I was given this tarantula as part of a collection and it was labeled a "starburst baboon". It clearly isn't, and resembles more of a hairy haplopelma if you ask me. You can't see from the photo but I believe it is male. Any ideas?
Absolutely not a "baboon" spider of any description. Look at the chevrons on the abdomen. Look at the size of the scopula - this looks like an arboreal spider.
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It's absolutely Asian by the way - Cyriopagopus/Lampropelma/Phormingochilus etc
@creepa, he is FAST. In the process of getting these photos he escaped about 7 times.Not an easy guy to photograph. And yeah, I definitely did not see anything baboon about this spider. I agree with you on him being an asian species, I'll look into the genera you provided. Thank you.
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