Will the real Pink Zebra Beauty please stand up?

JayzunBoget

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A new batch of taantulas came into the pet store that I work at, Preuss Pets, in Lansing, Michigan. Among these were two tarantulas labled as Eupalaestrus campestratus.
I had heard of this species, but was at at all familiar with it. I was immediately captivated by the look of the first one that I looked at, but it didn't look anything like the other.
Having looked up some information and seen a number of pictures, I am convinced that the one that I liked is not E. campestratus at all.
Perhaps someone will ecognize it. Here are some pics of each tarantula.
The first are of what I believe to be E. campestratus.



And now some pics of my mystery T. They both have a similar sharply eliptical mark on thier tarsal segments of both leg and pedipalp, although I would point out that mark is much more evident in oerson on the mystery T.



I, personally, think that these are definately two differant species. The question is, what? Does anything that you all see confirm or deny the ID of the first tarantula or suggest the ID of the second?
I appreciate any kind of help you all can offer! Thanks!
 

KoriTamashii

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The first one looks like a PZB, all right.

The second one COULD be an A. seemani. Any other ideas?
 

JayzunBoget

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I can see why you might say A. seemani, but way too many differances. The most immediate is that A. seemani has orange spinnarets.
The spots along the white lines on the first two tibias look so interesting, and the little, almost cambridgi looking, elipses on the "toes", I thought might help in identification.
 

natebugman

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Could it be Lasiodorides striatus or recently molted polycuspulatus? How big is this spider? What's it's general attitude seem to be? Are the leg stripes a definite orange, it's difficult to tell in the pics? It's definitely not A. seemani. The entire underside would be orange.
 

Anastasia

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Not a seemanni, not even Aphonopelma
possibly Acanthoscurria
 

JayzunBoget

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Totally agree..

Does this thread title sound reallllly familiar to anyone else? lol

-Sean
I haven't been active in awhile, perhaps I'm missing something?
Please clue me in.

---------- Post added at 08:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:56 AM ----------

Could it be Lasiodorides striatus or recently molted polycuspulatus? How big is this spider? What's it's general attitude seem to be? Are the leg stripes a definite orange, it's difficult to tell in the pics? It's definitely not A. seemani. The entire underside would be orange.
Good guesses, but L. striatus lacks the amount of white and the pattern on the first two pairs of legs. L. polycuspulatus has legs that get significantly whiter after the patella, but on all four pairs and there is no dark spots along the striping on the tibia.
I am personally wondering if it is of the genus Eupalaestrus because if the similar markings on the tarsus as the other tarantula.
How big is this T? Four and a half to five inches.
As to the temperament, a little bit more skittish than the one that I think is E. campestratus, but still very patient and forgiving.
In response to the striping, the orange is a product of the picture. This T is black, brown and white.
 
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