Sold as Brachypelma Smithi

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  Phases

• Sep 28, 2018

How can anyone be so sure? It looks hamorii to me, to dusty to be auratum - maybe better pics with better lighting or a post molt pic would help?

 

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  SuzukiSwift

• Sep 28, 2018

@weibkreux Wow that’s fantastic!

 

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  SuzukiSwift

• Sep 28, 2018

@Phases The colouration really screams auratum to me, however I’ll admit I can only ever be 99% sure

 

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  Klyvek

• Sep 28, 2018

@Phases I cant seem to find out how to add another image, though I have taken one that might be better.

 

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  KezyGLA

• Sep 29, 2018

Its Brachypelma auratum 100%.

To someone with experience with all three species. It’s simple to tell the difference by eye.

 

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  KezyGLA

• Sep 29, 2018

B. auratum has skinnier build, deep red (less orange than smithi and hamorii) marking on patella only, very small cream tip on tibia joint (hamorii/smithi larger, with orange too)