what species is this?
ericb1988

what species is this?

it was sold as brachypelma vagans but it doesn't look like it to me There's only a small amount of red and was labled red rump it kills crickets but won't eat them i am assuming it doesn't eat them because they are not webbed please help
That's a Euathlus sp. red, you can google it to see more images and check out if they're the same (cause the picture here is very unclear lol) These are GREAT little Ts, very docile and friendly, not from the brachypelma genus. You can use the search bar to find out more about how to care for them
 
I agree, it looks like E. sp. "red" (sometimes it is also sold as sp. "yellow/orange/flame"). The "sp" is an abbreviation for species. In taxonomy when you see this it indicates an undescribed species. So that means we presume to know the genus, Euathlus, but the organism in question has not been described yet so we give an informal descriptor and add the "sp" so you know it isn't formally described yet. Often times it will be a locality, i.e. sp "Peru," or something that indicates a noticeable feature of the morphology. It's another way to keep our animals straight for those which are not sorted out by science formally.

They are really nice little Ts. They stay really small and are generally very docile and looooooooong lived.

I do recommend posting a clearer photo though- there is a possibility that it is one of the other Euathlus or even a Paraphysa species, it's hard to tell with the image so blurry. Also adding a description in case the photo is distorting colors or what not may assist in getting a better ID as well.
 
I agree - it looks like an Euathlus sp. red - after a night of really heavy drinking, by yours truly, not the spider. They are quickly becoming one of my favorites. They are the perfect little tarantula.
 

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