little brown job from Africa

[metallica]

ok, ok! i admit.. i have brown spiders

 

[nightbreed]

Thats a cute little T, what is it? I'm not good with OW'ers looks kind of like an X.gabrieli.

 

[morda]

Yeah - what species is this?

 

[edesign]

P. murinus???

 

[priZZ]

Xenodendrophila gabrieli. Nice one Eddy! :clap:

 

[edesign]

never even HEARD of that genus lol...how big do they get? Adult coloration stays similar?

 

[moricollins]

Josh, they will be gold coloured when adults with some brown on them:

http://www.tarantulacanada.ca/gallery/images/181.jpg

http://www.tarantulacanada.ca/gallery/images/252.jpg

http://www.tarantulacanada.ca/gallery/images/109.jpg

from martin gamache's, aka tarcan, website.

 

[Philth]

Xenodendrophila gabrieli. Nice one Eddy!

I have heard this spicies lacks a spermathecea, is that true or possable?

 

[Brian S]

Kinda unlike you to have brown spiders eddy

 

[metallica]

I have heard this spicies lacks a spermathecea, is that true or possable?

that is true

Kinda unlike you to have brown spiders eddy

if you look carefull... there is a hint of purple on the legs :}

 

[Philth]

that is true

So where does the sperm go, after mating, It was my understanding that it is usally stored in the spermatheca? And how are these spiders sexed when there smaller? :?

Sorry if this has ben covered a million times, as I have not done a search :wall:

 

[metallica]

look at this paper on Sickius longibulbi, this species also lacks a spermathecae.

http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v30_n3/arac-30-03-519.pdf

description of Xenodendrophila can be found in BTS journal.

 

[Kumalo]

Hi,

you find more Information and some nice photos on Xenodendrophila gabrieli on www.baboonspiders.de
Even though the english version ist still under construction I am sure everybody will be able to find the section GALERIE where you`ll find the pics.

Regards,
P. Samadi