Genus Cyriopagopus (a.k.a. Haplopelma)

[patotxiki]

 

[aveul]

Hello guys!

Please tell me how big grow sp. blue and schioedtei?

Sp. blue is like lividum? Blue only to the flashlight?

Thanks, Andrei

 

[phormingochilus]

Info on C. schioedtei:
http://asianarboreals.googlepages.com/cyriopagopusschioedtei

Info on Lampropelma violaceopes (aka. sp. Blue):
http://asianarboreals.googlepages.com/lampropelmaviolaceopes

Regards
Søren

Hello guys!

Please tell me how big grow sp. blue and schioedtei?

Sp. blue is like lividum? Blue only to the flashlight?

Thanks, Andrei

 

[Kris-wIth-a-K]

Female sp blue get more blue/Violet with every moult. I dont think that's a sp. blue

 

[dimocritus]

With some light she look a little blue (mostly from underside), with other - no

But before that molt she doesn’t have any blue color under any usual light.


sorry for english %)

 

[phormingochilus]

Looks to me like a juvenile Lampropelma violaceopes in need of a molt ;-)

Regards
Søren

 

[Beardo]

I would think a Singapore Blue would be showing a LOT more color at that size, in need of a molt or not.

I concur in regards to it being a schioedtei.

 

[phormingochilus]

"Think" is just not good enough.

As schioedtei is not blue it's NOT about the intensity of the blue but about the presence of the blue. In this case the presence of blue rules out C. schioedtei and indicates L. violaceopes.

Furthermore subadult males of L. violaceopes tend to have very reduced blue coloration and animals in premolt condition will show reduced blue or even in some cases lack the color alltogether. So here the intensity of the blue merely tells us something about the specimen at hand. Either it is a juvenile male or in premolt condition or both.

Last indicator of this species being L. violaceopes and not C. schioedtei is the legginess of the spider. C. schioedtei is comparably more stocky and robust compared to L. violacopes. This specimen is relatively leggy and this just correlates with the other indications pointing in the direction of this spider being L. violaceopes.

All of this is strong indicators of the specimen being what the owner claim it to be: L. violaceopes (aka. Singapore Blue).

Regards
Søren

I would think a Singapore Blue would be showing a LOT more color at that size, in need of a molt or not.

I concur in regards to it being a schioedtei.

 

[Beardo]

Maybe your eyes are better than mine, but I don't see ANY blue on that spider at all.

 

[phormingochilus]

Maybe you need to calibrate your screen as the prolateral surface of the tibiae shows clearly purple tinge in this photo that the owner previously posted.

I am not merely guessing here David ;-) I am researching this group of asian arboreals with the aid of among others specialists at the University of Copenhagen. I am also one of the original collectors of this species and have introduced this species to the hobby with my team. So I would say I have a pretty intimate relationship to this species and the rest of this group of spiders ... ;-)

Regards
Søren

Maybe your eyes are better than mine, but I don't see ANY blue on that spider at all.

 

[dtknow]

How big is this one? Any shots of the underside? It looks like a quite large specimen based on lack of fuzziness.

Phormigochilus: does the amt of blue vary between individual females if age is taken into account? My female did not look very blue to me(more like turquoise) until she hit the 5 inch mark.

 

[phormingochilus]

As you can see even large specimens can be quite dull depending on where in the molting cycle they are:

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3976/dscn1488ch4.jpg

The blue color is only apparent when in sunlight, halogene light, flash light or the like. Under fluorescent light or light bulbs they appear dark brown, grey or black.

There is a considerable amount of variation in color and other characters between specimens. Depending on developmental stage and regional varieties. But also within populations as well. Not surprising considering variation is one of the key concepts of evolution.

Regards
Søren

How big is this one? Any shots of the underside? It looks like a quite large specimen based on lack of fuzziness.

Phormigochilus: does the amt of blue vary between individual females if age is taken into account? My female did not look very blue to me(more like turquoise) until she hit the 5 inch mark.

 

[syndicate]

Haplopelma minax

 

[patotxiki]

 

[lynnuk28]

Hi everyone just a quick post to say im so looking forward to my new baby haplopelma albostriatum growing up, i also have a few other different types of dirrerent tarantulas, im new to all this its been about a month now into the hobby and im lovin it...


lynn

 

[Bigboy]

Forgive the time stamps, the camera isn't mine and I can't figure out how to get rid of them. These pictures are from this past weekend.

Here is one of my girls

Doesn't she look so happy to be loved?

And here is her soon to be boy toy

What a charmer

 

[dtknow]

so a similar blue to H. lividum as opposed to P. metallica?

 

[johnson]

my lovely ones

 

[seanbond]

shes gonna b nice after a molt

 

[johnson]

yea,looking forward to the moult..
i know the current appearance is a little messy;P