At LAAAAAST!

[Teal]

So last week on my T shopping spree, I ordered two Ts from Paul (Pet Center USA). Somehow, the package was delayed all week.. and arrived at my post office on Saturday. Of course, they are closed on weekends :wall:

So this morning, I FINALLY got to get the package I was MOST excited about all along

I am SO damn excited to FINALLY have a T. gigas.. I'll be surprised if I don't carry him around in my pocket for a week

And another HUGE thank you to Paul.. without his AMAZING packing, I don't know if these guys woulda fared so well!

 

[Abby]

Congrats!!
I'm glad your babies are now home with you

 

[Ariel]

Cognrats!!!!! great choices!!! T. gigas is an amazing T, you'll love it. . P. pulcher is going to be my next psalm. They're both very cute!

 

[Steve Calceatum]

Envious am I!!!! Congrats!!!! Was beginning to wonder if you were ever going to get your new arrivals that you've been so tight-lipped about.

P. pulcher will definately be my next Psalmo (after finding a female P. irminia), though after seeing yours and Ariels T. gigas, I'm on the fence with T. violaceus for a Tapi.

 

[JC]

Sweet. Two of the coolest arboreals around.

 

[jayefbe]

Nice pickups, I've been dying to get a P. pulcher for a while now.

 

[Redneck]

Wow those are awesome! I might have to pick me up one of them T. gigas....

 

[ZergFront]

Gah, I'm soooo jealous! I really want some P.pulcher. After having 6 baby Psalmos I can hardly get enough of the genus! (very bouncy now)

T. violaceus is my choice of tappy as well.

 

[Teal]

Thanks yall!

I have pretty much every tappy available on my list... violaceus, cupreus, elenae, plumipes, purpureus... LOL they are all so gorgeous!

I was surprised how calm the T. gigas was when I unpacked him.. he never once darted anywhere, just sort of dallied along. I'm too used to avics and OBTs lol

 

[sharpfang]

Purty

I want one too!

Jason

 

[Redneck]

Thanks yall!

I have pretty much every tappy available on my list... violaceus, cupreus, elenae, plumipes, purpureus... LOL they are all so gorgeous!

I was surprised how calm the T. gigas was when I unpacked him.. he never once darted anywhere, just sort of dallied along. I'm too used to avics and OBTs lol

Hey Teal if I am not mistaken the T. purpureus is now know as the T. violaceus..

 

[Teal]

Is it? lol I don't try to keep track of name changes these days

 

[Steve Calceatum]

To be honest, I don't know where to get all the up to the minute info, but I periodically check the WSC when I come across species under different names on breeder's lists.

Is it? lol I don't try to keep track of name changes these days

Taken from the World Spider Catalogue.

Gen. Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidergen:00286]


In synonymy:
T. purpureus Schmidt, 1995 = T. violaceus (Mello-Leitão, 1930) (West et al., 2008: 39).



mf violaceus (Mello-Leitão, 1930)....................French Guiana, Brazil [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001840]
Ephebopus v. Mello-Leitão, 1930b: 56, f. 4 (Df).
Avicularia violacea Lucas, Silva & Bertani, 1992: 163 (Tf from Ephebopus).
T. purpureus Schmidt, 1995c: 11, f. 1 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:002485].
T. purpureus Peters, 2005b: 111, f. 353-356 (f).
T. v. West et al., 2008: 39, f. 21-22 (f, Sm).

 

[Teal]

Nice! Well now I know!

Tommy, when did you get so smart?! LOL

 

[Steve Calceatum]

It's because he keeps T's........

 

[Redneck]

That hurts that you would think I was never that smart.. And I only knew about it after I got mine..

 

[Teal]

It's because he keeps T's........

And I keep giraffes? :?



He knows I didn't mean it

 

[Steve Calceatum]

And I keep giraffes? :?



He knows I didn't mean it

Well, you do live out in the sticks......anything you keep wouldn't surprise me in the least!!! ;P

 

[Redneck]

And I keep giraffes? :?



He knows I didn't mean it

You keep giraffes?!? That is soooo cool! I want to pet one...

 

[Teal]

You know what I keep out here in the sticks? .... Sticks

Looks like I need to go through with the petting zoo idea..

just mind the hyena's teeth, please?