Chilobrachys sp Tropical Blue

[curtisgiganteus]

Are there any keepers here on the boards currently working with the aforementioned species? I was lucky enough to recently acquire 0.0.2 2” slings and I’d like to hear other’s experience with this specialized cliff dweller and potentially network for breeding projects in the future.

 

[Arachnid Addicted]

Are there any keepers here on the boards currently working with the aforementioned species? I was lucky enough to recently acquire 0.0.2 2” slings and I’d like to hear other’s experience with this specialized cliff dweller and potentially network for breeding projects in the future.

Can they possibly be the ones described as Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei?

 

[arthurliuyz]

Cant they possibly be the ones described as Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei?

I believe, from inspection, that Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei mostly has metallic coloration on its femurs, while for Chilobrachys sp. "Tropical Blue" the color is mostly present on the ventral side. But I might be wrong.

 

[curtisgiganteus]

Can they possibly be the ones described as Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei?

I believe, from inspection, that Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei mostly has metallic coloration on its femurs, while for Chilobrachys sp. "Tropical Blue" the color is mostly present on the ventral side. But I might be wrong.

Chilobrachys jonitriantisvansicklei is described out of Sri Lanka, whereas sp Tropical Blue is from Thailand.

 

[campj]

specialized cliff dweller

Where'd you see that?

Cool spiders, good luck finding mates (saying that with optimism). Seem pretty rare.

 

[curtisgiganteus]

Where'd you see that?

Cool spiders, good luck finding mates (saying that with optimism). Seem pretty rare.

Chilobrachys sp. tropical blue ENZ | exo-pet

Chilobrachys sp. tropical blue: Spektakulär blau gefärbte Vogelspinne, mit mindestens so außergewöhnlicher Lebensweise. Absolute Rarität! Blue is beautiful!

www.exo-pet.de

They have apparently only been produced a couple times in captivity, globally.

 

[campj]

Chilobrachys sp. tropical blue ENZ | exo-pet

Chilobrachys sp. tropical blue: Spektakulär blau gefärbte Vogelspinne, mit mindestens so außergewöhnlicher Lebensweise. Absolute Rarität! Blue is beautiful!

www.exo-pet.de

They have apparently only been produced a couple times in captivity, globally.

Thanks for the link, species looks super interesting.

 

[Mrbubbles137]

They seem to be decent eaters almost like natanicharum, although I have only had them for a few weeks. The guy I got them from said they were only eating pre-killed small crickets but, mine are fine, eating regularly so far. They seem to be webbing upwards like the guy from EU said unlike the other species of the genus that seem to burrow more or make webs in the substrate or soil webs up like sp. "Kaeng Krachan". This is all my experience with them and with comparison to the other species I have of Chilobrachys (I have 2 "Kaeng Krachan", 2 "Orange", and 3 natanicharum).

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

They seem to be decent eaters almost like natanicharum, although I have only had them for a few weeks. The guy I got them from said they were only eating pre-killed small crickets but, mine are fine, eating regularly so far. They seem to be webbing upwards like the guy from EU said unlike the other species of the genus that seem to burrow more or make webs in the substrate or soil webs up like sp. "Kaeng Krachan". This is all my experience with them and with comparison to the other species I have of Chilobrachys (I have 2 "Kaeng Krachan", 2 "Orange", and 3 natanicharum).

Nice super rare species ? Try to get some pictures sometime.
how visible are they on the surface?

 

[Mrbubbles137]

Nice super rare species ? Try to get some pictures sometime.
how visible are they on the surface?

Here are some pics, they are still little ones though. They caught me off guard because as juveniles they look like a tarantula that is slugging (just molted) with how ethereal blue they look.