Rank from Most Blue to Least Blue Tarantula

[efmp1987]

Hi,

IYO (In your opinion), which species is/are the bluest (except versi sling), to the least blue? Can you rank them from bluest under natural light to not blue at all? To simplify things let's just place the purple color under the umbrella of blue. Thanks

You can also add notes e.g. "blue only under camera flash but still very blue so it deserves the #3 rank" etc. Not sure if I wanted to include Moncentropus balfouri here.

Maybe @viper69 has something to contribute as well. Would be nice to have a comprehensive list of blue T's, which I tried finding by didn't.

* Baby versi defaults as the #1 bluest.
* Pterinopelma sazimai - blue color somewhat "subdued" under natural lighting
* Coremiocnemis brachyramosa
* Poecilotheria metallica
* Thrixopelma cyaneolum "blue"
* Thrixopelma lagunas
* Haplopema lividum
* Oligoxystre diamantinensis
* Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens - bright "powdery blue" under natural light
* Lampropelma violaceopes
* Cyriopagopus sp. "hati-hati" - Not blue @cold blood
* Orphnaecus sp "blue Panay" - Not blue @cold blood
* Pseudhapalopus sp. "blue"
* Chilobrachys sp "Vietnam blue"
* Tapinauchenius violaceus
* Tapinauchenius cupreus
* Tapinauchenius sanctivincenti (from @boina )
* Aphonopelma moorei
* Phormictopus sp purple
* Thrigmopoeus psychedelicus
* Holothele sericea (from @sdsnybny )
* Aphonopelma seemanni "blue" (from @sdsnybny )
* Sahydroaraneus raja (from @Swede Baboon )
* Avicularia avicularia (from @Venom1080 )
* Avicularia aurantiaca (from @Venom1080 )

* Others : please specify


Thanks!

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Hands down females only of Haplopelma lividum, for someone C.lividus but Christ, my 'brain' refuse to memorize the new scientific name

 

[sdsnybny]

If you're including purple......Avicularia purpurea, then Aphonopelma seemanni BCF, Holothele sericea, there is more I'm sure.
Euathlus sp Blue, Homoeomma sp. Blue...

 

[efmp1987]

If you're including purple......Avicularia purpurea, then Aphonopelma seemanni BCF, Holothele sericea, there is more I'm sure.
Euathlus sp Blue, Homoeomma sp. Blue...

Added Aphonopelma seemanni BCF and Holothele sericea. Excluded from list Homoeomma sp. blue due to semblance to Thrixopelma lagunas; and Euthlus sp. blue due to some parts of the leg only having the blue coloration xD

I gotta say, hard to believe that Holothele sericea is even a T. Looks more like a garden spider LMAO.

 

[efmp1987]

Hands down females only of Haplopelma lividum, for someone C.lividus but Christ, my 'brain' refuse to memorize the new scientific name

I was under the impression they are blue only when exposed to flash? Maybe I should get them, 3 years from now.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I was under the impression they are blue only when exposed to flash?

For me they are 'blue' enough

Had one waay back then, old as hell, given to me for free due to the Arachnids ban issue of 2003. I don't have her anymore, of course. Actually, aside a female S.subspinipes I don't have at the moment Asians in my collection.

As you can see here males aren't so 'cool' coloured btw v

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2856/9578650267_1d61e610ca_b.jpg

Overall I love those, still my fav. 'haplo' is the Chinese one, H.hainanum

 

[MGery92]

Phormictopus sp. blue, Phormictopus cautus (purple) and Phormingochilus sp. sabah blue (not completely blue).

 

[AracKnight]

Added Aphonopelma seemanni BCF and Holothele sericea. Excluded from list Homoeomma sp. blue due to semblance to Thrixopelma lagunas; and Euthlus sp. blue due to some parts of the leg only having the blue coloration xD

I gotta say, hard to believe that Holothele sericea is even a T. Looks more like a garden spider LMAO.

Thrixopelma lagunas is definitely different from Homoeomma sp. "Blue". Thrixopelma cf. lagunas are most likely the same as Homoeomma sp. "Blue".

And it's Psednocnemis brachyramosa, not Coremiocnemis

Ami sp. "Panama" is also a lovely bluish spider.

 

[boina]

Tapinauchenius's color changes under different light. Even the angle the light hits plays a role. T. cupreus is not blue under normal lighting at all. T. sanctivincenti is a washed out purple, but definitely more blue than cupreus. I haven't tried the flash treatment on my sanctivincenti yet.

Look here and go to post 253 for a good pic of normal light T. sanctivincenti. And T. latipes is blue-ish.

Edit: And Pamphobeteus ultramarinus - even the females may have blue highlights but the males are very blue.

 

[The Grym Reaper]

Bluest - C. versicolor sling
Not blue at all - H. maculata

 

[AracKnight]

Edit: And Psalmopoeus ultramarinus - even the females may have blue highlights but the males are very blue.

You mean Pamphobeteus not Psalmopoeus I guess?

 

[boina]

You mean Pamphobeteus not Psalmopoeus I guess?

Thank you, I just edited the post.

(Note to self: Have more coffee before posting )

 

[nicodimus22]

Bluest - C. versicolor sling

Took this yesterday. No flash or cranking up color saturation. You may be right.

 

[Venom1080]

Many many blue Avicularia.

avicularia, metallica, morphotype geroldi, moehpotype azureklassi, metallica, variegata come to mind.

 

[efmp1987]

Thank you, I just edited the post.

(Note to self: Have more coffee before posting )

Is it safe to say that from the list the bluest under natural conditions are P. metallica and C. cyaneopubescens? Both have powder blue colors too

 

[efmp1987]

Many many blue Avicularia.

avicularia, metallica, morphotype geroldi, moehpotype azureklassi, metallica, variegata come to mind.

So much fluff in 1 place.

 

[efmp1987]

Took this yesterday. No flash or cranking up color saturation. You may be right.

Nice shot, nice color, and really nice camera there

 

[efmp1987]

Another purple, what is this?

 

[Venom1080]

Another purple, what is this?

View attachment 252644

That's a Harpactira pulchripes. Lol very blue, not purple.

 

[efmp1987]

That's a Harpactira pulchripes. Lol very blue, not purple.

Oh now that Im on mobile its blue. But on my desktop its very purple lol

Edit: isnt H. pulchripes yellow?