Species Stromatopelma calceatum

[psionix]

Doesn't look like any H.maculata I've ever seen.

so you are telling me that this one doesn't look exactly like the one in this thread?

 

[psionix]

for comparison this is what female Stromatopelma calceatum look like:

 

[becca81]

so you are telling me that this one doesn't look exactly like the one in this thread?

Those are juvenile H. maculata and do not look exactly like their adult counterparts..

 

[harrymaculata]

H.maculata ad fem so you can see the difference, maculata just look alot like calceatum when thier young easy mistake, but calceatum have a black underside and maculata have a gray underside. Unless they mature into males then they look a lot like calceatum.

 

[CedrikG]

Its easier to compare maculata to calceatum ... Heteroscodra maculata has larger leg 4, especially the Patella ... I dont think we can ID by the coloration, especially not on picture.

(im not talking of the underside here, but the coloration of spider itself)

 

[Paladin]

this always comes up for discussion...all you have to do is flip it over and see if the underside is tan or jet black....tan=h mac and black=stromat...

....as stated previously. i didnt catch that right away.

 

[CedrikG]

Thats good to know, thx for the info Paladin

 

[Beardo]

that's not a S. calceatum... that's a Heteroscodra maculata...

Hooray for Kodak Taxonomy lol!;P IMO the 2 species are easily discernable. The spider posted by the original poster in this thread is undoubtedly an S. calceatum.

 

[T.Raab]

Hi,

S.calceatum ad fem during cage transfer picture taken through plastic

for me it looks like a juvenile Stromatopelma sp.

 

[Lorgakor]

for comparison this is what female Stromatopelma calceatum look like:

Do you have permission to post those photos? If not they should be linked to, otherwise it is a copywrite violation.

 

[esien]

Stromatopelma calceatum - female

 

[xgrafcorex]

great looking t...looks a bit white for a calceatum though..maybe the lighting......but i don't want to start up another debate thread haha.

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

It is indeed S. calceatum, a very nice one too

 

[xgrafcorex]

heh maybe it looks a bit off white for a maculata. they are look so similar, and i have very little experience with either. but i have 2 tiny h mac slings that i can't wait to see adult coloration on.

 

[ShadowSpectrum]

S. calceatum's scopulate pads on the metatarsi are quite a bit thicker than H. maculata's, while the pads on the tarsi are about the same size. Also, leg IV on S. calceatum is not as thick as H. maculata's. The abdominal patterns are different as well. The easiest way to tell them apart is ventrally though. S. calceatum is black underneath while H. maculata is tan.

 

[xgrafcorex]

S. calceatum's scopulate pads on the metatarsi are quite a bit thicker than H. maculata's, while the pads on the tarsi are about the same size. Also, leg IV on S. calceatum is not as thick as H. maculata's. The abdominal patterns are different as well. The easiest way to tell them apart is ventrally though. S. calceatum is black underneath while H. maculata is tan.

thank you.

 

[Goliath]

Paired these up wendsday night. It went well, saw at least 10 insertions and both were really receptive. Sorry for the picture quality, I decided to keep the enclosure doors shut for this one.

mike

Shot with DMC-FZ50 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-FZ50 at 2008-01-17

Shot at 2008-01-17

Shot at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-FZ50 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-FZ50 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-FZ50 at 2008-01-17

Shot with DMC-FZ50 at 2008-01-17

 

[DrJ]

Wow! That is awesome! Congratulations on the successful breeding! Hope you have lots of kids from that one!

 

[massmorels]

sold my calceatum female recently, missing her already. Good luck with the breeding...

 

[Oasis Inverts]

Thats awesome,

Good luck.............