Genus Poecilotheria

[GoTerps]

A freshly molted ~4" Poecilotheria formosa.

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20formosa/1861.jpg

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20formosa/1862.jpg

[Jörg-N]

Hi,

P.regalis

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/79/707779/1280_3261383063663461.jpg

[GoTerps]

An ~6.0" female Poecilotheria ornata... molted around 2 weeks ago.


http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20ornata/1888.jpg

[Cooper]

That is an absolutly stunning tarantula!

[Rourke]

Here is a 4" formosa, fairly recent molt. I think it's a male. Is folio coloration a reliable indicator of sex in this species, at this size?

[Pajak]

this thread forced me to purchase poecilotheria.
I am "a little bit expierenced" , I can try with Poecilotheria rufilata or ornata - they are my favorite !!

[versus]

my 2inch p.regalis sling.. :D :D

[delta]

P. ornata (male - female? nfc..)

http://www.amule.org/spider/ornata.jpg

[Pajak]

Nice!
Regalis abt 2" and ornata after 3th molt are on the way!
I have to go to prepare some containers for them!

[Andrew vV]

P. metallica
P. smithi
P. rufilata
P. subfusca

[Andrew vV]

miranda and formosa

[Socrates]

I never thought I'd be posting in this thread.
Here she is, my 5" female P. Regalis "Indy." :D

---
Wendy
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[GoTerps]

Sub-adult female Poecilotheria formosa.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-formosa.jpg

Sub-adult female Poecilotheria rufilata.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-rufiliata87.jpg

Adult female Poecilotheria regalis.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-regalis25.jpg

Juvenile female Poecilotheria metallica.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_metallica134af44.jpg

[aftershock]

Poecilotheria fasciata

[gothmog]

In honour of the opening of the new photo forum, here are some pics of my only Poecilotheria, my P. ornata Pokie :D

The full size version of this one makes a great wallpaper:

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/32771423/large.jpg

Pokie having a meal after he lost his fangs in a bad molt (I totally misjudged the size!):

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/33044787/original.jpg

Pokie after molting into a new set of fangs, very skinny!

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/34462279/original.jpg

and lastly, you may have seen it in my other thread, but here it is again, Pokies foot :)

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/35083624/original.jpg

-- Jon

[Zibi]

What do You think about aggressive level? Which Pokie is less aggressiv 'couse I want buy one.

[Bearo]

gothmog >> thats sick, what camera do you use?

[Arachnoboy]

Here is my (hopefully female) Poecilotheria regalis,it's 10cm+. Bad pictures due to a lousy camera,but is anyone able to see if it's male or female anyway!?

Ken

[Brian S]

Here is my P regalis when it was itty bitty.

[phormingochilus]

P. formosa is a good "beginner's poke" not very aggressive, almost handleable, easy to keep, affordable, and absolutely beautiful with those regular black bands ;-)

Other calm pokes are P. smithi and P. subfusca, but they can be harder to maintain and are not exactly what I would consider affordable LOL ;-)

Regards
Søren


What do You think about aggressive level? Which Pokie is less aggressiv 'couse I want buy one.

[GoTerps]

Juvenile male Poecilotheria metallica.


http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-metallica-male3.jpg

[Tony]

Eric
Obviously not very brightly colored, I imagine you used SEVERAL flashlights to bring out that faint hue!!! :rolleyes:
T :}

[pandinus]

wow, that P. metallica is stunning! i know i will regret this, but how much do they cost?

[Raindog]

I believe they are currently around $250 - $300.

[pandinus]

for an adult, or a sling?

[Raindog]

Thats for a sling, I haven't seen any adults offered yet.

[pandinus]

holy <poopies>!! why so pricey?!!!

[Raindog]

They are fairly rare in the hobby right now, and quite lovely.

[Raindog]

Here's Martha, she is my first Poecilotheria.

