Genus Tapinauchenius

[Philth]

Tapinauchenius purpureus

 

[SOAD]

WOW! nice specimen and nice picture Philth!

 

[Boazone]

T. Plumipes in Guyana....

Found these in Guyana in a palm tree....There were everywhere...3 or 4 in every tree...

 

[brachy]

Hi

T. gigas 2molts old sling.

 

[GoTerps]

Tapinauchenius elenae young female

Eric

 

[Philth]

Tapinauchenius purpureus

 

[Doezsha]

juvenile Tapinauchenius gigas

Awesome pics I love your setup

 

[GoTerps]

Hey Tom, good work with the T. purpureus... congrats!

Eric

 

[hamfoto]

Tapinauchenius plumipes sling...courtesy of Eric (GoTerps)

Thanks Eric!

Chris

 

[GoTerps]

Tapinauchenius plumipes sling...courtesy of Eric (GoTerps)

Thanks Eric!

Chris

Your welcome Chris... and that one is is a pure Trinidad specimen.

Here's a freshly molted female T. eleane.

Eric

 

[GoTerps]

Female Tapinauchenius cupreus

Eric

 

[Taceas]

Beautiful! Even though I'm not fond of super-speedy and aggressive tarantulas, I might have to get one of these sometimes. Their satiny abdomens are quite attractive. Quite fascinating critters.

I hate to show my ignorance here but they look, based on sling and adult pics, a conglomeration of Avicularia and Psalmopoeus. Is this just convergent evolution, or would there perhaps be some basis in this since they seem to be geographic neighbors?

Also, is there any difference in the black-butted slings and the others? Or are those ones that haven't molted yet as of the taking of that picture?

 

[Robert Seliger]

1.0.0 Tapinauchenius cupreus adult

Regards.
Robert

 

[GoTerps]

Tapinauchenius subcaeruleus spiderling

Eric

 

[xgrafcorex]

i have to echo taceas question about the black abdomens amongst the lighter colored ones. is there a known reason for this? do they turn out slightly different down the road as well?

great pics everyone...and i have to say, eric, congrats on all those sacs! seems like you have as many sacs at one time as i had ts! :clap:

 

[Philth]

Tapinauchenius elenae Ultimate male.

 

[Robert Seliger]

Tapinauchenius gigas - mature male

Regards.
Robert

 

[hamfoto]

Tapinauchenius plumipes (Trinidad locale) - Thanks Eric!

Chris

 

[badboi]

litlle T. gigas

 

[GoTerps]

Mating T. elenae

Mating Tapinauchenius elenae

Eric