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Salamanderhead

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The first one is much larger than the one in the last photo. Im guessing about 8 inchs. I was told they're baboons but that doesnt tell me much.
Im guessing they're c. crawshayi ?
 

Redneck

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The first one looks like alot of the C. crawshayi I have seen in photos..
The second one looks like an H. gigas..

Though since I have not had any of these species at that size I am only going off of pictures I have seen here..

*Edit* I am merely guessing since I have not had any experiance with these.. I just thought I would throw this out there..

All I have is a 2.5" H. gigas..
 

Salamanderhead

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I hope you're right. I got those 2 plus a rosie and a large B.albopilosum for 120 dollars. :)
 

smallara98

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Well I agree with Redneck . Except im not sure on the first one . A better pic (full view) of the spider would help . But I can tell the seccond one is H. gigas because thickened back legs , dark rusty/brown color , and more of a oval shaped carapace . Beautiful spider/s :)
 

Crysta

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i mistaked it for a t. blondi when I saw it first, probably because of the brown hahaha
but other then my own stupidity, those are some awesome spiders you have there! you lucked out pretty good!
 

xhexdx

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None of those look like crawshayi to me:



They look a lot like Hysterocrates spp.
 

xhexdx

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We need pics of the first one with its legs extended. Right now I'm thinking it's not crawshayi or gigas.

Second one definitely looks Hysterocrates sp.
 

Arachnoholic420

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2nd T Hysterocrates sp... yes... H. gigas are little more on the dark chocolate brown color... with red hairs.... T t could pass... as an H. gigas, it has a close resemblance, but a little on the lighter side imo..

H. gigas
 
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Zoltan

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To rule out C. crawshayi for sure, check out the labium, in C. crawshayi it's very long, its length is half of the sternum's.
 
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