[Hugo]

P. subfusca

[GoTerps]

A few photos I took today of a juvenile female Poecilotheria subfusca.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-subfusca2.jpg

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-subfusca6.jpg

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-subfusca5.jpg

[shogun804]

and lastly, you may have seen it in my other thread, but here it is again, Pokies foot :)

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/35083624/original.jpg

-- Jon[/QUOTE]

this is not my pic it belongs to jon.....hey i have to ask what are those fang or hook looking things what exactly do they do....??? can they attack with them or just climb with them im really amazed...?? appreciate any answers on this topic

[phormingochilus]

The claws are used to climb with on rough surfaces. The fans of setae radiating from the claws are the claw tufts, used together with the scopulae on tarsus and metatarsus to gain a good grip on slippery surfaces (like wet leaves, stones etc). They are of no use attack wise being too small. They are retractable just like a cat's claws ;-)

Regards
Søren

and lastly, you may have seen it in my other thread, but here it is again, Pokies foot :)

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/35083624/original.jpg

-- Jon

this is not my pic it belongs to jon.....hey i have to ask what are those fang or hook looking things what exactly do they do....??? can they attack with them or just climb with them im really amazed...?? appreciate any answers on this topic[/QUOTE]

[Pascal47]

Poecilotheria subfusca female adult

[HEEN67]

Spécial Poeci's!: :D
1) P-fasciata " female "
2) P-formosa " young "
3) P-ornata " female "
4) P-pederseni " young "
5) P-regalis " female "
6) P-rufilata " sub-adulte "

[HEEN67]

The continuation!: :D

[Michael Jacobi]

Poecilotheria smithi - penultimate male

[phormingochilus]

Now - THAT looks like good news ;-) I wish the best of luck with the breeding when he moults into maturity ;-)

Very Best Regards
Søren


Poecilotheria smithi - penultimate male

[Bearo]

Send him to Europe ;)

[Michael Jacobi]

Now - THAT looks like good news ;-) I wish the best of luck with the breeding when he moults into maturity ;-)

Very Best Regards
Søren

@ Søren: Thanks. He has two females waiting on him. :)

@ Bearo: I don't think his future wives would agree. :cool:

[phormingochilus]

Sounds good - I really hope you will succeed in breeding them ;-)

Søren

@ Søren: Thanks. He has two females waiting on him. :)

[priZZ]

Sounds good - I really hope you will succeed in breeding them ;-)

I also keep my fingers chrossed for Ya, Michael! :worship:

[priZZ]

Poecilotheria smithi - penultimate male

BTW... I have a question! IS P. smithi = P. pococki?

[phormingochilus]

Nope - P. pococki is P. smithi ;-)

Søren


BTW... I have a question! IS P. smithi = P. pococki?

[priZZ]

Nope - P. pococki is P. smithi ;-)

Haha, so I changed the order. :D OK, if I have just thinked a little bit, then I have asked: is P. pococki = P. smithi.

Thank You Søren!

[Bearo]

@ Søren: Thanks. He has two females waiting on him. :)

@ Bearo: I don't think his future wives would agree. :cool:
good luck :clap:
(keep us updated about that ;) and wright down how you did it if you get good results :))

[Jakob]

Poecilotheria smithi - penultimate male

Whoa! :eek: . Can't remember the last time I've seen a male of this species around! Good luck Michael!

[GoTerps]

A freshly molted ~3.5" female Poecilotheria metallica.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-metallicafemale2.jpg

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-metallicafemale8.jpg

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-metallicafemale7.jpg

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-metallicafemale9-med.jpg

[priZZ]

A freshly molted ~3.5" female Poecilotheria metallica.


OK... every P. metallica foto is killing a little piece of me... so if You want me DEAD, post more! But if not, stop posting this gorgeous pix, of this gorgeous T!!! :D

[Andrew vV]

And another freshly moulted 3.5" female :D

[manville]

I need one of those too!!!

[Deschain]

And another freshly moulted 3.5" female :D


WOW! Uh...WOW!...it's uh...WOW! Blue...pretty blue...uh WOW! :drool:

[dlp1970]

what a stunner,its amazing how quickly this T has got into the hobby 5 years ago when i started it was never heard of at least where i live in nottinghamshire UK

[dlp1970]

i meant nobody had one or could afford one and now boom veerybody wants one and now can afford it,
dave

[priZZ]

i meant nobody had one or could afford one and now boom veerybody wants one and now can afford it,
dave

LOL. Then I'm the only one, who don't keep them... I'm a poor, little guy. :D

[Andrew vV]

WOW! Uh...WOW!...it's uh...WOW! Blue...pretty blue...uh WOW! :drool:


I know!! Even I cant believe there is so much BLUE!!! LOL

[shogun804]

that is one of the best looking T's ive seen but i doubt ill drop the money for that any time soon...but my god what a blue T really blue....

