Species Grammostola rosea (a.k.a. Grammostola cala)

[Mina]

are these rare, ive never seen them before, but would like to have one one day.

I don't really know, I'm not sure I would call them rare, but they aren't as common as the regular color.

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Been a while since I've taken pictures of her, got much "rosier" since her last molt.

 

[Kriegan]

:clap: Beautiful rosie! I like those reddish and gold tones in the pics, very nice!:clap:

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

The more I look at it, the more I think my "G. rosea" actually looks more like Paraphysa Scrofa, anyone on here have one of those and pictures? It doesn't really look like any other G. rosea I've seen, and I've seen a good number of them.

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

The more I look at it, the more I think my "G. rosea" actually looks more like Paraphysa Scrofa, anyone on here have one of those and pictures? It doesn't really look like any other G. rosea I've seen, and I've seen a good number of them.

How large is your G. rosea? Paraphysa scrofa don't get very large if I recall, around 4", I think. Your spider looks like G. rosea to me, albeit a very beautiful one .

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Yeah, my spider is closer to 5" or so, definitely very different coloration than every other G. rosea I've seen though, it's also the only one I know of that won't eat any kind of roach. She only accepts crickets.

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

After looking at some P. scrofa pictures, it looks like the setae on the abdomen get wavy near the mirror patch. It's hard to tell from your pictures, how's the setae on your spider?

Here's a picture that show what I mean : http://www.swiftinverts.com/pix/Pscrofa3.jpg, also check out the pictures in this thread.

 

[CopperInMyVeins]

Hmm, the look a little wavy, not to that extent though, they also seem denser on mine.

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

Yeah, I would say you have G. rosea. Yours has an approx. 5" legspan which is too large for P. scrofa, the abdominal setae aren't nearly as wavy, the carapace just looks wrong to me, and it looks like the mirror patch on yours isn't as prominent as the mirror patch on P. scrofa.

 

[Tegenaria]

Lovely pics there-cant wait for mine to get like that. I'm keeping an eye on her expanding butt, surely she must be due a molt....

 

[LeilaNami]

my rosie won't take anything but crickets either

 

[Snipes]

WOW! Be sure to breed it!

 

[Ronj]

P. scrofa

Here is my little P. scrofa that I purchased as a G. rosea. Skittish as heck but a beutiful little spider.

 

[Ryan C.]

Some pics of my G. rosea

Cheers.

 

[Aragorn]

One afternoon, I went to feed my T's and found this guy just molted into a matured male.

I'm gonna pair him up with this big girl. I bet she can produce a lot of eggs!

This is my A. avicularia

 

[Natemass]

nice avic im liking the colors

 

[Tegenaria]

poor rosie,made to wear pink when he should have been wearing blue

Cool pics, and yes that is a nice Avic!

 

[thunderthief]

I got her for Christmas last year, and have really got the bug :8o for the hobby, Im now planning my second. I would really like a B. Smithi

These are all clickable thumb nails

 

[pinkzebra]

Awww she's a cutie! Welcome to the hobby! B. smithi's are great Ts also, I really enjoy mine.

 

[SkorpNtrants]

it looks pretty, although I do love the more colorful ones G rosea's remain to be my one of my favorites T, beautiful, hardy, and generally docile.