please help me identify my T!

webminded24

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i got this from a friend, 2 weeks ago. he said its a B klaasi, but he doesnt look too sure.. i was doing research by matching pictures.. but its hard.. so far to me it looks like G grossa, also looked like N carapoensis.. or a G mollicoma or G alticeps? im not sure. he also said this is 7 months old and legspan is 2".. please help me..
 

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darkart82

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it looks like the tarantula you need to send to me!!!!! lol , but the pink hairs are throwing me off , i really have no idea
 

HAGAR

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Hey

well on the first pic id does seem to look like the g. Rosea, but if your friend is correct when he said 7 months old and you said its 2" then i cant see it being a rosea, they only reach 2" in wel over a year even 2 sometimes.

But same here i don't know what kind of t that is.

But its the kind that you will enjoy lol{d

hagar
 

rustym3talh3ad

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Hey

well on the first pic id does seem to look like the g. Rosea, but if your friend is correct when he said 7 months old and you said its 2" then i cant see it being a rosea, they only reach 2" in wel over a year even 2 sometimes.

But same here i don't know what kind of t that is.

But its the kind that you will enjoy lol{d

hagar
Agreed with the statement of it being WAY to young to be a 2" G. rosea. Also, it would appear to be to big for it to be any of the Brachypelma, of the brachys ive owned/seen even the males take a year to reach 2-3" DLS. but, if its a male and its being well fed/heated then its possible to be that big. I would ask your friend if 7 months is the age or the time that he has owned it...that will help figure out if the age/growth rate is appropriate, which will in turn help identify the T a bit better.

a bit more information, at second glance the carapace and chelicerea appear to be similar in design to that of some sort of Grammostola.
 
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P. Novak

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Could it be Paraphysa scrofa. They look similar to G. rosea, but are much smaller. It doesn't appear to have that mirror match that P. scrofa are known for though.
 
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webminded24

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iasked my friend, he said this spider is 8 months old now. Yes he's had it for 7mos. As a sling, and he said they're growing fast.. Thank you s much for all the response!
 

Spiral_Stairs

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Whatever it is, it's pretty. You should probably send it to me for further investigation. ;)
 
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