Niffarious
Arachnoknight
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- Apr 28, 2012
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+1. The way I confirm pederseni is by the femur of leg 4; ventrally it's the only Poec that has a black stripe there (running length-wise) instead of a band.So far great pics. It is certainty not a P. pederseni. Besides the color, P.pederseni has a notable femoral fringe. It looks very P.regalis or P. striata to me, but some pics of the the lower 4 legs will help.
Good point, I'd still like to see the rest of the molt but I strongly suspect its a P. striata.Don't all regalis have the tan belly band? I don't see it in the photo of the molted T.
Marga
Scratch ornata, they have much more vivid orange/red under the palps and on the sides. I just looked at one of my subadult male ornatas (his two brothers just have matured) and while they're washed out dorsally, the ventral colors are still quite vivid. Ornatas are pretty distinct, the only one you could possibly confuse them with at all is rufilata. Besides, ornata's such a big species I can't see them maturing so small unless something REALLY went haywire. My MM ornatas are over 7" and very leggy.Due to a lack of any bands on the pedipalps as would be evident in P. Striata, the fact that we know it's developed yellow under the anterior legs and can role out P. Regalis for obvious reasons, P. Rufilata's bands would be much larger (alongside possibly thicker scopulae) and considering the coloration of the setae that I'm viewing, I think I'm going to lean my guess toward:
Mature Male Poecilotheria Ornata.
Mhm, you're right. I was deducing as best I could through the photos provided here and only having a few charts on my side, as well as photos lacking enough detail apparently. After I began looking at the posterior leg bands and weighing them against the photos I have (as well as second guessing due to the fact that I knew P. Ornata were quite large even as males,) I started to think P. Striata might have been the wiser choice after having already posted. I normally don't attempt to contribute with species I lack experience with initially unless I've done enough research and lurking to know better, so I'll just maintain that mindset on a more consistent basis from now on.Scratch ornata, they have much more vivid orange/red under the palps and on the sides. I just looked at one of my subadult male ornatas (his two brothers just have matured) and while they're washed out dorsally, the ventral colors are still quite vivid. Ornatas are pretty distinct, the only one you could possibly confuse them with at all is rufilata. Besides, ornata's such a big species I can't see them maturing so small unless something REALLY went haywire. My MM ornatas are over 7" and very leggy.