Aphonopelma Behlei, any demand?

[ironmonkey78]

Behlei is a small species to begin with, a true dwarf would be a mature female at a 2" legspan The madrean dwarves could be an offshoot of behlei, they are found relatively close.

Thanks for the clarification. I understand what you were saying now.

On another note I picked them up yesterday, everyone is happy and healthy. Once they get a bit more settled I will attempt pairing them up. I am planning on doing it relatively soon as the male has already been mature for a while.

 

[Dovey]

Thanks for the clarification. I understand what you were saying now.

On another note I picked them up yesterday, everyone is happy and healthy. Once they get a bit more settled I will attempt pairing them up. I am planning on doing it relatively soon as the male has already been mature for a while.

Did you ever get any slings from this breeding? I've gotten very interested in all of the Aphon locals here in AZ, and you gotta love sky island spiders!

 

[Jones0911]

How close is this species to
Aphonopelma marxi? I really like that blue!!! are there any Marxi in the hobby?

 

[CEC]

How close is this species to
Aphonopelma marxi? I really like that blue!!! are there any Marxi in the hobby?

A. behlei & A. vogelae = A. marxi
See here:
http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6264

Yes, A. marxi are in the hobby.

 

[Jones0911]

A. behlei & A. vogelae = A. marxi
See here:
http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=6264

Yes, A. marxi are in the hobby.

Wasn't too sure even after I googled it because, can't always trust Google lol

 

[BobBarley]

Yeah, there's a demand. I'm pretty sure there's a demand for pretty much every species that hasn't been established in the hobby yet.

 

[shining]

A. marxi are definitely on my wishlist. I prefer raising from slings too.

 

[CEC]

Aphonopelma isn't really my favorite genus but A. marxi is my favorite American species.
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[z32upgrader]

I and a bunch of other people now have this species from the ATS Conference. Everyone who attended got a free sling, and lots more were raffled off.

 

[Dovey]

The trouble with A. marxi (and all of the species in the marxi species group: A. catalina sp. n., A. chiricahua sp. n., A. madera sp. n., A. marxi, A. peloncillo sp. n., and A. vorhiesi) is the difficulty locating individuals because of the remoteness, altitude, weather, and ruggedness of the terrain in their montane environments. Sky islands and the San Francisco Peaks offer some unique challenges for even assessing their numbers in the wild. It's a rare field zoologist or collector willing or able to dig out a burrow under a multi-ton boulder miles from the nearest fire road or deer trail! But yes, they are lovely, aren't they? And I'm excited by the thought that there may be as yet unidentified species in the marxi group. Ah, the great unknown....

 

[BobBarley]

Oh, and if you're planning on selling/trading off this species I'd list the locality as there are probably different "morphs" of marxi.

 

[CEC]

I and a bunch of other people now have this species from the ATS Conference. Everyone who attended got a free sling, and lots more were raffled off.

Yes, it was quite generous of Dr. Brent Hendrixson... I couldn't attend but a few local hobbyists that did have offered free marxi slings brought back to us in MN.
How were the lectures? Any of them particularly interesting?

 

[Dovey]

I and a bunch of other people now have this species from the ATS Conference. Everyone who attended got a free sling, and lots more were raffled off.

Aaaah, salt in the wound! I'm just a few hours up the road in New River, but I've come down with pneumonia and am pretty much bed bound for a while. Missed the whole blasted conference! Grrrr argh. Where and when is the next?

 

[Dovey]

And who gets pneumonia in AZ, anyway? That's like sunburn in Norway!

 

[Dovey]

Oh, and if you're planning on selling/trading off this species I'd list the locality as there are probably different "morphs" of marxi.

Tarantulas are like real estate: locality, locality, locality.

 

[z32upgrader]

Yes, it was quite generous of Dr. Brent Hendrixson... I couldn't attend but a few local hobbyists that did have offered free marxi slings brought back to us in MN.
How were the lectures? Any of them particularly interesting?

Oh nice! Glad you got some too!
I didn't catch all of them, but I did see the Keynote address by Dr. Hendrixson; a nice presentation on Amblypygids; a talk on proper shipping methods; and the ATS President Wade Harrell, discussing the finer points of successful educational presentations with an overview his "Harrell House of Natural Oddities" at the mall in Santa Fe, NM.

Aaaah, salt in the wound! I'm just a few hours up the road in New River, but I've come down with pneumonia and am pretty much bed bound for a while. Missed the whole blasted conference! Grrrr argh. Where and when is the next?

That's too bad! Get well soon! The next Conference will likely be the same place and time, the last weekend in July in Oro Valley at The Hilton El Conquistador Resort.
Photo below:

 

[ErinM31]

I would LOVE to have Aphonopelma marxi but I've never seen them for sale anywhere!

 

[Dovey]

Oh nice! Glad you got some too!
I didn't catch all of them, but I did see the Keynote address by Dr. Hendrixson; a nice presentation on Amblypygids; a talk on proper shipping methods; and the ATS President Wade Harrell, discussing the finer points of successful educational presentations with an overview his "Harrell House of Natural Oddities" at the mall in Santa Fe, NM.


That's too bad! Get well soon! The next Conference will likely be the same place and time, the last weekend in July in Oro Valley at The Hilton El Conquistador Resort.
Photo below:
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[Dovey]

What a lovely place! I'll pencil it in right now. Hmmm....I wonder if they have parking for "Cousin Eddie," my venerable ol' Airstream motorhome? They'd be like: , and I'd be all: !

 

[BobBarley]

I'd love to go next year, looks like a whole lotta fun!!

What a lovely place! I'll pencil it in right now. Hmmm....I wonder if they have parking for "Cousin Eddie," my venerable ol' Airstream motorhome? They'd be like: , and I'd be all: !

Hey Dovey, what species is in your profile pic? Just interested as it looks incredible!