Genus Ornithoctonus

[hamfoto]

it won't be too long and you'll have one yourself!

Chris

 

[hamfoto]

Ornithoctonus sp. Nakorn/Surat Thani

- a larger species that is similar to O. aureotibialis.
- and they seem to have more "attitude" than the sp. Koh Samui

Chris

 

[seanbond]

this genus builds nice burrows.

 

[funnylori]

Pair sold to me as WC Ornithoctonus sp. Vietnam bird eater

 

[funnylori]

Another good one:

The rest are going into my personal photo thread.

 

[syndicate]

looks like you have a Haplopelma mating pair there
def not Ornithoctonus!

 

[funnylori]

Hmm... I knew the people selling had no clue about tarantulas. Any idea what sp?

 

[Martin H.]

Hello syndicate,

looks like you have a Haplopelma mating pair there
def not Ornithoctonus!

how can you say from these photos?
What taxonomic relevant characters seperates Haplopelma from Ornithoctonus and which of these you can see on these photos?

just curious!
Martin

 

[jbrd]

Roach question.....

So whats that little roach guy doing there?

Is he your audio guy.....:?

 

[seanbond]

Hello syndicate,

how can you say from these photos?
What taxonomic relevant characters seperates Haplopelma from Ornithoctonus and which of these you can see on these photos?

just curious!
Martin

doesnt look like ornithoconus to me either martin, yea i dont know the scientific names for the back legs n all that but you can clearly tell thats not orinthoctonus..

 

[seanbond]

So whats that little roach guy doing there?

Is he your audio guy.....:?

yea whats the deal with that roach while their breeding? you feeding or breeding?

 

[phormingochilus]

The male is the clue. Ornithoctonus males all looks like this:
http://giantspiders.com/O_aureotibialis_male.html
Notice the robust legs and the bicoloration: Black femurs and tarsus and remaining segments pale and fuzzy.

The male in the thread is typical Haplopelma with long slender legs, uniformly coloured with faint leg striation. I would assume the female to belong to the same genus as the male or else he would have been food.

Regards
Søren

Hello syndicate,

how can you say from these photos?
What taxonomic relevant characters seperates Haplopelma from Ornithoctonus and which of these you can see on these photos?

just curious!
Martin

 

[funnylori]

The roach was burrowed in there and popped out after I put the male in there. I wasn't about to reach in and pull it out...

 

[funnylori]

Thank you everybody for the help on IDing this pair. What other pictures could I take to help narrow it down?

 

[seanbond]

back to the feature presentation

orinthoctonus..

 

[YeloNeck]

Piece of great work !

 

[fartkowski]

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis

 

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