[versus]

hey GoTerps... your pics was awesome!!
did you spray metallic blue color on them?? (jk) :? :? :D :D

[GoTerps]

hey GoTerps... your pics was awesome!!
did you spray metallic blue color on them?? (jk)

LOL, thanks man. I just used a little touch up paint here and there ;)

[Tony]

LOL, thanks man. I just used a little touch up paint here and there ;)

What I think is obvious, this is a very dull overpriced spider, who needs a special light to see the dull coloration...Oh wait, that's not my take....;)

T (To borrow from McDonald's..My metallicas- "I'm loving it "

[TheDarkness]

Hi people!

This is my Poecilotherias...

I have one sub-adult male P. ornata and two P. formosa (adult female and sub-adult male)

I wish have sucess in matting these P. formosa's...

http://www.aranhas.pop.com.br/images/Poecilotheria_formosa_Femea.jpg

http://www.aranhas.pop.com.br/images/Poecilotheria_formosa_Femea2.jpg

http://www.aranhas.pop.com.br/images/Poecilotheria_formosa_Macho2.jpg

http://www.aranhas.pop.com.br/images/Poecilotheria_ornata_Macho5.jpg

http://www.aranhas.pop.com.br/images/Poecilotheria_ornata_Macho.jpg

Regards

Abraços pros amigos do Brasil...

[versimomma]

Hiya erm it seems you have a bit of a terrestrial set up there for an arboreal! Maybe you could add some bark and leaves.

[shogun804]

yeah add something for them to climb on those are deffinlty arboreal T's...i own a P ornata ive got some pieces of corkbark laid up against the side of the tank for climbing and webbing

[versimomma]

Amazing colours though! I find arboreal enclosures cool to look at too.

[TheDarkness]

yeah , i have added barks for T climbing, my P. ornata makes a wonderful web , but I remove because it is attacked for fungi, I'm providencing new bark and leaves

[Steve]

Hi @ all

P.subfusca

Regards,
Steffen

[xanadu1015]

Here are my two favorites....and they are such sweeties!



Laura

[xanadu1015]

I love gazing adoringly at the P. Metallicas :drool:



They are so beautiful that you can't help but drool...... lol



Laura

[cricket54]

Wow Steffen, thats a Pokey of a different color! Going to be a really nice one when he is grown! I'd love to get one of those. Mine are the ones that Laura posted earlier. I only have 2 P. reglis and the 1 P. rufilata at this time.

Sharon

[gothmog]

ornata, having a sulk :( :D

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/37290157/original.jpg

-- Jon

[manville]

Thats a very nice picture of your ornata!!

[Lyle Beach]

ornata, having a sulk :( :D

http://www.pbase.com/gothmog/image/37290157/original.jpg

-- Jon


Isn't that a P. rufilata? :?

[gothmog]

Well the pot he came in said ornata :D

I did check his ventral colouring a while back and it seemed right for an ornata ;)

So I'm 99% sure it's an ornata, and about 85% sure it's a he :)

-- Jon

[Lyle Beach]

Oh.... I thought only the rufilata was the one that had the green color to them.

[shogun804]

my 3" P ornata and my about 1" P regalis. the P ornata pics were takin through the tank so the quality is not the best but it should do for now..

[jw73]

It is my P. regalis 1,5'' legspan.
http://www.brachypelma.republika.pl/galeria/pregalis/Obraz-001.jpg

[HEEN67]

My regalis female and pederseni sub-adulte!... :D

[azztigma]

Oh.... I thought only the rufilata was the one that had the green color to them.

Male ornatas are often as green as that...

[HEEN67]

The continuation!... :8o :D :}

Poecilotheria ornata: :p

[priZZ]

That's a very nice female ornata. Why people allways ask because they are bluish/purple. :D

[shogun804]

mine looks so much different i got it from kelly swift a few weeks ago and all the other Ornata pics that ive seen none of them have looked like that...or maybe i have over looked it but i thought the were darker in color than that... :confused: can they have that bluish purple to them prizz??? im new to pokies thats why im wondering if so than thats awsome...

[manville]

I really like that regalis and pederseni

[Michael Jacobi]

can they have that bluish purple to them prizz???

Although there is some superficial resemblance between P. ornata and P. rufilata, only "rufies" have the strong blue irridescence on the venter of the femur of the palps and Leg I. Also, the dark band on the venter of the femur of Leg I is much broader in "rufies".

