Grammostola sp. "Concepción" - Mature Male

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

This guy is two weeks freshly matured. I was a bit surprised to see this male matured it was unexpected time to do more pairings. It's very nice to see nice photos of this species they are beautiful. I feel that the males also need some recognition.

Grammostola sp. "Concepción" - Mature Male

 

[BobBarley]

This guy is two weeks freshly matured. I was a bit surprised to see this male matured it was unexpected time to do more pairings. It's very nice to see nice photos of this species they are beautiful. I feel that the males also need some recognition.

Grammostola sp. "Concepción" - Mature Male

Looks very similar to my Grammostola rosea MM. Awesome specimen.

 

[Venom1080]

sheesh, looks like a xenesthis. cool pics

 

[BobBarley]

Here's my 1 year old Grammostola rosea MM. Camera doesn't pic up the brilliant red very well, but in person it looks like @Exoskeleton Invertebrates 's specimen color wise. Note the differences in the carapace.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Grammostola rosea

 

[BobBarley]

Grammostola rosea

Is this a freshly matured male?

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Here's my 1 year old Grammostola rosea MM. Camera doesn't pic up the brilliant red very well, but in person it looks like @Exoskeleton Invertebrates 's specimen color wise. Note the differences in the carapace.
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Both specimens color almost the same but there is still a difference between the two. I can see how someone would mistake one for the other if not all familiar of the two species.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Is this a freshly matured male?

When I took that photo he was actually a year old and he flipping looked great still. That photo was taken in the early summer and he still alive.

 

[BobBarley]

When I took that photo he was actually a year old and he flipping looked great still. That photo was taken in the early summer and he still alive.

Awesome male! Mine looks pretty worn and raggedy.

 

[Blue Jaye]

Are the males lacking in the arrow shaped hairs on the front legs? They are pretty predominant on my female.

 

[BobBarley]

Are the males lacking in the arrow shaped hairs on the front legs? They are pretty predominant on my female.

Do you mean those bristles? The are fairly prominent on my Grammostola rosea MM.

 

[Bugmom]

Absolutely beautiful :wideyed:

 

[Blue Jaye]

@BobBarley yes those bristles. My concepcion has them but my rosea does not.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Are the males lacking in the arrow shaped hairs on the front legs? They are pretty predominant on my female.

No sure I'm understanding the arrow shape but one thing for sure even after the Grammostola sp. "Concepción" matures on the bottom part of the metatarsal they will still have the bulging disc.

This photo is of an old male that has passed on to a better place.

 

[BobBarley]

@BobBarley yes those bristles. My concepcion has them but my rosea does not.

That's interesting, my female rosea has them, but to a lesser extent compared to my MM rosea.

No sure I'm understanding the arrow shape but one thing for sure even after the Grammostola sp. "Concepción" matures on the bottom part of the metatarsal they will still have the bulging disc.

This photo is of an old male that has passed on to a better place.

@Blue Jaye Is talking about the bristles on the legs. Check the second pic of the MM rosea I sent above. You can see the bristles on legs 3 and 4 very well. They are hidden among the setae, but they are stiffer to the touch like spikes on a cactus.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Yeah someone pointed that out to me. So this is what I'll do, I have dead specimens mature male and female Grammostola sp. "Concepción" I will take photos of the legs with my macro lens later today.

 

[Blue Jaye]

I will take pics of the legs of my conception to.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

These photos are of my dead specimens Grammostola sp. "Concepción". The first set of 6 photos are of the mature male.

Mature Male

Female

 

[BobBarley]

Definitely has the bristles, but they are far more reduced than in my G. rosea MM. Great pics as always.

 

[Blue Jaye]

Awe thank you for the great pics. Quest answered!!