Freshly molted Highway 10

[DiStUrBeD-OnE]

This is an arizona species that was collected from highway 10 out here, and i cant think of the scientific name

Here's her molt skin i just snatched.

 

[DiStUrBeD-OnE]

And here she is after ;P
This color change amazed me so much.. i thought it would always be a brownish color, guess she proved me wrong

 

[NightCrawler]

Damn that is one fine T you got there

 

[Tim R.]

Is that an Aphonopelma Moorae?

 

[DiStUrBeD-OnE]

Ive just searched thru pics of arizona species and i found it is an Aphonopelma Seemani


Ian

 

[Tim R.]

Check this out:? Sure looks like her.
Aphonopelma Mooreae

 

[Vys]

Really nice littel spid!
Although I'm wondering what eyes you're wearing if you think it looks much like the A.Moorae or a Seemani..

 

[NightCrawler]

I'd go with one of these


http://birdspiders.com/archive/1/0038.htm
http://birdspiders.com/archive/1/0029.htm
http://birdspiders.com/archive/1/0191.htm

 

[Tim R.]

I've been wanting a mooreae for a bit now, they're hard to find though. She's beautiful either way

 

[MORBIUS]

Great looking "T" !! Was that collected at your home town, or just somewhere around the Arizona area?. It's definately a beauty.

 

[Tim R.]

Nothing wrong with my eyes.

 

[Sean]

nice looking T, my uncle found one when he went gold panning few years back that looked just like that it was a docil T he took it back to ohio with him dont know what he ever did with it, where abouts in zona do you live?

 

[MrT]

Originally posted by DiStUrBeD-OnE
This is an arizona species that was collected from highway 10 out here, and i cant think of the scientific name

Here's her molt skin i just snatched.

The scientific name is: Aphonopelma Sp. Highway 10.
Its a rare sp. found in Pima Co. Az. . In the book Tarantula's of the U.S and Mexico, it was described by 1 male found in that area.

It is currently being studyed at the U of K by a professor who does T's. I donated 2 adult females, 1 mature male and a juvie. from the same colony for his study. We'll see..
I also gave Ian his juvie. He dogged on it alot, but now he loves it.


Ernie

 

[DiStUrBeD-OnE]

Well whaddaya expect? it was a brown lump for 7 months;P

Now that we all know what it is, lets find out the sex.. heres the best pic i could get of the inside of it.


Ian

 

[MrT]

Hard to say from that pic Ian.
Do the pin trick to see if theres a flap.. Remember?

 

[sunnymarcie]

A. Seemani.............?

I don't think so:?

Looks kinda "Blue" to me

Still a beauty of a T!=D

I wish I could walk outside and just find something like that.

 

[DiStUrBeD-OnE]

Yea.. i was thinkin bout my other T when i typed that


Ian