they are cool looking. I can't fork over that kind of money for a hair kicker like that but they are cool!

Arachnosold1er · Dec 4, 2008

My friend has a T. Blondi that he got as a sling while rooming with me. It had pinkish toes as a sling. It will go away after a few molts. His looks like a run of the mill T. Blondi now. No worrys dude.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 4, 2008

Blondi slings don't have pink feet. At least none that I have ever seen. Theraphosa sp "burgundy" seems very likely here given he has figured out where the sling came from.

Only Exotics · Dec 4, 2008

Hey Brian, here's a few pics of the female that laid the sac. Sorry about the quality.

Comatose · Dec 4, 2008

As I recall the booties on apophysis are much pinker and stay visible through 3" or so...I also seem to remember a paler color in ap. slings whereas the other two maintain a blueish sheen.

Talkenlate04 · Dec 4, 2008

Only Exotics said:
Hey Brian, here's a few pics of the female that laid the sac. Sorry about the quality.

I still don't understand. On their site they said they bred them and got two sacs from three females. I am pretty sure this is not the first round of breeding they did with them ether. So your female in the picture was the first in the US?

Brian S · Dec 4, 2008

Ryan, evidently anyone who has acquired a wc "T blondi" or the off spring of one may not have the "true" T blondi unless these actually prove to be a T blondi. It appears that tarantulas.com isnt the only ones getting these spiders in. It will indeed be intersting if these are indeed a new species or not. Damn I wish I had some basic skills in taxonomy LOL

Talkenlate04 · Dec 4, 2008

I wish I had those skills too. So how can you tell a blondi female from this maybe "new" female? I get the male differences but I can't find anything on female differences.

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