N. incei
@louise f It's not a bumblee, I own one a N. fasciaaurinigra. They are much more distinctive than the normal or gold form.

Here's an N fas. male and female http://www.tarantupedia.com/schismatothelinae/neoholothele/neoholothele-fasciaaurinigra


Here's the paper with excellent shots of incei and fas

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjP4df38KjPAhUK5WMKHbIdB1QQ5TUICg&url=http://versicolor-bremen.npage.de/get_file.php?id=30085820&vnr=696561&psig=AFQjCNGfeqnDm6DXQ3fAgE5PBWRwVDrQqg&ust=1474836633201873&cad=rjt

If that's not an incei, then you have a new species hah.
 
@viper69 Agreed, I've always seen gold with very faded patterns. But I've also never seen quite what I have, either. Don't tell me I have a hybrid here...
 
@EulersK I would believe it is a N.incei you got, but I`m not sure what kind of mix up you got. I hope someone can clarify the mystery friend :)
 
This actually has me intrigued, now. I'm going to see if I can take a few more shots tonight or tomorrow to see if we can uncover anything.
 
I've seen a lot of pics of N. incei both forms over the years, always a species I wanted but never did get until recently. The golds always look the same, especially w/the reduced pattern on the abdomen.

The incei do show variability at times. Here's an incei, notice the boy has much more gold in it, like Eulers. Also, let's not forget the difference in cameras, software etc http://infotarantulas.com/img/galeria/n.incei/incei_1.jpg

Here's an H. incei breeder w/both sexes. Notice the color of the female, also quite bright. http://arachnea.org/serwis/raporty-rozmnozenia/96031-holothele-incei-prz3mek87.html

I see such subtle variation w/incei, but again is that the animal or the camera or both....
 
@viper69 Very interesting, I've never seen an olive have that much gold as in your picture. Concerning the camera, while mine is known to oversaturate colors with the flash, this spider is very much gold in real life. Perhaps not as shiny as it appears here, though.
 
@EulersK It's like anything else, the more you look over time, the more you notice differences. Who'd you get this one from CB?
 
@viper69 I got it from a dealer, not a breeder. So there's no telling where it really came from. Ah, I wish I had its siblings for comparison!

It's too bad that this is not a gold, but I'd still like to know what's going on here. Seems to be a huge difference, but maybe I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.
 
@EulersK I think your making molehills. I think it's just variance in the species. In your case, a great deal of variance. If you were able to and that interested, you'd keep it, and breed it. Considering the species is a dwarf and grows very fast, you would see results of the progeny sooner rather than at a glacial Brachy pace.
 

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