A little mystery

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KoriTamashii

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I received this sling a few months back as part of a package... It was labeled mystery, and since it was so small, I had no idea what it was.

Now, it's molted a few times, and is starting to show adult colors... But I still can't tell what it is. It LOOKS like some kind of Brachy, or maybe an Aphonopelma. Anyone got a guess?

 
Great Basin Ben

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If I guess correctly, do I win this little BEAUTY?

Here's what I think:
Holothele sp. "Norte de Santander"

Regardless, WHAT A LITTLE SWEETIE!!!
 
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defiantly not Holothele at all. They lack Urticating hairs.
 
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Cyriocosmus?
Maybe perezmilesi? Looks like my slings, bit not quite.
 
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Maraca? I'm not entirely sure what horrida slings look like at that size (which is the most likely Maraca) but maybe...
 
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KoriTamashii said:
Actually, there are TWO of them.. so... {D
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Hmmm. I thought I nailed it with the Holothele... :?

It looks like it has an urticating patch to me, but I'm an admitted COMPLETE NOOB.:rolleyes:

The fact that you have (2) makes you TWICE AS LUCKY!!! My second guess would have been Cyriocosmus perezmilesi , but since you said that they were starting to exhibit adult colors, I went with the Holothele. Like I said, REGARDLESS, of what they ultimately turns out to be, THOSE LITTLE BUGGERS ARE SWEET!!!

Did I mention, I have a Dwarf fetish?:drool:

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codykrr said:
defiantly not Holothele at all. They lack Urticating hairs.
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Nevermind my previous post. You're saying that the Holothele lack urticating hairs, and since this has what appears to be an urticating patch, then, this rules out Holothele. Never mind.:wall:

There is a pic of a sling Maraca horrida, half way down on this page:http://8legs2fangs.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html, and It doesn't exactly look like a M. horrida either.

Now I'm EXCITED to find out. Will you keep us posted, please...
 
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Looks exactly like my P.Scrofa sling... mine came as part of a package as well but was labled that and I've had a few in the past.

K well maybe not exactly alike but close right? Lol
 
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doesnt look like Maraca to me either. As if I am not mistaken they all posses spine like hairs on the rear legs. like M. robustum.

These are and would be easily visible.

I wont lie, I too thought for a second it was a Maraca sp.


what throws me off is the greenish tint on the carapace, and the mirror patch.
 
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Urtication patch is the wrong shape for P. scrofa. What do Euathlus slings look like? That might explain the slight irridescence on the carapace.
 
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^ Euathlus have a different shape U hair patch as well.
 
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Hmmmm... who did you get it from? I too have a mystery sling, but the seller gave me a hint or two. It actually looks a BIT like my little fellow named Piel Azul...

Marga
 
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^ apparently you didnt read the thread.

IT CANNOT BE HOLOTHELE! they lack urticating bristles. PERIOD. The specimen in question has a very obvious mirror patch(aka urticating bristles).
 
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My little Piel is an Euthaeus Sp. Blue. He was a wee little thing barely 3/4" (he could have fit on a dime!) across when I first got him. He's molted twice, and is over 1 1/4" DLS now. He looks a lot like your little sling. He was translucent pink when I got him, probably just 2nd instar. Now he looks like a proper little T, but no adult coloration yet.

Here is Piel, photo taken this week.

Marga
 
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