@boina I've just had another look mate, I don't think it looks like a G. pulchra either, as you say it does look like an Asia arboreal, especially the rings around the joints, I would hazard a guess at some kind of Ornithoctoninae, could be any sp. from the Asian arboreals, not the best picture for IDing purposes, still a great action shot. @Petah Parkah could you post a picture of the dorsal side of the spider a shot from above mate, cheers pal.
Aah your good mate, just like that, wish I could ID a spider as quickly as you can, in time I'll get there, but yeah I was thinking along the same lines, not exactly what you've ID'd but an Asian arboreal for sure. Haha I wish I was that good at identification, but no not yet.
Not an arboreal, but still an Asian
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It's not a pulchra - no way , the markings are wrong for it to be a G. pulchra, I'm thinking the person e got it from is a friend or someone he knows, just by the way he said - he likes to surprise me sometimes, and some other comments makes it sound as though it wasn't a purchase, @Petah Parkah could you clarify, how and where you received your supposed G. pulchra, and post a dorsal shot from right above the spider - try to get the whole spider in the picture so we can get a detailed view - with flash please.
I was disappointed for him too but found it extremely hilarious given the prior comments from everyone involved
It is a darn fine photo though!
Ah no need mate, it didn't sound harsh at all, you/we just have to read it in the manner it was written, I really get annoyed when people read more into a post than what is actually written and read it a couple of times just to get the meaning of the post. I don't think it's a G. pulchra anyway, neither do a few members, it looks more like an Asian arboreal, just by the iridescence of the underside of the legs, and the rings around the joints, G. pulchra don't have those markings.I was disappointed for him too but found it extremely hilarious given the prior comments from everyone involved
Apologies for my prior post, sounds like it came across harsher than intended, I was just trying to say we should be patient and not irritate Petah or he might screw with us lol. Sorry.
I see this often from many of my spiders during feeding. Just keeping their legs clear of the prey until the venom subdueds them. That's what I've thought anyway.
Yep that's the term I was trying to think of - iridescent scopulae on the tarsus, cheers for jolting my aging memory.
Ringo is on slate tile and clean up is pretty easy. IMO you shouldn't keep BD on loose substrate. They will eat it with they prey which can cause compaction pretty easily. I just spot clean when he goes and I take out the tiles once a month and give them a soak cleaning. He tends to poop in the same spot (tile) most of the time so that's helpful.