unkown t species.. CAN ANYONE HELP??

[Mina]

They dont get the black coloration with stripes untill they are almost adults.

I'm not sure on that. I have two, a little one that is about 2 1/2 inches that is black (the stripes on its legs are there, but you have to look closely) and a bigger one that is about 3 3/4 inches that is brown. According to Jon Foruskaris there are two color variations, black and brown, from different places. Anyone know if that is correct? His site is petbugs.com, check his A. seemani care sheet.

 

[IguanaMama]

FYI, I just met an entomologist a couple of weeks ago that didn't know sheet about spiders. Not that it matters, I still would have taken the twenty bucks and ran... hehe.

 

[ShadowBlade]

Why would you take a tarantula to an entemologist? They study insects, not tarantulas. You could have waited till it molted to look at the spermathecae (if he/she had any) and maybe been able to figure out the genus. But I guess trading a unkown T for a Kingsnake wouldn't be that bad...

 

[cacoseraph]

Lack of abdominal setae (perhaps due to kicking?), and also, look at the leg joints.....clear signs of rubbing, likely due to shipping. It will need deep substrate to allow it to burrow.

i've always associated that knee wear as being in WC spiders who burrow in hard or rough dirt

 

[TheNatural]

They dont get the black coloration with stripes untill they are almost adults.

Hi scolop.,

I hava an A. seemanni (5cm) and it has black femurs, the marks on the knees and orange spinerets. Its an unsexed juvie and its colors looks just like an adult. :?

 

[ajlauer1984]

entomologist

i took him to this entomologist cause when i called the vet to see if they could recommend someone to look at this and see what species of spider it was, they recommended this entomologist to me and when i called him at the local college(hes a professor there) he said bring it out and he would have a look at it... im not sure what type of baboon he said it was but he did however show a pic of the type of baboon he thought it was and it looked identical, the reason he made this determination is the fact that it had barbs all over its legs and trys to spin and scratch you with these which is not something a zebra does or have....

 

[IguanaMama]

i took him to this entomologist cause when i called the vet to see if they could recommend someone to look at this and see what species of spider it was, they recommended this entomologist to me and when i called him at the local college(hes a professor there) he said bring it out and he would have a look at it... im not sure what type of baboon he said it was but he did however show a pic of the type of baboon he thought it was and it looked identical, the reason he made this determination is the fact that it had barbs all over its legs and trys to spin and scratch you with these which is not something a zebra does or have....

:? :? :? :? ROTFLMAO

Please please please call him up and get the name of what he thinks it is, I am sooooo curious. Meanwhile off to google I go....

 

[DanHalen]

i took him to this entomologist cause when i called the vet to see if they could recommend someone to look at this and see what species of spider it was, they recommended this entomologist to me and when i called him at the local college(hes a professor there) he said bring it out and he would have a look at it... im not sure what type of baboon he said it was but he did however show a pic of the type of baboon he thought it was and it looked identical, the reason he made this determination is the fact that it had barbs all over its legs and trys to spin and scratch you with these which is not something a zebra does or have....

That guys a professor, studies entemology, substantially mis-diagnoses a species of tarantula - disregarding a *very* simple old world/new world pysiological difference... and gets paid.... I'm seriously in the wrong carreer!

 

[IguanaMama]

No you are not, unfortunately, perfessers don't get paid much. My dh perfesses on the side--he does it for love not money. It is my experience (and I know I'm going to get in a lot of trouble for this) that a lot of men have trouble saying "I don't know", just like they have trouble asking for directions. ;P

 

[DanHalen]

No you are not, unfortunately, perfessers don't get paid much. My dh perfesses on the side--he does it for love not money. It is my experience (and I know I'm going to get in a lot of trouble for this) that a lot of men have trouble saying "I don't know", just like they have trouble asking for directions. ;P

Why must you say such hurtful and untrue things? It's like a knife into my heart... And I, like most men, know exactly where I am at all times, and therefore do not need directions! It's people who incorrectly plant roadsigns, and abundent misprints on roadmaps which make things difficult.....

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

the reason he made this determination is the fact that it had barbs all over its legs and trys to spin and scratch you with these which is not something a zebra does or have....

I think what you're referring to are the specialised setae on legs IV that actually kick the uriticating setae off of the abdomen. Only NW tarantulas have this. Look closely of the hind leg of a NW tarantula and you'll see your "barbs".

 

[slingshot71]

the reason he made this determination is the fact that it had barbs all over its legs and trys to spin and scratch you with these which is not something a zebra does or have....

The only T that I have heard of using this as a defense mechanism is M. robustum, which this T most definitely is not. :?

http://www.tarantulas.com/columgia.asp

Oh well, enjoy the kingsnake.

 

[ajlauer1984]

these were on all of its legs

the barbs were on everyone of its legs, he said that it what made him decide its not a zebra of somesort and that its a baboon, i will call out to the college tomorrow and see if he can tell me the scientific name for it....

 

[AfterTheAsylum]

The only T that I have heard of using this as a defense mechanism is M. robustum, which this T most definitely is not. :?

http://www.tarantulas.com/columgia.asp

Oh well, enjoy the kingsnake.

Yuppers. I have only seen, heard, and been told that M. robustum will do it. And nope, this isn't an M. robustum we're looking at.

T.S.

Ever think that maybe the professor "saw you coming"? "I know it looks like an X. monstrosa, but it isn't. Here's 20 bucks." You get the picture...

 

[ajlauer1984]

soulsick

hey you dont have to such a jerk and act like you are mr. know it all, and secondly if you read it you wouldnt have said

Ever think that maybe the professor "saw you coming"? "I know it looks like an X. monstrosa, but it isn't. Here's 20 bucks." You get the picture...

because i didnt sell it to him, i sold it to a local petstore... next read the post before acting like a jerk.....

 

[AfterTheAsylum]

hey you dont have to such a jerk and act like you are mr. know it all, and secondly if you read it you wouldnt have saidbecause i didnt sell it to him, i sold it to a local petstore... next read the post before acting like a jerk.....

Nope. I read it correctly. You said you were recommended to an entomologist, who is a local professor, and then you sold it to him. So what were you saying again?

T.S.

 

[ajlauer1984]

i stand corrected

i stand corrected soulsick, i did type it that way, but i am going to correct myself i sold it to a local petstore here (Reptiles Galore) for 20 bucks and then i added another 32 and some change for an striped albino kingsnake....

 

[David_F]

Looks like you got a good deal....well, sort of. If you're happy with the snake then it was a good deal.

Anywho, like some others have said, I wouldn't ever go back to that "entomologist" for anything spider related. If he completely missed the urticating setae on the abdomen and IDed it as a "baboon spider" by some "barbs" on it's legs....ummm.....I think you were closer with your guess of Aphonopelma sp.

 

[ajlauer1984]

Doesnt Matter

it really doesnt matter who the entomologist is or what kind of spider he said it was i just posting the update to this post to let everyone know that i got rid of the spider for a very beautiful snake that i extremely happy, the snake is a very good eater( eats thawed out frozen fuzzies), always active, and loves to be handled... sorry to start some kind of war about this one spider..... i was just letting everyone know that i felt i got a good deal got the 20bucks back for spider and then only had to pocket a little more for something i am 200times happier with...

 

[ShadowBlade]

I don't think anyone here will hold it against you.
We like trying to figure out what a tarantula is and debate about it. (Unless I speak for myself.)