Mystery Tarantula

[Godzilla2000]

Well, here he is. My newest acquisition, Mojo. You can clearly see the tibial hooks and club shaped pedipalps in this picture. By the way, what is the average lifespan of a male Chilean Copper (Paraphysa scrofa)?

 

[Garrick]

Professor T,

The one on the right in the pic you posted from Eight (the one that shows different colorations) is indeed a red phase G. rosea. The poor thing is huge- biggest rosea I've seen- and hasn't molted in years!

-Garrick

 

[Tangled WWWeb]

Originally posted by Godzilla2000
Well, here he is. My newest acquisition, Mojo. You can clearly see the tibial hooks and club shaped pedipalps in this picture. By the way, what is the average lifespan of a male Chilean Copper (Paraphysa scrofa)?


P. scrofa males can live quite some time. I have personally seen a mature male of this species survive a post-ultimate molt. This happened early on in my tarantula keeping, so I was unaware of the significance of his accomplishment. How long each male remains reproductively viable is another matter entirely...

 

[Sean]

steve knows what hes talking about i think i gotta agree with him

 

[Godzilla2000]

Originally posted by Sean
steve knows what hes talking about i think i gotta agree with him

But that doesn't make me feel any better that I have to find someone who will trade me for a female that's either a P. scrofa or a breed of comparative value.

 

[minax]

Steve's right........

That is definately a P.scrofa. Most have that red highlight, at the beginning of the opisthosoma, where G.rosea does not. And most importantly, a G.rosea would not molt out mature at such a small size, like this P.scrofa has.