New arrivals and a molt

[Draiman]

Poecilotheria regalis molt:

Bad picture, but I wanted to show the massive increase in size.

Subadult female Chilobrachys fimbriatus, very unfortunately, not mine:

Juvenile female Chilobrachys dyscolus (isn't this species supposed to be blue-black?), which looks suspiciously like C. huahini - have I been scammed? This spider is also the fastest animal I have ever kept - she puts huntsman spiders to shame (and I have had a large Heteropoda venatoria escape in my house before so I know the speed of both first-hand)!

 

[Zoltan]

Søren Rafn told me that C. dyscolus can be pale brown when young or when in premolt. You should check it out after it molts, then it should be black if it is indeed C. dyscolus.

 

[Draiman]

Søren Rafn told me that C. dyscolus can be pale brown when young or when in premolt. You should check it out after it molts, then it should be black if it is indeed C. dyscolus.

Thanks for the information. This spider is, after all, only about 3.5", so that may well be the case.

 

[Zoltan]

Hey Gavin,

To see what I posted earlier, check out the photos of Søren Rafn in the B.T.S. Theraphosidae Gallery:

• Chilobrachys dyscolus female, premolt
• Chilobrachys dyscolus female, postmolt

 

[samatwwe]

the pic of the fangs is very neat!