Genus Aphonopelma

[P. Novak]

Aphonopelma seemanni "blue phase" female, postmolt

 

[syndicate]

Aphonopelma seemani freshly molted adult female

 

[†-MarK-†]

 

[EricFavez]

Female bicoloratum....

 

[syndicate]

Aphonopelma seemani breeding

 

[†-MarK-†]

Two more shots of my adult girl . ( no flash )

 

[Truff135]

My baby

This is my little a.hentzi, looks and acts like it's in pre-molt. About 2-2.5" in size:

 

[badboi]

my A. seemanni

the most agressive T in my collection

and one of the slings A. bicoloratum

 

[fastgixxerlv]

A. chalcodes.

 

[Veith]

0.1 A. seemanni

 

[Metsook]

Well..

After much thought and much reading (here), I decided to take that step and get my first T. I have scorpions but had not thought about getting a Tarantula until I started reading these forums and just checking out all the info on them. Anyway without any further ado..

I have always been an earth tones sort of person so I love the look of this. It is about 3" or so and I have no idea of the sex. I looked for epiandrous fusillae but did not see one, but then again it has not been in the best of positions for me to get a clear view. That doesn't matter to me though as I wanted this as my first tarantula to just aquaint myself.

I'm not a photographer so I hope the pics are ok.

Jayce

 

[Rydog]

hey, welcome to the hobby of tarantulas! I think your "moderatum" is something like a "hentzi" or something because moderatum has different markings. Nevertheless great looking T I know you will enjoy it.

 

[Drachenjager]

dosent look like moderatum. not sure what it is tho
this is an A. moderatum

 

[Truff135]

Well, whatever it is, it looks extremely healthy and beautiful! Congratulations on your first tarantula! Most aphonopelmas are sweethearts, you'll love it!

 

[Metsook]

Hey guys thanks. After looking at some pics I think it does look a lot more like a Hentzi. I just hesitate to draw a conclusion as I know the breeder who supplies the store and he really seems to know his stuff. It could have been mislabled by the store though I guess if indeed it is not a moderatum.

Regardless, it's not a big hang-up for me as I just really liked this one and did some research that indicated that Aphonopelma could be a great starter T for me.

Jayce

 

[fartkowski]

A. hentzi

 

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Hi Peter!

May I suggest about the origin? Should be Yucatan peninsula...
And seems so it is NOT Aphonopelma at all.

 

[eman]

Hi Peter!



May I suggest about the origin? Should be Yucatan peninsula...
And seems so it is NOT Aphonopelma at all.

Hi Mikhail!

It's been a while... I thought the exact same thing when I saw this picture. Peter did not respond to my PM.

Coincidentally, the Brachypelma sp. Yucatan I have, were initially sold under the very same name: Aphonopelma sp. Yucatan. So much for Ray's nonsense about them not being available anywhere else (other than in our collections) and/or being hybrids... Ha ha!

Anyhow, to be continued via email.

Cheers,

Emmanuel

 

[eerie_von_lee]

Just Got It This Morning And Already Infatuated !!

A. Bicoloratum

I think it may be a female but i'm a little unsure ... insofar as sexing goes i only know what i've read ... when i first put it into the tank it made a bee-line for the open lid and climbed up the side which let me get a little look underneath ... seen what looks like a flap !

hopefully it's a "she" - i've heard females live a lot longer !

justnow it's a bit quiet - hiding away in the burrow... i'm hoping that it'll liven up tonight !

i'll keep ya posted !!

 

[fartkowski]

Aphonopelma hentzi