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I put a preggo B. dubia in the center of the hollow tree. We'll see where that goes. lol. ---------- Post added 01-16-2015 at 04:15 PM ---------- There is a moat around the rock base so anything would drown if it fell in and couldn't climb the fake rocks.

I am not going to put any animals in the tank. P. rufilata or P. ornata would work ut would ruin the setup in a matter of weeks.

no tarantulas or other inhabitants other than the typical cleaning crews

Jon's female died. He'll be sending it for archival and DNA barcoding soon. Once more Phamphobeteus species are added to the reference library we will have a clearer idea if this is indeed a new species :).

Hello, yes you have a hybrid ornataxvitatta You can tell simply from the leg markings. i.e 1) P. vitatta leg 4 with possible overlaid ornata marking at base of femur 2) P. ornata anterior leg markings (yellow). Where did you buy the specimen, what country? Do you still have this specimen...

Internal BTS staff? Or a member?

I've been a BTS supporter for many years now and have archived all the issues they offer or have offered from their site since I have joined and have been able to get some scanned copies of older issues for my research on Poecilotheria however it is a tedious process of bugging the editors. I...

Did you manage to find these dusty papers?

Obvious dorsal bleaching indicative of penultimate males, and experience.

It's a male by the way!

Just one chapter of the work I have been doing. Hosted here for those who are not a part of the BTS. Please consider joining. http://www.pdf-archive.com/2013/11/14/morra-m-a-2013/ Reference: Morra, A. M. (2013). Morphological comparison of the Poecilotheria with notes on the future of the...

I am preparing a publication of the integrative taxonomy of the whole genus. Palinda, I would love to read your paper please!

New species reported in Northern Sri Lanka. More to come. Help fund the BTS to get a copy of the description, all of the previous years issues and the next 3 issues for this year. www.thebts.co.uk Reference: Nanayakara, R. P., Kirk, P. J., Dayananda, S. K., Ganehiarachchi, G. A. S. M...

Information as to where you obtained it would help. The ventral images you provided seem to show that the 4th leg white band close to the body is larger and longer than the standard for the described P.ornata but a image of the 4th and 5h legs flattened i/e pokie stance would be more...

]please post a picture of the full ventral (bottom) side of the animal. Here is an example [ATTACH=CONFIG]110347[/ATTACH

^ I don't mind being proved wrong. Ventral pic! also, I just found this thread of a probably hybrid P.ornataxpederseni http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?229148-Poecilotheria-ornata-or-hybrid/page2 Leg 4 shows the diagnostic triangular marking for p.pederseni, the anterior legs...

I agree with the above statement. I've been in correspondence with Peter Kirk about this P.ornata sp. blue and he doesn't seem to think much of it. It is interesting, however to note that the illustration of the leg 4 of the P.ornata shows resemblance that of the sp. blue seen in the...

LOVE IT. I would have added a gravel layer near the bottom too or maybe a clay layer

standard fluorescent for now. 35 dollar 4 foot T5 full spectrum lights soon. Should keep the grass growing. I am worried about the grass taking over. Perhaps I should introduce some sort of grass eating crustacean or insect? The lights are on a timer and the bark hides are dark enough i havnt...

Ive been developing these for a while now. Finally finished the final design. -5 gallon aquariums 10-15$ each depending on where you buy from -Custom made 3/8th" acrylic hinged lids with 2 3.5 inch computer fan vents -3/8th " acrylic water barrier -silicon -acrylic bonding chemical personal...