Have you ever heard of...

[Venom1080]

Aphonopelma moorei? The gbb wannabe?

Or Psalmopoeus sp alquitran? The NW L nigerrium?

I'd like this thread to show off rare species some, if not most of us have never heard of.

If you have pics, great. If not, don't steal some from Google, we can manage it ourselves so we all don't get warnings..

 

[Cassiusstein]

A moorei aren't in the hobby, who knows if they ever will be, the area they're endemic to is heavily controlled by the cartel, locals won't step foot there. Any pis of sp. Alquitran you can find on google, or posted by Palp Friction on their Instagram or their personal Facebook accounts. Nobody else has any in the states, not sure about overseas, I know Andreas Brunner has some over there.

 

[KezyGLA]

There are a few breeders in Poland that have the P. sp. alquitran. They were the first to aquire this sp IIRC

 

[Venom1080]

There are a few breeders in Poland that have the P. sp. alquitran. They were the first to aquire this sp IIRC

Course they were.
Bless em, don't think we would have seladonia yet if not for them.

 

[miss moxie]

A moorei aren't in the hobby, who knows if they ever will be, the area they're endemic to is heavily controlled by the cartel, locals won't step foot there. Any pis of sp. Alquitran you can find on google, or posted by Palp Friction on their Instagram or their personal Facebook accounts. Nobody else has any in the states, not sure about overseas, I know Andreas Brunner has some over there.

Holy macaroni; that is a stunning tarantula.

 

[dord]

A. moorei...
One day.

 

[Venom1080]

Still waiting for other contributors..

In the meantime. Check out Selenocosminae so biru..

 

[CEC]

BTW it's Aphonopelma mooreae* since it was named after a women. Smith screwed that up and was corrected by Platnick.

I have no desire to acquire mooreae. Other than rarity, they fail to beat Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens in every catagory... feeding response, growth rate, webbing, color [(slings up to adults) in those long molt cycles they turn brown, seen it ] if and when they do hit the States or Canada they will be absurdly priced for a comparingly boring spider. If you're an Aphonopelma collector then touche... but if your not, you might wanna ponder if the giant price difference is truly worth it.

Now that asphalt Psalmopoeus is a different story... Quentin, I could have sworn I saw Austin had them too, at least at one point. Maybe I'm losing it.

 

[CEC]

Still waiting for other contributors..

In the meantime. Check out Selenocosminae so biru..

I was blown away when the guys who found those first posted them on FB. It made me wonder once again how many stunning species are yet to be discovered or rediscovered.

Not flashy but noisy, the Rattlesnake Tarantula is worth a gander, I think they are still undescribed and thought to be a Selenotholus sp.

 

[cold blood]

I was blown away when the guys who found those first posted them on FB. It made me wonder once again how many stunning species are yet to be discovered or rediscovered.

Not flashy but noisy, the Rattlesnake Tarantula is worth a gander, I think they are still undescribed and thought to be a Selenotholus sp.

A user here from Australia ( @jigalojey ) posted a vid of one...maybe 2 years ago...maybe less....coolest darn thing ever. Them things would sell like hotcakes.

 

[Cassiusstein]

BTW it's Aphonopelma mooreae* since it was named after a women. Smith screwed that up and was corrected by Platnick.

I have no desire to acquire mooreae. Other than rarity, they fail to beat Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens in every catagory... feeding response, growth rate, webbing, color [(slings up to adults) in those long molt cycles they turn brown, seen it ] if and when they do hit the States or Canada they will be absurdly priced for a comparingly boring spider. If you're an Aphonopelma collector then touche... but if your not, you might wanna ponder if the giant price difference is truly worth it.

Now that asphalt Psalmopoeus is a different story... Quentin, I could have sworn I saw Austin had them too, at least at one point. Maybe I'm losing it.

Now that you mention it I do have a faint memory of Austin maybe sharing a photo or something I can't say for certain. Boy do I want those Psalmopoeus to have a real name though, or at least sp. "insertlocal"

Now that you mention it I do have a faint memory of Austin maybe sharing a photo or something I can't say for certain. Boy do I want those Psalmopoeus to have a real name though, or at least sp. "insertlocal"

Before anyone asks, by "real" I mean that I want them to be properly classified and get their WSC recognized species name

 

[Dovey]

BTW it's Aphonopelma mooreae* since it was named after a women. Smith screwed that up and was corrected by Platnick.

I have no desire to acquire mooreae. Other than rarity, they fail to beat Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens in every catagory... feeding response, growth rate, webbing, color [(slings up to adults) in those long molt cycles they turn brown, seen it ] if and when they do hit the States or Canada they will be absurdly priced for a comparingly boring spider. If you're an Aphonopelma collector then touche... but if your not, you might wanna ponder if the giant price difference is truly worth it.

Now that asphalt Psalmopoeus is a different story... Quentin, I could have sworn I saw Austin had them too, at least at one point. Maybe I'm losing it.

Touche is right, there, pal. Don't make me pull this car over ! Love me the Aphonopelma--ALL the Aphonopelma. Even johnnycashi, which looks like poo.

 

[boina]

I'm probably not qualified to post here since there are still quite a few species I've never heard of but what about Pseudhapalopus trinitatis? They look stunning and although I think they've been around for a bit I also think they are still rare.

 

[EulersK]

About the only one I have to offer that I've owned in Catumiri argentinense. Amazing tiny tarantulas, they eat like beasts. Unfortunately, they're not much to look at. My girl has gotten about double the size, but she looks exactly the same:

 

[KezyGLA]

In the meantime. Check out Selenocosminae so biru..

Can thank them for that one too

Quite a lot of new Cyclosternum and Proshapalopus appearing too

 

[Venom1080]

I was blown away when the guys who found those first posted them on FB. It made me wonder once again how many stunning species are yet to be discovered or rediscovered.

Not flashy but noisy, the Rattlesnake Tarantula is worth a gander, I think they are still undescribed and thought to be a Selenotholus sp.

10" pinktoes are out there...

 

[kevinlowl]

Phlogiellus pelidnus "Kinabalu Mountain blue"

 

[dord]

Whoa, whoa, wait... A. morei/moreae can be found in the US?
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/aphonopelma-mooreae.72828/

 

[Cassiusstein]

Whoa, whoa, wait... A. morei/moreae can be found in the US?
http://arachnoboards.com/threads/aphonopelma-mooreae.72828/

No, not in the wild. Seems Rossi may still have some, maybe some others. But as frequent as I see this T asked about, I never see anyone stateside claiming to own one recently.

 

[jigalojey]

@cold blood @CEC Sorry little late, here is the video I posted