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Great pics! P. "alimi" is from what country?Pamphobeteus sp MANGANEGRA
Pamphobeteus sp ALIMI
Thanks. They are also from Ecuador.
Wow gorgeous T!
Any idea how come the adult female Pamphobeteus sp. Manabi you show here looks nothing like the only other adult female I could find a picture of, shown below? Is it a different colour form? A different species? Just at a different stage in its lifecycle than the other one? Could yours have been mislabeled? Or do you have no way of knowing why it looks different? In any case, I certainly like the colours on yours better.
This is the only other photo I was able to find on AB of a (supposed) adult female Pamphobeteus sp. Manabi. It certainly looks a lot different from yours.
Given that Pamphos are a mess...maybe all of the above.
Where Pamphos are in their molt cycle has a ton to do with their appearance. Many species will go from very dark right after a molt, to very light right before a molt, or vice-versa. Based on the pics you linked, I'd guess that P. sp. Manabi is one that is lighter in color shortly after molting and darkens significantly towards the end of the molt cycle. For example, here's my 6.5" DLS male P. sp. nigricolor (Ecuador) about 3 weeks post molt:
That makes a lot of sense now that you mention it. All tarantulas' colouration changes slightly as their colours fade over the time since their last molt. I suppose this colour change is especially pronounced in Pamphobeteus spp. which are like the chameleons of the tarantula world, changing their colours with each molt as they grow.Where Pamphos are in their molt cycle has a ton to do with their appearance. Many species will go from very dark right after a molt, to very light right before a molt, or vice-versa. Based on the pics you linked, I'd guess that P. sp. Manabi is one that is lighter in color shortly after molting and darkens significantly towards the end of the molt cycle. For example, here's my 6.5" DLS male P. sp. nigricolor (Ecuador) about 3 weeks post molt:
And this is what he looked like 2 days prior to molting:
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WOW! Those photos aren't color saturated right?
They're so colorful that they almost don't look real. Beautiful spiders, especially the one in the last photo. He's a stunner for sure. Any breeding plans for these handsome gentlemen?
Yes. All three in the next 2 months.
Slightly, but the colors are fairly real. The "platyomma" fuchsia pink is amazing. The "Manabi" mature male is darker overall without the bright fuchsia pink.