I don't know how common it is, but in this community, it is generally frowned upon to deliberately create hybrids.I saw a website listing P. Regius and P. Otiosus hybrids. I was wondering if this is a normal thing and what the success rate for something like this would be?
I don't know how common it is, but in this community, it is generally frowned upon to deliberately create hybrids.
The most common objections to hybrids fall under two categories: the practical (contaminating the gene pool) and the philosophical (concerns about playing god or aesthetic judgments).Why is it frowned upon?
It's a surprisingly common question. I only linked about a third of the threads I saw in the search results. (I didn't include threads that were just asking if a particular spider looked like a hybrid, threads that were killed by moderators before a debate could take off, or threads that just ended in instructions for using the search function.)Wow I didn’t realise people ask about hybrids that much?
It’s because they cross breed in the wild as well if they come into contact which isn’t often as Otiosus usually live in trees. Regius will also cross breed with Audax apparently. These are the only ones that hybrid though, I’m not the biggest fan of it but as it can happen in the wild that’s why people see it as fine.
Also bear in mind that P. Regius are different colours depending on the local and it’s possible that could be due to hybridisation with Audax and Otiosus in certain areas.
I’ve heard some say they can thats why I said apparently they can although it’s possible people misidentified a Regius male as an Audax, personally I’ve only seen Otiosus/Regius offspring.Audax and regius can't hybridize.
Are there any reports of Hyllus diardi-giganteus hybrids?It’s because they cross breed in the wild as well if they come into contact which isn’t often as Otiosus usually live in trees. Regius will also cross breed with Audax apparently. These are the only ones that hybrid though, I’m not the biggest fan of it but as it can happen in the wild that’s why people see it as fine.
Also bear in mind that P. Regius are different colours depending on the local and it’s possible that could be due to hybridisation with Audax and Otiosus in certain areas.