All I can say for sure is that my G. actaeon was around 15cm LS / 6'' and she had quite a red bum. But she did have much darker red than my iheringi male. It could be that they lose their color in the last few molts when they reach full adult size. Well, you'll have to wait and see what happens :D
OT POST: Thanks, You're the first to give me credit for keeping so many Grammostola's. But I'm ashamed to not have any natural or scientific action with this (my favourite) genus.. :/
All these little variables suggest that your 4'' is an iheringi and the 6'' is actaeon. And these are the names that are common in pet trade, as I've no experience other than pet trade.. :(
Well, iheringi and actaeon are just those species that you really can't tell the difference so easily.
Your first picture of that specimen seems to lack the red color hiding in the carapace that your second has.
First specimen seems to have blonder curling line on patella, the second has...
Well, I think you should see it when that second sp. grows to its full size. I had an 15cm / 6'' female sold as actaeon. Here it is:
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Grammostolat/gactaeon.JPG
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Grammostolat/actaeoni.JPG
This specimen should grow more and it just might...
I could place a bet on my immature male G. iheringi that he will come theeth first at anything disturbing him. Premolt usually takes some edge off but still little skittish.. Anyhow, as I've had or have almost all Grammostolas available to me, there is big differences in "personality" even among...
Some new spideys! :P
0.1 G. sp. north, looks pretty cool even so close to molt,
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Grammostolat/north.JPG
0.1 G. rosea (RCF)
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Grammostolat/rcf+rosea2.JPG
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Grammostolat/
There you will find all the pictures...
Paramite, forgot my pictures? :P
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Muiden+elukat/minax.JPG
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/Muiden+elukat/minax2.JPG
Bad angle and I didn't remember to use macro :D
M.F.Bagaturov, so you're saying that I should switch the nametags of my iheringi and mollicoma? Few people saying "That spider of yours is actually iheringi" isn't going to change the minds of the many many hobbyist out there. What facts do you have? All I've seen is some posts and pictures...
ratz00;
Today I got a mollicoma and the difference between that and alticeps is not much now, maybe if mollicoma molts soon it will be obvious. But still,
mollicoma has red hairs all the way down to the tips of her legs (especially the first pair). Alticeps' red hairs are mostly on the legs...
Thanks to you too pinkzebra! I too love how alticeps looks after a moult.
Okay, in this site
http://skuikki.1g.fi/kuvat/
I have all my spider pictures with full quality. :)
Thanks JohnxII. And you don't have to ask for mollicoma pictures ^^ The dehydration thing, I usually pour the "old" water to the substrate, wash and refill water dishes to every Grammostola, even though they would happily live in a drier condition. :)
First, my biggest female alticeps freshly moulted, LS +12cm:
Then there is just-about-to-molt female aureostriata, LS ~5cm or little more:
Immature male iheringi, LS ~8cm:
Unsexed actaeon, LS. ~5cm:
Also have rcf rosea and sp. concepcion as slings and in few weeks I'll get sub-adult...
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