Cheers, Michael

[shogun804]

hey thanks for clearing that up for me michael :worship:

[GoTerps]

A freshly molted juvenile Poecilotheria subfusca.

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-subfusca345.jpg

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1269P_-subfusca346.jpg

[Michael Jacobi]

Is it any wonder "Kandies" are my favorite?

[Jakob]

P. fasciata mating:
http://www.jakestarantulas.com/Gallery/LG%20Gal%20Pics/Updated/Pfasciatamating.jpg

P. ornata mature male:
http://www.jakestarantulas.com/Gallery/LG%20Gal%20Pics/Updated/Ornatamale1.jpg

Later,

Jake

[gothmog]

Hey Jake, how big is your mature male? So I know what size tank to invest in :D :cool:

-- Jon

[Jakob]

Hey Jake, how big is your mature male? So I know what size tank to invest in :D :cool:

-- Jon

Which one? The P. fasciata was about 4.75" and the P. ornata was close to 6". 4 to 5 gallons (15-19 liters) of volume will suffice easily.

Later,

Jake

[mimic58]

Whos got the better colors ragalis or ornata?

[Michael Jacobi]

Whos got the better colors ragalis or ornata?

"Better" is subjective. With P. ornata you have a darker spider with nice olive green > brown coloration, reddish guard hairs, pale yellow flash coloration on the forelegs. With P. regalis you have a high contrast black and white spider with a pale whitish ventral abdominal band and lemon yellow flash coloration on the forelegs. Look at the photos in this thread and make your own decision.

Cheers, Michael

[Arachnoking]

sorry about the bad pic quality :)

[jw73]

Whos got the better colors ragalis or ornata?

I like better regalis. It has more contrast.
And I have one. :)

[Arachnoking]

Poecilotheria miranda sling

[Lochala]

When do the males start to show their color contrast between the females?

[Deschain]

A closeup of my girl. I was expecting her to molt this month. A belated Christmas gift mayhap?

P.regalis.

[Michael Jacobi]

something for footlovers! =;-)

http://www.vogelspinne-ev.de/coppermine-1.1.0/albums/userpics/Kopie%20von%20DSC06533-mN.jpg


all the best,
Martin

No foot fetish here... but I do have a P. subfusca fetish ;)

Nice legs <insert wolf whistle here> :worship:

[manville]

wow..i think thats one of the nicest picture ive seen

[Lochala]

OOOHH, what nice colors!! :} :} :}

[jw73]

What camera do you use Martin ? Your photos are always great.

[jw73]

My P.regalis about 2,5'' leg span.

http://www.brachypelma.republika.pl/galeria/pregalis/128_2840.jpg

[jw73]

I use Canon PowerShot A60.

[spiderPeter]

I took good pictures of Poecilotheria rufilata finally...so I am sharing them with you :}

[Robert Seliger]

Adult Poecilotheria formosa Male

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/81/647081/1024_3766653339646463.jpg


Poecilotheria fasciata Female laying eggs

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/81/647081/1024_3630636630393138.jpg

Adult Poecilotheria fasciata Male Nr.1

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/81/647081/1024_3232333434616332.jpg

Adult Poecilotheria fasciata Male Nr.2

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/81/647081/1024_3666333661346661.jpg

[Lasiodora]

Here's a pic of my metallica:

[Swifty]

wow..i think thats one of the nicest picture ive seen


Ain't it the truth! That is sweet Martin!

[Sasa]

http://www.herppi.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10801/normal_ornata.JPG

Poecilotheria ornata ~10cm / 4" LS

http://www.herppi.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10801/fazu.JPG

Poecilotheria fasciata ~10cm / 4" LS

http://www.herppi.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10801/normal_fazu1.JPG

Poecilotheria fasciata ~8cm / 3" LS

http://www.herppi.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10801/regalis.JPG

Poecilotheria regalis ~5cm / 2" LS


Ornata is clearly a male, but what do you think about the others?

[Sandra]

Gorgeous! (just adding characters so this will post :? :rolleyes: )

[Freddie]

I hope one of those are not of of those dead ones which should be MINE now LOL ;)
*staring that ornata*

Nice pics :)

[Rourke]

some pics of my new favorite bug:

[Sasa]

I hope one of those are not of of those dead ones which should be MINE now LOL ;)
*staring that ornata*

Nice pics :)


FREDDIE! :shame: These came last july... (these are those freebies I told you about ;) )

[Sheri]

some pics of my new favorite bug:


Do they photograph as nicely as they appear in person?

