Anyone have Tarantulas of Belize?

[Snipes]

Tarantulas of Belize If you have it, could you write down which ones r there please? I am going in June and i want to be on the look out. Not for collecting of course!

 

[Michael Jacobi]

If you're going there I suggest buying the book! Actually, I recommend every New World tarantula fancier purchase this excellent book.

But here's your list:

Tarantulas [Theraphosidae]
Brachypelma vagans
Citharacanthus livingstoni
Citharacanthus meermani
Crassicrus lamanai
"Metriopelma gutzkei" - now known as Lasiodora gutzkei
Psalmopoeus maya
Psalmopoeus reduncus

Pygmy "Tarantulas"/Mygalomorphs or Brush-footed Trapdoor Spiders [Barychelidae]
Reichlingia sp.
Reichlingia annae

Reichling also listed four theraphosid species from adjacent countries that possibly exist in Belize:

Acanthopelma rufescens
Brachypelma sabulosum
Citharacanthus longipes
"Eurypelma stoica" [Eurypelma has since been found to be a junior synonym of Avicularia and this species was moved to Aphonopelma and the gender declination of the specific epithet corrected, hence the current name is Aphonopelma stoicum.

Cheers,

Michael

PS: Don't forget to bring me back some P. maya Just kidding

 

[Raqua]

I was wondering, If P. maya is in the hobby. I have seen somewhere pictures of it, but never heard of anyone, that keeps him ... ? Anyone here?

 

[Snipes]

Thanks spidershoppe. Ive never heard of a P. maya. I should get one since its my name

 

[FryLock]

P.maya sling's were on sale in Europe last year, iv not heard if they turned out to the real thing or not.

 

[bugsnstuff]

check out this website, it gives a few ideas, doesn't show that many T's tho, but an interesting site all the same

http://biological-diversity.info/species-list.htm

 

[Snipes]

Im baaack. Heres some pics. I saw a lot of B. vagans, but i didnt know any of the others. A small brown arboreal got in our cabin. I also saw some scorpians, lightening bugs, dragonflies, lizards, toucans, huge moths.... shoot this should be on the pictures board.

 

[Snipes]

pictures, pictures

 

[Tescos]

P.maya sling's were on sale in Europe last year, iv not heard if they turned out to the real thing or not.

The one Grabo was selling I think are reduncus. A friend and me brought a few (all mine apart from 1 ran off!) and the one I have is male. We are keeping them seperate for the moment to wait an see but I don't hold my luck out that they are maya. Still I supose time will tell.

 

[Mendi]

I've had my name on the waiting list at Amazon and B&N for close to 2 years jus to get a used one... I can't find a 'new' one anywhere. Anyone know any rare boksellers that might have the book?

Least I got a little info from it here on this thread, but I want that book, even in fair condition, yellowed pages fine just none missing

 

[Snipes]

Does anyone know what the brown one is?

 

[ink_scorpion]

Does anyone know what the brown one is?

I'm only gonna offer a guess, because I can't find much on the net about it, but that guess is Citharacanthus meermani. From what I can see in your picture, it does seem to have some Citharacanthus characteristics. Good luck with your research.

 

[Code Monkey]

I've had my name on the waiting list at Amazon and B&N for close to 2 years jus to get a used one... I can't find a 'new' one anywhere. Anyone know any rare boksellers that might have the book?

Why not just order it from Amazon.uk? I order a lot of impossible to find (in the States) books from there.

 

[jdcarrel]

wow, this thread is amazingly helpful. I am going to belize in a few months. Plan to do some T hunting while down there.

 

[tarcan]

I've had my name on the waiting list at Amazon and B&N for close to 2 years jus to get a used one... I can't find a 'new' one anywhere. Anyone know any rare boksellers that might have the book?

Least I got a little info from it here on this thread, but I want that book, even in fair condition, yellowed pages fine just none missing

Mendi,

A friend of mine is a book seller in Quebec and he had quite a few copies for sale a while back, I doubt he sold all of them... they were not the hard cover edition though, but same content nevertheless...

You can contact Jean François on his website

www.naturama.ca

Hopefully he will have a copy left for you

Good luck

Martin

 

[aaronrefalo]

what a great experience u had buddy....someday i surly want to go to the Amazon....i would go with my friend we both like these things hehe...fantastic....observing your hobby at its natural state.....something great for me...thanks for sharing ur photos

Aaron

 

[Snipes]

thanks. Yeah, it was AWSOME. We went canoeing down a river and it felt like i was on the amazon and it was as amazing as i thought it would be. I didnt bring my camera because of the rapids, but we saw lots of toucans and tropical birds, lots of iguanas, and even a water basilisk (the lizard that walks on water). I hope u get to the amazon someday aaron, and kornordie, take me with u!

 

[Mendi]

Mendi,

A friend of mine is a book seller in Quebec and he had quite a few copies for sale a while back, I doubt he sold all of them... they were not the hard cover edition though, but same content nevertheless...
<edit>Good luck

Martin

Thanks!!! Just wrote him but I'm hoping to hear some good news from him soon

:worship: :worship:

 

[aaronrefalo]

hey snipes why not...it would be great if we meet....can u imagine....we dontknow each other and we get to know each other were....IN the Amazon...hehe......time will pass till i go....but be sure i will ask u hehe....

Aaron

 

[Snipes]

Well, when we got home i found out i got a 4,700$ scholarship for college so i am trying to convince my mom that we need to go on another vacation . It IS for animals and art so i dont think they would be opposed to me using it to get to the amazon. Hehe, but i think i am going to have to use it for college. It would be cool to meet u in the Amazon.