Genus Phormictopus

[Vys]

It would be nice to see some more adult males of P. cancerides, what with the (on the boards) recently presented various versions.

Anywhoo:
Phormictopus atrichomatus
(trying to get the camera to focus , and in the right places, with this little sling running round and around in its little container with very white walls left Vys somewhat vexed) :

This is a picture of it that my brother took. (It was posted in its own thread here, but didn't get much attention):

 

[Vogelspinnen]

penultimate Phormictopus cancerides

Can't wait to see what he looks like when he matures.

Thanks for looking, Gabe - Vogelspinnen

 

[dotdman]

Phormictopus cancerides - sub-adult male - approx. 7"

Kindest kindest,

Kevin P.

 

[eman]

Plain ol' cancerides

Man, that "cancerides" gives most pamphos I've seen a good run for their money! Any available for sale? Do you know of anyone that still has some of that same batch/egg sac?

Eman

 

[Cheetah]

My P.antillensis juvenile [/ B]

 

[xWARxPATHx]

P. cancerides

 

[Crimsonpanther]

I Recently Bought a 5 1/2" P. cancerides and WOW what a attitude !!! Trying to put her into her new Tank .....WHAM ;P She lunges at me fangs flashing and all ! Great T's I recommend them to any one !!! Great Pics Guys !!! I'll Try to post some of my beauty later !!! :clap: :clap:

 

[gustavowright]

Hey great spiders guys...never seen some of them!congrats.

 

[Greg Wolfe]

Phormictopus platus

This one shed a few days ago and is out and about. I like the gold... :}

 

[Hedorah99]

Another nice one and on my new "must have list". Does anyone know where slings of that species are available?

 

[Michael Jacobi]

An underappreciated species (and genus for that matter)...

Here are a couple of more photos:

subadult female

Cheers,

Michael

 

[gustavowright]

:drool: Hey, Michael that´s awesome specie, what size does it gets?Nasty like the others of the Genus?

 

[Michael Jacobi]

:drool: Hey, Michael that´s awesome specie, what size does it gets?Nasty like the others of the Genus?

Only humans are nasty; tarantulas and other animals are defensive in order to protect themselves

In my experience, this species is less defensive than the more commonly kept P. cancerides. As for maximum size, I believe it reaches 4-5 inches - smaller than P. cancerides.

Cheers, Michael

 

[gustavowright]

Yep!! I gotta admit that you´re 100% right about the human part, indeed..

 

[Greg Wolfe]

P. platus...

Yeah, I noticed that too. This phormictopus is more laid back than the cancerides or atrichromatus I've had in the recent past.

 

[Jmadson13]

Very nice photos :drool: thanks for sharing guys, I've always loved Phormictopus sp.

 

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adult female phormictopus cancerides cancerides





Regards

 

[Michael Jacobi]

Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005

View my post here

 

[Lasiodora]

Phormictopus mating

I really love this genus.

 

[Lasiodora]

second set.