Is this A. seemanni???

[Quiet-1]

Since there was some debate as to whether the T in my previous post was an A. seemanni, have posted other pics of him that I have....hopefully we can then conclude what species it actually is :? thanks for everyones input and help! The freshly molted pic is in my other thread so I cannot add it here...

 

[scorpio]

it is most definitely A. seemanni

 

[kellygirl]

When I first looked at the pictures, I thought of Eupalaestrus campestratus AKA Pink Zebra Beauty... then I looked at your other thread and saw the freshly molted pic of your male so now I'm going to vote A. seemanni. I've never kept this species before but it is my understanding that the mature males look totally different from mature females. I think I saw a picture awhile back of a mature male seemanni that had an all-over metallic sheen, like yours appears to have. I'm gonna look for that picture now.

>>FOUND IT<<

-Kelly

 

[LPacker79]

I'm going to vote no on A. seemanni. It doesn't have the peachy/tan underside.

 

[cichlidsman]

I'm going to vote no on A. seemanni. It doesn't have the peachy/tan underside.

the tan underside and spineretts is what makes it a a. seemanni

 

[LPacker79]

the tan underside and spineretts is what makes it a a. seemanni

Exactly. It doesn't have the peachy/tannish underside to the abdomen. Which is why I said it's not seemanni.

 

[Quiet-1]

But its spinnerettes are tan/orangish.....and its cephalothorax is similar in color....should the underside of the abdomen also be tan :? the link to mrderanged's pic of a mature male looks similar to mine...any other comments or input?

 

[cichlidsman]

Exactly. It doesn't have the peachy/tannish underside to the abdomen. Which is why I said it's not seemanni.

the underside looks tan too me

 

[LPacker79]

Looks grey to me. The spinnerettes are tan, but what's got me befuddled is that the spinnerettes aren't matching the underside in color.

 

[cichlidsman]

Looks grey to me. The spinnerettes are tan, but what's got me befuddled is that the spinnerettes aren't matching the underside in color.

we can argue all night. lets get someone els opion

 

[kellygirl]

Some crosslinks from this site that include pics/info about A. seemanni... hope it helps.

-Kelly

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=26786&highlight=seemanni

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=17499&highlight=seemanni

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=16977&highlight=seemanni

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=1558&highlight=seemanni

 

[LPacker79]

we can argue all night. lets get someone els opion

Arguing? Who's arguing? :? I'm just stating what I see. No arguing here

 

[cichlidsman]

Some crosslinks from this site that include pics/info about A. seemanni... hope it helps.

-Kelly

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=26786&highlight=seemanni

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=17499&highlight=seemanni

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=16977&highlight=seemanni

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=1558&highlight=seemanni

in the first link you can see the tan underside realy good

 

[cichlidsman]

Arguing? Who's arguing? :? I'm just stating what I see. No arguing here

im sorry, had a long night.

 

[LPacker79]

in the first link you can see the tan underside realy good

Exactly. I don't see that on the T pictured in this thread.

 

[LPacker79]

im sorry, had a long night.

No biggie, I myself should be in bed. Have an extremely long day tomorrow. I think I'm just seeing something different than you. I don't see the tannish underbelly on the spider in this thread at all. Just grey with tan spinnerettes. Maybe I'm just too tired.

 

[kellygirl]

I see what Leanne is talking about with the lack of overall tan underside. That's partially why I initially steered away from seemanni. However, the post-molt pic looks similar to the mature male seemanni pics that have been posted on this site. The other tip-off is that I don't know that I've ever heard of a PZB giving a defense pose but plenty of seemanni can be rather fiesty. I don't know what to think... What does an E. campestratus mature male look like?

-Kelly

 

[kellygirl]

AHA! Look at this picture:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showpost.php?p=27594&postcount=4

That looks a lot more like the underside of your molting tarantula... I'm so conflicted!!!!!!!

Did your spider have some pinkish hairs on the abdomen prior to the mature molt?


Here are some E. campestratus links. The first three have some good seemanni vs. campestratus comparisons:

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=7929&highlight=campestratus

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=15663&highlight=campestratus

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=19142&highlight=campestratus

http://www.birdspiders.com/index.cf...l&imageid=15B017B1KD0B7KAEC2K1470A05E2748F93C

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=2665&highlight=campestratus

 

[Quiet-1]

Sorry that I caused such a ruckus here with my first attempt at posting a pic kellygirl, I honestly do not remember since I rarely saw the underside.

 

[Overmenneske]

Sorry that I caused such a ruckus here with my first attempt at posting a pic

No, no ruckus, this is an entertaining, educating, non-violent, on-topic thread.

After seeing your last pics I would definately go for A. seemanni. The spinnerets are clearly orange, and the underside is tan. Mature males often have darker book lungs.
IME, the digging and messing around in the substrate can also make the underside/spinnerets look slightly darker.