B. boehmei's carapace?

[Xharyel]

Hey guys,

Just wondering, why does some B. boehmei have full orange carapace and some have a dark triangle like the B. emilia? Is this something normal? Does the triangle disappear with time?
Or is it due to some hybridization ?
(I'm in Europe, and I heard that in the 90s, german breeders did a lot of hybridization with the boehmei)

 

[WolleWolf]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brachypelma+boehmei+in+wild

Pure B, boehmei in the wild, they have also black on the carapace. Carapace color variations are normal within the red Brachys, especially by B. smithis (ex. annithas).

 

[8 legged]

Appearance varies as it does with people. Some you like to see, others like an accident.

 

[Xharyel]

I see, I didn't know that carapace could vary that much within the same species. I thought that it would roughly be the same.

 

[viper69]

I see, I didn't know that carapace could vary that much within the same species. I thought that it would roughly be the same.

They are often like people

 

[Matt Man]

b boehmi will sometimes have a small black triangle neat their eyes. I have never seen one that is as big and distinctive as an emila

 

[viper69]

b boehmi will sometimes have a small black triangle neat their eyes. I have never seen one that is as big and distinctive as an emila

I haven't either. Man, too bad boehmei is more skittish than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. I loved my AF, but she was flicky, drop a cricket in 5" away, flick!