Check out This Avic

[pitbulllady]

I posted a question about this guy/girl(it's unsexed)in the Tarantula Questions Forum, but got no responses. I bought it as a Common Pinktoe yesterday in a pet shop about and hour and a half from here. It was one of two they had(and I'm tempted to make time to go back and get the other one). I'm thinking that it might be an Avic. braunshauseni instead of a regular old Avic avic, though. It's about 3.5-4 inches across now, and has a REALLY good appetite, thought it's actually calmer in demeanor than any Avic avic I've dealt with. I did not even notice it is missing a pedipalp until I took these pictures. It has really "thick" back legs, with long reddish setae on them, which I've never seen on a common Avic avic, either, nor have I seen one with such brilliant colors.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/26742797/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/26742915/

pitbulllady

 

[xgrafcorex]

not sure

but it does look to have a bit more hair than my a avic

 

[arachnoking1234]

that giant pinktoe because that red hair on th back legs is a species trait for it

 

[JohnxII]

It could very well be, judging by the proportions. FYI, A. azuraklaasi also has red setae on leg IV. A. avicularia can also have red/brownish setae on leg IV, but not as bright red as A. braushauseni's. So I don't think this trait can be a reliable ID criterion.

Still, can't do a good ID from a pic, especially when it comes to Avics... :? I would definitely get the other one if I were you though!

 

[Taylor]

I guess size and time will tell! ha ha, i hope its A. brou..... cause its pretty and mine is just a sling. cant wait untill it gets colors. actually, i think he is molting as we speak...............

 

[pitbulllady]

It could very well be, judging by the proportions. FYI, A. azuraklaasi also has red setae on leg IV. A. avicularia can also have red/brownish setae on leg IV, but not as bright red as A. braushauseni's. So I don't think this trait can be a reliable ID criterion.

Still, can't do a good ID from a pic, especially when it comes to Avics... :? I would definitely get the other one if I were you though!

Yep, THAT road trip is definately in the works for after Christmas! I just hope that they still have it, since there were only two, and these were lively, colorful spiders that were sure to attract attention. Maybe I can get them to order a few more from their distributer, and they'll wind up getting in some A. urticans or some other of the more unusual species! I compared this one I got to a couple of definate Avic. avicularias in a local pet shop, for which they are wanting $33.00(!), and even though they're roughly the same size as mine, they don't have the red on the legs, and it's not as noticeable on the abdomen, though it is present there. The blue is also not as distinct on the carapace and not at all on the legs just from visual inspection, sans camera flash. I know that doesn't guarantee mine is anything other than the Avicularia avicularia complex, but it is quite a distinct-looking T from the countless regular Avics I've seen.

pitbulllady