Is my A. geniculata a N. chromatus?

[AngelDeVille]

So most of my slings L. parahybana, N. chromatus, A. geniculata have been looking like brown spiders.

June 13, what I thought was my A. gen molted, and I finally saw these beautiful striped legs.

Today she molted again, and this is what we got... some definite beautiful red there...

L. sp and N. sp as I have them labeled still look about the same, no real definition.

Maybe there is a chance I mislabeled or mixed the two up? But I do kinda doubt it...

Edit: damn she pretty...

 

[tewebag]

It looks like an A. geniculata to me, what size is it?

 

[AngelDeVille]

It looks like an A. geniculata to me, what size is it?

Thanks, I only have a couple spiders at the 2” mark so seeing the little brown spiders grow up is super exciting!

She’s maybe 1”

 

[cold blood]

chromatus

genic mini threat

• cold blood
• Jun 14, 2017
• 2

genic

this would be what a genic would look like for comparison


this is chromatus

N. chromatus

• cold blood
• Feb 1, 2018
• 24
• chromatus nhandu nhandu chromatus

Every sac has its runts and giants....this one is the largest of a large sac....not quite 6...

 

[PidderPeets]

I know it's partially because it's fresh from a molt, but that carapace looks too light for a genic to me. It looks like the start of the greyish carapace found on N. chromatus. So my vote is also on chromatus.

 

[AngelDeVille]

The color is a bit washed out in my pic...

I may be getting blinded a bit by just looking at the abdomen.

The abdomen is not quite as bright as this.. but looks similar to me.

This has been one of my most exciting husbandry days to date, 3 molts in one day!

 

[PidderPeets]

The color is a bit washed out in my pic...

I may be getting blinded a bit by just looking at the abdomen.

The abdomen is not quite as bright as this.. but looks similar to me.

This has been one of my most exciting husbandry days to date, 3 molts in one day!

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If it looks like that, it's a chromatus. These are two pictures of when my smaller chromatus was about that size, and it looks near identical to me

This one's blurry, but it's fresh after a molt, so it's more relevant for you:

N. chromatus

• PidderPeets
• Dec 3, 2017

Not the highest of quality photos, but I needed to show off my little baby. Bought it at barely...

This one was when it was the same size, but literally right before it flipped for it's next molt:

Nhandu chromatus

• PidderPeets
• Feb 2, 2018

Well, so much for filling up the water dish. I guess it looked like a prime spot for molting

 

[The Grym Reaper]

N. chromatus, the cream carapace is the giveaway, A. geniculata has a black carapace.

Earliest pic I have on here of my female.
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[Greasylake]

Nhandu chromatus

• Greasylake
• Jun 28, 2018
• brazilian red and white tarantula chromatus nhandu nhandu chromatus sling sling photos

Caught this sling with its legs stretched out a little so I broke out the camera again. More...

This was my 2" chromatus a day after its molt.

 

[KezyGLA]

Looks like A. genic to me.

 

[boina]

I'm going with A. genic. They can have a light carapace as small juveniles. I found my A. genic and N. chromatus practically indistinguishable at that age, especially since one of my chromatus had a dark carapace up until subadult. So I'd just wait it out. A few more molts should make it very clear.

 

[WoofSpider]

I'm honestly not confident enough one way or the other to cast a definitive vote. They are rather similar looking until they are grow up a bit. So I guess I'll be the one person who votes "Too early to tell".

I really just wanted to include my own comparison pictures.

Here's older pics of my genic and chromatus respectively. At this size (and with poor lighting) they really can be difficult to distinguish.


This is what they look like now and it's pretty clear as to which is which.

 

[Misty Day]

N.chromatus. They have prominent red hairs on abdomen once they start to show some colour.

 

[AngelDeVille]

I have an update that I put in my diary thread....



On bed check my labeled N. chromatus has molted.

Still around 1” brown carapace, brown abdomen, but now definite striping on the legs.

So my labeled A. geniculata is about the same size. Last molt revealed reddish abdomen hairs and a reddish carapace, with rings, not stripes on the legs. Still wondering if they are mixed up...

 

[Dovey]

I have an update that I put in my diary thread....



On bed check my labeled N. chromatus has molted.

Still around 1” brown carapace, brown abdomen, but now definite striping on the legs.

So my labeled A. geniculata is about the same size. Last molt revealed reddish abdomen hairs and a reddish carapace, with rings, not stripes on the legs. Still wondering if they are mixed up...

I guess we're just going to have to wait and see!

 

[flyingjudgman]

any updates on the difference? I have also cm size and cant tell if it is A.genic :/