Is this a tarantula?

[ines68]

Hi, today I found this spider, I want to know if is a T... Can anyone help me?

thanks

Ines

 

[SpiderTwin]

Hard to tell for sure from the pic. How do the fangs look, do they move up and down like your other tarantulas?

 

[Lopez]

Possibly a Pamphobeteus? It's quite hard to tell from that picture, which is a bit dark
Does it have up-and-down fangs like a tarantula?

 

[ines68]

Is very hard to tell... In less than 5 minutes she make a web and I cant see her any more

 

[ines68]

Here is another picture

 

[pelo]

That last pic looks like it could be a T...maybe a dwarf species??.Looks like it could be fangs on the front.Looks to be missing one leg and one in the process of regeneration.One heck of a set of spinnerets on it..lol...it could whip up a web in no time.Any chance of a pic of the underside of the spider/T?..I'd hang onto it whatever it turns out to be.A neat critter to add to your collection.Try a couple more pics...top and bottom....peace...

 

[Henry Kane]

Having the parrallel fangs is still no guarantee that you have a theraphosid on your hands.

Very interesting looking spider though. It does more resemble a theraphosid than a mygalomorph, except for the spinnerets. Perhaps if you forewarded a pic to Rick West or Steve Nunn they could help towards an identification.

What kind of web is it constructing? Can you get a pic of the webbing?

Atrax

edit: Actually, after looking more closely at the femural structure, particularly on the first set of legs, it is looking more like a mygale to me.

 

[ines68]

Here is the web:

here is the bottom:

Thanks to all

Ines

 

[belewfripp]

Keep in mind this is based only on photos I've seen but it looks like a diplurid of some sort. The extremely long spinneretts and shape of the chelicerae, as well as the form of the legs, seems consistent with them.

Adrian

 

[ines68]

Originally posted by belewfripp
Keep in mind this is based only on photos I've seen but it looks like a diplurid of some sort. The extremely long spinneretts and shape of the chelicerae, as well as the form of the legs, seems consistent with them.

Adrian

Thanks Adrian, I found a web page with the Venezuelans Diplurid, http://gutt.sg.free.fr/Galerie mygales 2.htm it looks similar but is not the same, maybe is familiy

Thanks again

Ines

 

[krystal]

what a very cool spider—what with the markings on the abdomen and all...you'd think someone would recognize this species due to the unusual "skull-like" design...

very, very cool!

 

[Olan]

Definitely a mygalomorph. The long outward curving spinneretts combined with the fact that it has already built that web makes me 90% sure that it is a funnel web spider.

 

[ines68]

Originally posted by Olan
Definitely a mygalomorph. The long outward curving spinneretts combined with the fact that it has already built that web makes me 90% sure that it is a funnel web spider.

Hi Olan, searching the web I found funnel web spider is only in Australia, it look very similar, I hope is not a funnel because in this page http://www.inchem.org/documents/pims/animal/atrax.htm they said is very dangerous

Thanks

Ines

 

[ines68]

Originally posted by krystal
what a very cool spider—what with the markings on the abdomen and all...you'd think someone would recognize this species due to the unusual "skull-like" design...

very, very cool!

Thanks... I hope some spider expert here help me... I want to keep it, but only if is not very dangerous

 

[Steve Nunn]

Originally posted by ines68
Thanks... I hope some spider expert here help me... I want to keep it, but only if is not very dangerous

Hi,
It isn't dangrous, just a member of the Dipluridae family. Nice specimen too.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[ines68]

Originally posted by Steve Nunn
Hi,
It isn't dangrous, just a member of the Dipluridae family. Nice specimen too.

Cheers,
Steve

Thanks, I am keeping it

Ines

 

[nemesis6sic6]

Hey

Hola amiga. Como lo vas a llamar?
any ways it looks very nice and has very big spinaretts
que tengas un buen dia
geo

 

[ines68]

Re: Hey

Originally posted by nemesis6sic6
Hola amiga. Como lo vas a llamar?
any ways it looks very nice and has very big spinaretts
que tengas un buen dia
geo

Por preguntar la voy a llamar geo

Gracias y buen dia para ti tambien

Ines

 

[nemesis6sic6]

lol

No, no gracias a usted por llamar lo geo. lol

 

[ines68]

I have Rick West answer:

Hola Ines -
This is 100% a diplurid mygalomorph spider ... as evident by the
long spinnerets and chelicerae that project forward of the body
and open fangs that open parallel to each other ... rather than
hang down under the (head) carapace and fangs that open towards each other. I would not be able to determine the species from images, I would need to examine a mature specimen.

Saludos,

Rick