Please help ID pet store spider

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  boina

• Nov 23, 2018

Phormictopus sp., possibly even auratus if the color shows true in the pic. No clue about Canadian prices, though.

 

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  antinous

• Nov 23, 2018

Phormictopus sp. as boina said. In the US that would be a pretty good deal.

 

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  Goopyguy56

• Nov 23, 2018

Probably cancerides

 

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  cold blood

• Nov 23, 2018

@Goopyguy56

Agreed, almost certainly a P. cancerides

 

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  arachnidgill

• Nov 23, 2018

That's a very good price in canada.

 

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  Mini8leggedfreak

• Nov 23, 2018

Thanks guys. I just found a juvie for 45$ so I think I’ll pick it up.
I’m not one to buy from pet stores but he’s going out of business so I will. Thanks again for the help

 

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  spacelord

• Nov 23, 2018

Interesting it looks so similar to a seemani just a huge abdomen? Can u tell me the difference? It also favors a nahndu chromatus to me

 

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  antinous

• Nov 23, 2018

@spacelord The coloration is not that of an N. chromatus and A. seemani has prominent bands/stripes on it's legs.

 

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  boina

• Nov 24, 2018

@spacelord :wideyed:. I find it really interesting what people see. To me it is impossible to see anything seemanni or chromatus in that pic.

1. metallic sheen on the carapace practically screems Phormictopus.
2. Drop-like shape of the abdomen practically screems Phormictopus.

Together those two factors make it Phormictopus for sure.

A. seemanni has the same color all over and definitely no reddish hairs on the abdomen and a completely different shape. Maybe you need to adjust color settings?

N. chromatus has no metallic sheen, a much redder abdomen, and much stronger markings on the legs and a completely different shape.

 

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  spacelord

• Nov 24, 2018

I just wasnt drunk enough @boina nice information. Ten stars