What difference a moult makes

[Lopez]

Before and after.

Anyone want to guess the species?

 

[morda]

Wow, nice!
Some Ornithoctonus or Selenocosmia?

 

[Stealth Taco]

Maybe something from Aphonopelma? Nice pics though!

 

[morda]

No, it's some asian species I think...

 

[siucfi]

C. paganus perhaps?

 

[G_Wright]

Haplopelma schmidti ???

 

[Lopez]

Maybe something from Aphonopelma? Nice pics though!

Certainly gets the award for most er..."interesting" guess so far!

The spider is from the Old World.....

 

[Arachnoking]

Hi Leon. Nice pics.

Very wild guess but H. robustum. Is that realy that blue in natural light?

Ps , Did u get my last PM ?

 

[Lopez]

Hi Leon. Nice pics.

Very wild guess but H. robustum. Is that realy that blue in natural light?

Ps , Did u get my last PM ?

Was just thinking up a reply.

It's actually pretty much spot on the true colour - if anything the real spider is bluer. I can't take her out for proper pics yet, she only moulted today. Very pleased with what was a beaten up ugly £10 purchase

 

[genious_gr]

I got a question. I guess you've allready answered that but I couldnt possibly look for the answer. So.... what's that green background we allways see in your pics? A piece of fake grass? It must be very usefull.

 

[Lopez]

I got a question. I guess you've allready answered that but I couldnt possibly look for the answer. So.... what's that green background we allways see in your pics? A piece of fake grass? It must be very usefull.

Yeah it's an old sheet of fake grass you use for model railways - I glued it with spraymount to a wooden board. T's find it incredibly difficult to walk over, so they tend to sit still for pictures useful for Haplopelma/Poecilotheria etc.

Whilst it isn't realistic etc, it provides a good contrast to the spider and serves as a useful guage when comparing colours etc from one moult to the next.

 

[Pixie]

It's amazing how much they can fade out between molts. Here is my aphonopelma caniceps before and after:

I'm so happy she's back to her nice jet black!

Pixie

 

[Henry Kane]

I haven't the first clue other than it appears to be Asian. Haplopelma or Cyriopagopus maybe?
I juat have to comment on the incredible post molt colors. Beautiful indeed. I'm also guessing it's likely buries out of view most of the time? Or is it more similar to C. schioedtei in regards to that?

One more Q (sorry to pester) Was that T correctly id'd when you acquired it?

Take care.
Atrax

 

[gusman1204]

my 2.5" b.smithi is in premolt and not only the bold patch turned shiny black, but even the legs got much darker(almost black compared to pretty much normal dark brownish colour at this size), so it almost looks like he/she just molted but I know thats still to come

 

[NYbirdEater]

looks like an asian chevron to me. Cool color change. My t blondi just molted, before it was 2" and reddish brown with bluish abdomen, now it is about 3" almost all black in color with grey and red hairs. I love T's, it's like getting a new pet everytime they molt!

 

[Aviculariinae]

Definetly Haplopelma sp. probably schmidti. you and your damn asian,s ;P

 

[Martin H.]

Hi,

Definetly Haplopelma sp. probably schmidti.

why definetly Haplopelma? On this photo I can't see some taxonomical relevant characters to rule out some other genera which are close related to the genus Haplopelma and which might be mixed up with it on the first glance. And as long as I can't see them I would never say "definitely"...
BTW, it can't be Haplopelma schmidti because one character – but not the only one – of H. schmidti is a "white beard" (= very distinct white hairs above the cheliceral Scopula [between Chelicerae and Femur of Palp] >>photo<<, crosslinking: >>click here<<, >>click here<<) which the one on the photo – as far as I can see – does not possess!


...Aphonopelma, C. paganus, Haplopelma schmidti, etc. => I think this thread is another good example how useful photo ID threads are! *sigh*

just my two cents!
Martin

 

[Lopez]

...Aphonopelma, C. paganus, Haplopelma schmidti, etc. => I think this thread is another good example how useful photo ID threads are! *sigh*

just my two cents!
Martin

Exactly Which is why I just posted the exuvia to Volker

 

[Aviculariinae]

Hi, Your right i shouldn,t say definetly,but i would i would put my money on haploplema. I only guessed at schmidti though. I think i should stick to new world arboreals much much easier to identify.