@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...
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
@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.
@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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