Tarantula id help plz ???

oxxxdanniexxxo · 4th February 2010, 04:30 PM

hi could any1 help with id of new T plz ???

gary · 5th February 2010, 11:37 AM

Hmmm just a rough shot but to me the markings on the legs look really familier to the zebra leg or striped knee tarantula (Rhechosticta seemanni). The species is pretty easy to care for but can be a bit nervous and can move pretty quick so its better to be looked at then attemt to handle it

PRS · 5th February 2010, 12:33 PM

I'd say (Rhechosticta seemanni) formerly Aphonopelma seemanni, although the pictures not great. What did the person sell it to you as?

oxxxdanniexxxo · 5th February 2010, 07:58 PM

my mum was given it by a friend but she has forgotten what he said it was. it's not a striped knee as she has 1 of them already. we have been told its a salmon pink and from my searching the net it looks a lot like one. it is like 9 inches so theres not much else it could be

PRS · 5th February 2010, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by oxxxdanniexxxo

my mum was given it by a friend but she has forgotten what he said it was. it's not a striped knee as she has 1 of them already. we have been told its a salmon pink and from my searching the net it looks a lot like one. it is like 9 inches so theres not much else it could be

L.parahybana(Salmon Pink).. Here's a pic of my old one, sub adult female.. Doesn't look too similar..

oxxxdanniexxxo · 5th February 2010, 08:15 PM

gonna have to get better pic of it on here i will try tomorrow

PRS · 5th February 2010, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by oxxxdanniexxxo

gonna have to get better pic of it on here i will try tomorrow

Ok better pics would be good :D

Rob · 5th February 2010, 09:42 PM

dannie, bring her to the shop for gary to have a closer look.

oxxxdanniexxxo · 6th February 2010, 12:33 PM

erm shes a little fiesty but i will try. what days is gary in????

wilkinss77 · 10th February 2010, 08:03 PM

dannie, i can can ID your tarantula to 4 genera, given the size: lasiodora, pamphobeteus, nhandu, or acanthoscurria- i'd say it's probably a lasiodora sp., but not a salmon pink, as it's colours are wrong. how aggressive? nhandu sp. are downright nasty, the others only bite if the threat posture is unheeded. but your estimate of a 9'' span, suggests a lasiodora.