I know you had mentioned that until seeing one, you didn't feel they were an especially striking species.

[Rourke]

Do they photograph as nicely as they appear in person?

I know you had mentioned that until seeing one, you didn't feel they were an especially striking species.
In fact, these are pretty crappy pictures, and I need more light. But I spent enough time taking pics of the spider, that if I didn't post something from the session, I woulda felt like I had really wasted my time.

The spider looks much better "live."

[Freddie]

FREDDIE! :shame: These came last july... (these are those freebies I told you about ;) )
Havent i mentioned yet that you can send all freebies to me? :D
How i couldnt remember say that *mumbling*
So that ornata is now coming here? ;)

[Sasa]

Havent i mentioned yet that you can send all freebies to me? :D
How i couldnt remember say that *mumbling*
So that ornata is now coming here? ;)

well... how about if I mate him and you get couple of slings if I manage to get any? :D

[Freddie]

well... how about if I mate him and you get couple of slings if I manage to get any? :D
I can take them all ;)
And so those ugly blue ones too... *wirn*

[Jakob]

some pics of my new favorite bug:

Another good example of how well they can actually blend in!

[Phalagorn]

http://www.zoonen.com/res/user/22299/galleri/323357/pict0017_orig_SE.jpg
http://www.zoonen.com/res/user/22299/galleri/323359/pict0021_orig_SE.jpg
http://www.zoonen.com/res/user/22299/galleri/323362/pict0026_orig_SE.jpg
http://www.zoonen.com/res/user/22299/galleri/323366/pict0025_orig_SE.jpg

[jw73]

As beautiful as unattainable.

[Dark Raptor]

This one is beautiful

Phalagorn if you successfully breed them, sell some to Poland :D They are very rare in this part of Europe (if anyone has them).

[shogun804]

those are some quality pics Phalagorn :clap:

[Socrates]

Here's a picture of "Indy", my P. Regalis, who just molted a little less than a week ago.

Isn't he a pretty boy?

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Wendy
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[versus]

Here's a picture of "Indy", my P. Regalis, who just molted a little less than a week ago.

Isn't he a pretty boy?

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Wendy
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that doesn't looks like a p.regalis Socrates, i would say it's more to a P.ornata..

[Socrates]

that doesn't looks like a p.regalis Socrates, i would say it's more to a P.ornata..

:confused: :confused:
He was my first Pokie, but I did get him from one of the most reliable breeders, therefore I am pretty certain he's a P. Regalis.

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Wendy
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[Rourke]

that doesn't looks like a p.regalis Socrates, i would say it's more to a P.ornata..
I believe it is an ultimate male regalis

[phormingochilus]

Does it have the tell-tale bellyband?

Søren


:confused: :confused:
He was my first Pokie, but I did get him from one of the most reliable breeders, therefore I am pretty certain he's a P. Regalis.

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Wendy
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[Socrates]

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=5939&page=21&pp=15

There, that should settle it once and for all. :)

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Wendy
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[Jakob]

P. fasciata mating:

http://premium1.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/DSCF1018smaller.jpg

Later,

Jake

[Lyle Beach]

Here's a picture of "Indy", my P. Regalis, who just molted a little less than a week ago.

Isn't he a pretty boy?

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Wendy
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Wendy,

Is this the same regalis as in this thread? If so, I thought you had a female. What happened? Mine recently molted and looks exactly like the one in your earlier thread. I hope mine doesn't turn out to be male! :(

Here is your thread and is what my regalis currently looks like http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=33222&highlight=Regalis

[Socrates]

Lyle,

I did believe mine was a girl because of his abdomen marking BEFORE this last molt. He only molted in my care once before and I could have sworn up and down that his white stripe got brighter and bigger. But I was wrong. :( Unfortunately he totally destroyed his previous molt, and before I even saw him in his new glory, I had removed the skin and couldn't believe what I saw (or didn't see). Then I was so distraught that I actually removed some of his decorations so that I could turn the cork bark he was sitting on to see him with my own eyes. And there he was! :eek:

How big is your Reglis, Lyle? Has she molted in your care yet? If so, were you able to sex her? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that she's a girl. ;)

---
Wendy
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[Rourke]

I have 3 subfusca spiderlings. I spent an hour taking pics of one before realizing it was missing a leg! Oh, well.....the pic's not the best, anyway, but worth posting, I think. Still getting used to the D70.....

