Genus Chaetopelma

[pitbulllady]

I'd love to have some of these shipped to the US, but I'm really afraid that they would not survive the trip, or that the shipping cost would be so high I would not be able to afford foor for the spiders for months afterwards!

What is the temperament on these like, by the way? And yeah, I saw the threat display from the Jerusalem female, but that's typical for what I get from my G. roseas and A. seemanis, two so-called "docile beginner species". I know they're OW, so they aren't going to be Avics, but they don't seem to be as bad as most Haplopelmas,for instance.

pitbulllady

 

[hike34]

They are mostly skittish, but won't hesitate to bite given the chance. For example, I tried using a brush to coax the T out for the last picture I posted, but the T attacked it and hung on - so I just carried her out while she was hanging on the the brush with her fanges.

As for acquiring them - I am preaty sure they are avilabe via a dealer in the states - http://www.e-spiderworld.com/forsale.htm

 

[Tarantula]

Anyone know what form this one is? Bought it about 1-2 months ago. About 5cm legspan (2").

 

[BEN-V]

Wow hike34, your pics are truly great ! Thanks for sharing !

 

[JonathanF]

Chaetopelma gracile mature male, was found today in Jerusalem, walking next to my friend's house:



I think I better find him a female

 

[pitbulllady]

That is one fine-looking T there! The first time I ever even heard of this species was when an amateur photographer in Jerusalem posted a pic of a mature male found wandering around the city. He didn't know what it was, except that it was a big, hairy spider. I knew right away it was a tarantula, but I had no idea that there were supposed to be tarantulas in the Middle East. I figured it had to be related to P. murinus or one of the other African species. I emailed a link to the pic to Rick West, who identified it as a Chaetopelma. With that metallic sheen, the mature males sorta remind me of a male P. cancerides. I would really love to find someone selling adults here in the US.

pitbulllady

 

[becca81]

I would really love to find someone selling adults here in the US.

pitbulllady

Unfortunately, it's gonna be awhile for this.

This species just came into the US less than a year ago - I believe Jacobi may have been the first to have them on his list as spiderlings.

I currently have 6 spiderlings and they've been pretty slow-growing (granted, I don't feed much). I got them a little over a year ago and they're just now hitting over an inch!

 

[hike34]

Chaetopelma gracile mature male, was found today in Jerusalem, walking next to my friend's house:

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I think I better find him a female

Hey Jonathan,

I have a few Jerusalem form females he would love to meet!!!

 

[JonathanF]

A couple of pictures of the very same male:

 

[_bob_]

Chaetopelma gracile

Chaetopelma gracile

 

[CedrikG]

Hike my friend your picture are wonderfull

 

[Johannesn.]

Juv female

 

[_bob_]

Chaetopelma gracile

 

[_bob_]

Chaetopelma olivaceum
Freshly molted

 

[syndicate]

wow very nice!

 

[GoTerps]

Hey Bob,

Nice spider.

Just FYI, this genus was recently revised and this spider needs to now be labeled C. olivaceum.

Eric

 

[_bob_]

Thank you Eric. Chris (Syndicate) sent me the paper about the name change. It was very interesting. I'll be sure to relabel


Bob

 

[_bob_]

Chaetopelma olivaceum

Chaetopelma olivaceum

 

[GoTerps]

Chaetopelma olivaceum (Egypt)

Eric

 

[syndicate]

Beautiful spider!