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I do love talking about science. I chose blue tarantulas for 2 reasons, one it is found in the animal we are speaking about (Ts), and fortunately there is a scientific paper which has examined the evolutionary aspect and other aspects of blue iridescence found in these animals.
I believe your head may stop spinning if you read the scientific paper I'm referring to above
My example of choosing blue is relevant here.If we are going to discuss "specific", I think you should be specific, as you haven't been so far.
How specific do you want to be? Shimmering carapace-- not specific enough, because few tarantulas have that-- not true, many do
Based on this video, this animal doesn't have an abdomen like GBB. GBBs exoskeleton is almost black on the abdomen, and their setae are a bright burnt orange. Their bodies are covered in orange setae, their carapace is a darker rich blue, unlike the specimen in the video.None of the traits mentioned in the GBB above are found in this species. This species has a steel blue similar to I. mira's toes.
I'm surprised that someone who felt my peer-reviewed scientific example was simplistic, and wrote of being more specific, is actually overly simplistic himself in his observations
Mind you these traits are rather macro, there are a myriad of others involved in T cladistics to consider in order to even suggest 2 specimens are related.
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