Omothymus/Cyriopagopus/Ornithoctoninae (whatever you prefer) sp. "Hati Hati" is a miniature Omothymus/Cyriopagopus/Ornithoctoninae (again, whichever you prefer) sp. "Sumatra" but IMO prettier coloring with a more defined abdominal pattern.
Concerning Lampropelma violaceopes, it's hard to argue Omothymus is valid... The WSC rejected the change. The WSC and the people against that revision are in agreement. Whereas, most of that revision was accepted by the WSC which is still controversial and will be debated untill it's inevitable change.
Its officially back to Lv... for now haha
Stunning spiders!I've only got 3. Poecilotheria Tigrinawesseli, Poecilotheria subfusca LL and a Cyriopagopus hati hati.
Of those I see my hati hati girl the least, not including her feet. So although I don't have a favourite seeing her feels the best.
Finally got to see her yesterday completely out and about and managed to record a video.
This is a screen shot of the paused vid so it's bloody terrible quality. But that's my girl.
They're all adults. Pokies have large cork bark tubes that are buried underground and my hati hati burrows.
My P.Metallica is always out on display looking stunning, it has a cork bark tube for a hide, I've had it (unsexed) from a 2cm sling and is now a 4 inch beauty in a matter of 8 months, has molted 6 times whilst I've had him/her.
I literally never saw my lass out.
My O. Schioedtei is only 2cm at most, I've had it for 3 weeks now, it's made itself a lovely home, with tube webs and decorating the webbing with substrate, 3 entrances to its burrow, so I don't see it much but I know it's eating as boluses are kindly left in the same place all the time, lovely sp. will be delighted once he/she has grown a bit so I can see it more often.
Young adult female violaceopes are colorful but I still personally like nigerrimum, I don't know how many you've seen personally but they have a gorgeous deep purple. Plus, everyone and their Mom has a L. violaceopes and P. metallica. Soo played. I have seen enough of them.
Well Violaceopes has been on my wish list for a while, but I've already crossed off P. Metallica. I was lucky and my P. Met was one of the few that spent the vast majority of its time out of its hide, and since the prospect of having that luck again is unlikely its not a species I really care about right now. Plus in normal lighting there colors just don't pop. Atleast if I had an L. Violaceopes I can be impressed by the size of it on the rare occasions i see it. I'll take your word on it and add l. nigerrimum to my wishlist. Colors aside their is something about the body structure of the Lapropelmas that draws me in, that sp hati hati does it for me as well.
Don't read into 'my opinion' too much because it's just that... Lampropelma violaceopes is certianly an impressive species. If you haven't had one, you definitely won't be disappointed.
