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[ines68]

Somebody knows what kind T is this?

Thanks

Ines

 

[pelo]

Looks an awful lot like a featherleg..Stromatopelma calceatum..bit of an aggressive species with a potentially very nasty(toxic/hot) bite.Be cautious with it.I'd recommend not handling.Check Rick West's site www.birdspiders.com and see what you think.It would be an aboreal so give it a place to climb and retreat...peace..

 

[NightCrawler]

I would say S. Calceatum too

 

[FRAZE01]

It looks like S.calceatum to me.

 

[rob]

Yeah, I agree with the others, my first thought was a Featherleg. Really fast and defensive. Really cool as well.

 

[belewfripp]

Not only S. calceatum, but a mature male S. calceatum.

Adrian

 

[ines68]

Thanks, it looks realy like a S.calceatum but I do not think we have that T in Venezuela, it is from Sierra Leone. Any chance that could be this one http://www.birdspiders.com/archive/1/0084.htm ?

 

[pelo]

Well if it's indigenous to your country then it could very well be a male P.irminia.Until looking at Rick West's photos I didn't realize that male and female P.irminia were sexually dimorphic.It does resemble the male in the pic,so if it's indigenous to your country,chances are good it's a male P.irminia...peace....could still pass for a featherleg though..lol..

>>all you need now is a mature female suntiger

 

[vulpina]

My first thought was also S. calceatum, but you're right, looking at the male P. irminia it could be that.

Andy

 

[Longbord1]

remmember p irmina both male and female have Tarsal striping on the females they have bright orange on the males its duller so check the T out for tarasal striping k ines68

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi,
The only way you will get an accurate ID on this spider is through an email direct to Rick West. The chances of it actually being a species we are familiar with is possible. Given we haven't described half of the worlds T's yet, you can see what I mean. Could be P.irminia, could be something else. This is a mature male, no?? Many males from various genera all resemble each other (within the genus) and sometimes the only way to differentiate them is to examine the secondary male sexual organ (palpal bulb). In many theraphosid genera within the pet trade, under 50% of all species within that genus will be known to enthusiasts. In only a few cases do we know of all species within a genus (Brachypelma, Theraphosa, and a few more).

Cheers,
Steve

 

[ines68]

Thanks I will mail Rick West, somebody here tell me the T is a golden avicularia, but I never hear about it, and there is no info in the Internet

Thanks again

Ines

 

[Poecilotheria]

I'd say Tapinauchenius gigas, or something else from that genus. So, how fast does it run? Like an avic? If its fast as hell i'd say Tapinaucheius, supposedly fastest T. in the hobby.
Steve

 

[Steve Nunn]

Originally posted by ines68
somebody here tell me the T is a golden avicularia,

Well, this is an easy one to work out then (genus). Is there an urticatious patch of setae on the dorsal surface of the abdomen? It sure looks like it in the photo, this would mean from the genus Avicularia, if no urticatious patch is present, could be Psalmopoeus or maybe a Tapinauchenius. As for species ID, hehe, go to Rick.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[ines68]

Originally posted by Poecilotheria
I'd say Tapinauchenius gigas, or something else from that genus. So, how fast does it run? Like an avic? If its fast as hell i'd say Tapinaucheius, supposedly fastest T. in the hobby.
Steve

Very fast (faster that all my other Ts) and nervous. I do not know if is mature yet, is not to big (about 4 inches)

Originally posted by Steve Nunn
Well, this is an easy one to work out then (genus). Is there an urticatious patch of setae on the dorsal surface of the abdomen? It sure looks like it in the photo, this would mean from the genus Avicularia, if no urticatious patch is present, could be Psalmopoeus or maybe a Tapinauchenius. As for species ID, hehe, go to Rick.

Cheers,
Steve

I think is a male... avicularia

 

[SpiderTwin]

Dosen't look like Avicularia to me. Looking at the legs, it reminds me more of Psalmopoeus. Is it possibly a male P. pulcher?

 

[ines68]

Originally posted by SpiderTwin
Dosen't look like Avicularia to me. Looking at the legs, it reminds me more of Psalmopoeus. Is it possibly a male P. pulcher?

Looks very similar!!! http://www.spidertrix.nl/Psalmopoeus pulcher male 2.jpg

 

[ines68]

Answer from Rick West:

This specimen is 100% a male Tapinauchenius sp. (possibly
Tap. plumipes). This species is arboreal and females are
found in webbed burrows in natural tree cavities throughout
Venezuela with the exception of the drier Parguana Peninsula.
Regards,
Rick

 

[LPacker79]

This specimen is 100% a male Tapinauchenius sp. (possibly

Very cool! I'm quickly falling in love with the Taps after admiring my little T. cupreus for the past week. I must have more!