Genus Brachypelma

[Philth]

Brachypelma emilia

Later, Tom

 

[Zoltan]

Brachypelma emilia
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f345/TomPatterson/P3101123.jpg
Later, Tom

Wow, "she's a knock-out", Tom! I am assuming that is a big female? How old is it and how big? Is there any way you can post a size reference picture?

 

[Lenxx]

My Brachypelma albiceps, hopefully female, juvie.
I adore her/him, but its a little skittish and quite a habile hairkicker. :sarcasm:

 

[hamhock 74]

B. emilia

 

[Storm76]

I am correct when I say this isn't a B. smithi, right?

For me that looks like B. auratum?

 

[Zoltan]

I am correct when I say this isn't a B. smithi, right?

For me that looks like B. auratum?

That isn't B. auratum in my amateur opinion. Compare it with these pictures:

http://www.birdspiders.com/gallery/index.php/Tarantulas/birdspiders_0068
http://www.birdspiders.com/gallery/index.php/Tarantulas/birdspiders_0837

The chief difference that you should notice is in the patella (fourth segment starting from the body, "knee"), in B. auratum there are two bright colored stripes that merge at the distal end— or however you want to describe that pattern. The point is that the base color of the patella is black/dark, and you have the bright orange/red stripes. With B. smithi the base color of the patella is not black, but a lighter orange color than the stripes. The transverse band on the distal ends of the tibia and metatarsus (especially the tibia) also appears to be thinner in B. auratum than in B. smithi, but I'm not sure how variable and how reliable this is.

BTW, that spider Chris_Skeleton refers to doesn't look wrong for B. smithi to me. The color of the patellae appears to be a little brighter than usual perhaps, but eh, pictures can be deceiving.

(Long live Kodak taxonomy!)

 

[Philth]

Wow, "she's a knock-out", Tom! I am assuming that is a big female? How old is it and how big? Is there any way you can post a size reference picture?

Thanks Zoltan, I have no idea how old she is since I got her just a few months ago. I think you answered your own question here though....

pictures can be deceiving.

I have never seen a adult female B. emilia in person, but based on ultimate males that I've had, Id say this female is far from full grown:?, but was fresh molted and made for a nice pic.

later, Tom

 

[Storm76]

That isn't B. auratum in my amateur opinion. Compare it with these pictures:

http://www.birdspiders.com/gallery/index.php/Tarantulas/birdspiders_0068
http://www.birdspiders.com/gallery/index.php/Tarantulas/birdspiders_0837

The chief difference that you should notice is in the patella (fourth segment starting from the body, "knee"), in B. auratum there are two bright colored stripes that merge at the distal end— or however you want to describe that pattern. The point is that the base color of the patella is black/dark, and you have the bright orange/red stripes. With B. smithi the base color of the patella is not black, but a lighter orange color than the stripes. The transverse band on the distal ends of the tibia and metatarsus (especially the tibia) also appears to be thinner in B. auratum than in B. smithi, but I'm not sure how variable and how reliable this is.

BTW, that spider Chris_Skeleton refers to doesn't look wrong for B. smithi to me. The color of the patellae appears to be a little brighter than usual perhaps, but eh, pictures can be deceiving.

(Long live Kodak taxonomy!)

Thanks for pointing that out. Please accept my apologies though, as I had to translate the most of that into my mother-tongue to be able to understand it fully Your vocabulary of scientific terms in english is still a bit overwhelming for me Anyways, thanks again and right that was the reason why I put that "?" there

 

[The Weed Man]

Brachypelma Baumgarteni


Here's my Female Brachypelma Baumgarteni I purchased for Jorpion. She's an absolute beauty.

 

[hamhock 74]

Chubby male smithi

 

[Formerphobe]

B. albiceps sling

B. albopilosum - awkward stage between sling and juvenile

B. boehmei subadult female

B. emilia juvenile male

B. schroederi another 'tween'

B. smithi juvenile male

B. vagans juvenile

B. verdezi juvenile female

 

[JOHN 3:16]

Here is my female Brachypelma epicureanum. She is 10 years old. This is truely a pet rock.

 

[Moonwolf87]

Here are mine....

Brachypelma albiceps


Brachypelma albopilosum



Brachypelma emilia


Brachypelma smithi


Brachypelma vagans


Sorry for the fuzzy quality. All of these were taken with my phone. It is always the one thing I have handy when I am around the tarantulas...so that is what I use for the photos, haha.

 

[RyTheTGuy]

Here is my NEWEST T and only Brachypelma. 3.5" Un-named "confirmed" female

 

[chromatopelma]

Brachypelma boehmei sling

 

[Philth]

Brachypelma angustum ultimate male

Later, Tom

 

[Lenxx]

Heavy premolt, "Arackne", B. albiceps.

Molting.

Just done and relaxing a bit.

A few days later and also now confirmed female :laugh:
About 2.5" - 3" ... and absolutely stunning.

 

[Martin H.]

Brachypelma sp. ex Isla Utila

 

[Philth]

Brachypelma sp. ex Isla Utila

Nice teaser, What do they look like lol
Later, Tom

 

[Kazaam]

Here's my B. smithi.