Chilean rose Questions

[Buspirone]

Its reddish...looks like diluted iodine. This is the best pic I could get before it dripped into the substrate but you can see its reddish. There is no irridescence on the carapace that I can tell. Its kinda dull and dry looking.

 

[MrDeranged]

Maybe I should explain my reasons:

• Something about the way the carapace looks just doesn't say G. rosea to me. It's too dull.
• The other reason is the coloration on the legs. I've never seen a G. rosea with such a differentiation in color between the femur and the rest of the leg.

I'm probably completely off and it's just a worn out rosea, but you never know.

Just my 2¢

Scott

 

[Buspirone]

I feel kinda dumb but the fluid is clear but there is really red hair(bristles) around her mouth and from the angle I was looking and taking the picture the droplet of fluid was kind of magnifying that color and making it appear to be a reddish fluid.....a tarantula optical illusion.

 

[conipto]

Originally posted by mrderanged
Maybe I should explain my reasons:

• Something about the way the carapace looks just doesn't say G. rosea to me. It's too dull.
• The other reason is the coloration on the legs. I've never seen a G. rosea with such a differentiation in color between the femur and the rest of the leg.

I'm probably completely off and it's just a worn out rosea, but you never know.

Just my 2¢

Scott

As I scrolled down, everyone posted my thoughts on that. What you said specifically Scott, but it seems a bit bulky in comparison to most I've seen as well.

Bill

 

[minax]

I think it's a G.Cala also.......It's certainly not a G. Rosea, though some of these south american species have some strange variations in the genus( Avicularia, A.seemani, Grammastola).

 

[Buspirone]

I went on the ATS mail list and posted a question and link about my tarantula and another member from here added some additional info. Just in case anyone was still interested. Stan Shultz responded,

Trying to identify a tarantula from photos is the surest way of getting it
wrong! However, I can tell you that it most definitely isn't an A.
seemanni (Costa Rican zebra). CRZs have a light tan belly.

Could it be a red phase Chilean rose? Quite probably, although that still
doesn't look quite right to me either.

I'm just going to keep considering her a red phase Chilean rose until someone can tell me conclusively otherwise. Thanks

 

[Buspirone]

Could it be a Chilean Copper(Paraphysa scrofa)?

 

[kellygirl]

Originally posted by mrderanged
Could you possibly post a few more pics of that T? Something about it is not saying Rose hair to me.....

Scott

That is exactly what I thought when I looked at that picture. I've NEVER seen a Rosehair like that! Even red phases don't look like that.... don't know what to tell you though, Buspirone.

kellygirl

 

[Arachnopuppy]

I agree with Mister Deranged. The carapace doesn't seem the right shape for a G. rosea. For some reason, my eyes can distinquish between the shape of a G. rosea and other tarantulas even though I have never been able to explain the difference. I would bet money that it is not a G. rosea nor an A. seemanni.

 

[Steve Nunn]

Originally posted by Buspirone
Could it be a Chilean Copper(Paraphysa scrofa)?

Nope, it's definately Grammastola sp. Hopefully Rick West will respond on ATS enthusiast list, then you'll have a better idea. G.rosea's carapace is more round then your specimen, me thinks....Femora don't look the same either. Where did you get it?? Some folk here may want to have a look at the other stock this guy had.

Steve

 

[pronty]

It looks a bit like the Chilean Rose I used to have

 

[Buspirone]

Originally posted by Steve Nunn
Nope, it's definately Grammastola sp. Hopefully Rick West will respond on ATS enthusiast list, then you'll have a better idea. G.rosea's carapace is more round then your specimen, me thinks....Femora don't look the same either. Where did you get it?? Some folk here may want to have a look at the other stock this guy had.

Steve

I got it at the Greater Philadelphia Pet Expo, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. I just found the Pet show program and the dealer was Reptile Kingdom from Toms River, New Jersey(http://www.reptilekingdom.com).

 

[Tangled WWWeb]

For what it's worth...

I have 3 females and a recently matured male of a Grammastola sp. that looks very similar to what you have. I assumed they were red phase G. rosea. I bought 2 of them as "Pink Zebras" ( which they clearly are not) and the other 2 as G. rosea. Here is a pic of one of my girls. Is this not G. rosea?