Phidippus regius phase ID?

[spigy]

Hi, this spider was sold to me as a (I believe wild caught) P regius. I snagged a few regius from the same seller and all look like normal phases except for this girl. I don't have a dls but she was definitely on the larger side compared to other P regius. If anyone has seen this phase before and knows anything about the locality, or the possibility of her being a hybrid, please let me know! She has recently passed away but I do have slings from her that are developing well.

 

[Nicole C G]

Hi, this spider was sold to me as a (I believe wild caught) P regius. I snagged a few regius from the same seller and all look like normal phases except for this girl. I don't have a dls but she was definitely on the larger side compared to other P regius. If anyone has seen this phase before and knows anything about the locality, or the possibility of her being a hybrid, please let me know! She has recently passed away but I do have slings from her that are developing well.
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You have answered you’re own question!
If she had slings, that means she is an adult.

 

[spigy]

You have answered you’re own question!
If she had slings, that means she is an adult.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that could be misread. I think a better term than phase would have been locality. I've never seen a P regius that looked like her and was wondering if anyone had more info! Thanks though

 

[egyptiancrow]

shes just a normal dark regius very pretty!

 

[spigy]

shes just a normal dark regius very pretty!

Thank you for the response! I've just never seen others with her coloration when you pull up photos of dark regius. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right areas. Good to know.

 

[egyptiancrow]

Thank you for the response! I've just never seen others with her coloration when you pull up photos of dark regius. Maybe I wasn't looking in the right areas. Good to know.

they have so much natural variation! its really interesting. afterall "locales" are also just normal regius but they ended up developing a little differently in a specific place. but they are not much different from each other! like a long haired cat and a short haired cat, its just a visual difference. regius are one of few sp with such a wide array of appearances, unlike tarantulas which are so uniform. you can find a lot of really unique regius in color and pattern. yours is definitely ultra dark, which is rarer to see, but its one of myriad colors they can come in!

 

[spigy]

they have so much natural variation! its really interesting. afterall "locales" are also just normal regius but they ended up developing a little differently in a specific place. but they are not much different from each other! like a long haired cat and a short haired cat, its just a visual difference. regius are one of few sp with such a wide array of appearances, unlike tarantulas which are so uniform. you can find a lot of really unique regius in color and pattern. yours is definitely ultra dark, which is rarer to see, but its one of myriad colors they can come in!

They're a really interesting species in that way. I'm excited to see what her slings end up looking like!

 

[Nicole C G]

they have so much natural variation! its really interesting. afterall "locales" are also just normal regius but they ended up developing a little differently in a specific place. but they are not much different from each other! like a long haired cat and a short haired cat, its just a visual difference. regius are one of few sp with such a wide array of appearances, unlike tarantulas which are so uniform. you can find a lot of really unique regius in color and pattern. yours is definitely ultra dark, which is rarer to see, but its one of myriad colors they can come in!

Luckily their patterns stay mostly the same, or else ID would be difficult! Lol

 

[CRX]

Her chelicerae were beautiful. I love these spiders. RIP

 

[spigy]

Her chelicerae were beautiful. I love these spiders. RIP

Thank you, I absolutely adored the pink/blue shift. Her bloodline will live on