Rhapsody In Blue

[pitbulllady]

I went back to a pet shop near Shaw AFB in Sumter, SC, today, to pick up a probably-VERY-pregnant Emperor Scorpion I saw there this past weekend. While I was there before, I'd noticed an enclosure with the lable, "Giant Pink-Toe Tarantula", but had not been able to see any spider inside, so I figured they'd sold it, or it was a tiny 'sling. Well, today, the resident of that enclosure was out and about from underneath a Pothos plant in the enclosure. I do not know if this is really a "Giant Pink-Toe"(A. braunshauseni) or not, since it doesn't really look like one, except that she(is supposed to be a guaranteed female)is freakin' HUGE, much larger than my mature female A. metallica, and is the bluest Avic I've ever seen! Needless to say, I had to bring her home, too. These pics have NOT been re-touched, except to re-size them, so in terms of color, what you see is what you get. She is really this blue to the naked eye.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/28458138/
http://www.deviantart.com/view/28458299/

pitbulllady

 

[kennfreeloader]

Ls

very nice! im still looking for one.. how big is it?

 

[pitbulllady]

In terms of leg-span, she is every bit as large as the fully-mature G. pulchra that is in my avatar, and G. pulchras are big T's! She is nowhere near as heavy, of course, but she spans much of my hand, so I'm guessing close to six inches. My oldest adult A. metallica, whom I've had for several years, is not as large.

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[Skypainter]

What a beautiful spider!!!

 

[Scorpiove]

Wow what a beautiful gal!

 

[Beardo]

I am not sure what species it was, but I saw pictures not too long ago of a mature male Avicularia species that looked extremely similar to the spider above.

 

[MindUtopia]

Beautiful! Could very well be A. braunshauseni because of the size. Congrats on a great find!

 

[snoflax]

She sure is a beauty. Thanks for sharing the pics

 

[Mina]

You are very lucky and she is very beautiful!!! congrats on the find and have fun with her.