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/2221small.jpg

[Tony]

Now you have two things I desire.. or is it three....NM..Love the subs? How are they doing?
The D70....mmmmm
T

[Lyle Beach]

Lyle,

I did believe mine was a girl because of his abdomen marking BEFORE this last molt. He only molted in my care once before and I could have sworn up and down that his white stripe got brighter and bigger. But I was wrong. :( Unfortunately he totally destroyed his previous molt, and before I even saw him in his new glory, I had removed the skin and couldn't believe what I saw (or didn't see). Then I was so distraught that I actually removed some of his decorations so that I could turn the cork bark he was sitting on to see him with my own eyes. And there he was! :eek:

How big is your Reglis, Lyle? Has she molted in your care yet? If so, were you able to sex her? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that she's a girl. ;)

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Wendy
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I am not sure exactly how big he/she is because it hasn't come out of it's hide all the way yet. I would say between 5" - 6" though. At this size the black stipe on the abdomen has gone from dark black, to a very light grey. I have seen quite a few regalis's on this board that have very white markings though... I wonder at which size this occurs. I am sure the next molt will tell all.

Yes, it has molted in my care about 5 times, never being able to get the molt though until it was destroyed. I have raised it from a sling.

I am keeping my fingers crossed too!

[Swifty]

How I love you P. regalis!

[Ciryluk3g]

P.ornata... juvenile female! :)

[Bearo]

P.ornata... juvenile female! :)
are you shore? how big is she?

[jw73]

Don't you see she is joking ?

[Ciryluk3g]

are you shore? how big is she?

4-5 cms LS :confused:

[Bearo]

4-5 cms LS :confused:
i wont say 100% from a pic over the Internet but my guess would be male :/

[jw73]

It is too early to guess its sex. Just wait few molts.

[Bearo]

It is too early to guess its sex. Just wait few molts.
usualy you can see the sex early with ornata.. compare the pic with an adult male and you will se the resemblense..

[jw73]

I agree but its too small for that. At that size to 2'' legspan males and females look the same. When it will be 2-3'' than you can determine its sex with ornata.

[HEEN67]

No comment!... :D


http://img134.exs.cx/img134/9629/poecilotheriaornata9tv.jpg

[jw73]

Gorgeous spider and nice shot.

[shogun804]

I agree but its too small for that. At that size to 2'' legspan males and females look the same. When it will be 2-3'' than you can determine its sex with ornata.

i disagree with that i keep P ornata and its about 3.25" and i still cannot see any difference between male or female ill post a pic here of mine in a little while i also tried getting some input on this but it was basically a split decision. using all the pics here and on a few websites i still came up empty so maybe someone else will see this and have a better idea.

[shogun804]

here is my P ornata juvie.. 3-3.25" legspan.

[Jakob]

i disagree with that i keep P ornata and its about 3.25" and i still cannot see any difference between male or female ill post a pic here of mine in a little while i also tried getting some input on this but it was basically a split decision. using all the pics here and on a few websites i still came up empty so maybe someone else will see this and have a better idea.

Can you post a picture of the underside?

[shogun804]

this is the best shot i have right now...

[jw73]

I think it is male.

[rhinocricus]

Here is my P. formosa sling:

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/89/533389/1024_3034653666656265.jpg

is s/he too young to sex it?

[manville]

yeah it is too young to be sexed..wait for a few more molts

[Bearo]

Poecilotheria regalis (Juvenil female(?) ~3,5"/8cm, post molt)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/Bearo/Spindlar-Spiders/Poecilotheria/regalisjuv-small.jpg

Poecilotheria fasciata (Adult female)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/Bearo/Spindlar-Spiders/Poecilotheria/fasciata-small.jpg

[shogun804]

one of my newest editions P fasciata about .75-1" :D.

[Swifty]

I think it is male.

With all due respect, I'd have to disagree. Of course it is hard to sex spiders 100% from a photo.

[Michael Jacobi]

As Swifty wrote, this whole sexing by photo thing is tenuous at best, but that spider is most likely female. Why not just send a molt to someone who is experienced and will give you an accurate sexing for free? Swifty does it. I do it. [http://www.spidershoppe.com/sexing.html]

Cheers,

Michael

[shogun804]

yeah i will definitly send off the molted skin next time if i can get my hands on it before it does a lot of damage to it....hopefully it will molt again kind of soon im really anxious to find out the sex of this Tarantula. :D

[Scott C.]

P. rufilata
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/ftwaaou/Tarantulas/Ts5095.jpg

[jw73]

Amazing spider. Real beauty.

[gothmog]

Freshly moulted P. ornata wishing me a good morning :D

http://www.pbase.com/image/39354778/original.jpg

-- Jon

[shogun804]

well my little P regalis molted on the feb 5th and was out for some pics its now about 2".

[Lyle Beach]

Here is my 5" P. regalis having a snack... any guesses on the sex? Male? female? Thanks!

[jw73]

I guess female.

[Bearo]

Here is my 5" P. regalis having a snack... any guesses on the sex? Male? female? Thanks!

if it is a female, it is in bad need of a molt.

[Lyle Beach]

if it is a female, it is in bad need of a molt.

It just molted on 1-18-05

[shogun804]

hey lyle got a quick question you said it molted on 1-18-05 do you know approx. what month or even the date it was before the molt on the 18th??. if you have this info i would really appreciate it thanks.

[Lyle Beach]

hey lyle got a quick question you said it molted on 1-18-05 do you know approx. what month or even the date it was before the molt on the 18th??. if you have this info i would really appreciate it thanks.

I do know the exact date, but I am at work right now.... my molt records are on my home computer. I will post it up when I get home. After 11pm PST

[shogun804]

awsome much appreciateated

[Windchaser]

I guess female.

With the dark dorsal stripe, wouldn't that make this T a male?

[rhinocricus]

My P. formosa sling molted yesterday *yeaah* I'll post the pic soon :)

[Lyle Beach]

hey lyle got a quick question you said it molted on 1-18-05 do you know approx. what month or even the date it was before the molt on the 18th??. if you have this info i would really appreciate it thanks.

Okay... here is it's molt records:

7-12-04 ---- 2"
8-24-04 ---- 2.75"
11-9-04 ---- 3.75"
1-18-05 ---- 5"

[Bearo]

It just molted on 1-18-05
oh.. did you take the pic before that by any chans? :P
I'm shore that you know for a fact that its a regalis.. the pics are kinda blurry..
the line in the folio looks female, but I cant tell 100% if its female or not..
more pics?

[Lyle Beach]

oh.. did you take the pic before that by any chans? :P
I'm shore that you know for a fact that its a regalis.. the pics are kinda blurry..
the line in the folio looks female, but I cant tell 100% if its female or not..
more pics?

I am pretty sure it is a regalis, as it has the band on the under side of it's abdomen.

Here it is in 2 different earlier stages of size.

[mimic58]

Damn no fare I want a P metallica so bad and i goter setle for a P.Ornata maybe someday :rolleyes:

[shogun804]

Okay... here is it's molt records:

7-12-04 ---- 2"
8-24-04 ---- 2.75"
11-9-04 ---- 3.75"
1-18-05 ---- 5"


that is awsome thanks. :worship:

[Windchaser]

what dark dorsal stripe?? from what i can see that dark stripe is just about gone, which would indicate female. but an examined molt would tell the sex much more accuratley.

Well, the stripe does appear to be lighter, compared to his earlier photos. I will admit that I am new to Pokies, so I am still learning. Anyway, some of the pictures that Martin has posted show virtually no dorsal stripe at all on the females. Lyle's T still has, at least in my opinion, a fairly dark stripe. BTW, I am not trying to debate the issue, I am trying to learn more about it.

If this is a female, at what point does the dorsal stripe fade? Since this is a 5" T, it is fairly sizeable. Shouldn't the stripe be gone by now?

[shogun804]

Lyle's T still has, at least in my opinion, a fairly dark stripe. BTW, I am not trying to debate the issue, I am trying to learn more about it.

If this is a female, at what point does the dorsal stripe fade? Since this is a 5" T, it is fairly sizeable. Shouldn't the stripe be gone by now?

yeah definitly no debate ive only been keeping pokies a for about 4 months myself i am by far an expert..

that is an excellent question i wish someone here could answer that for us.
but right now im gonna have to say that every pokie is different and its hard to determine. maybe some only fully loose there darker stripe when they reach full sexual maturity? maybe some lose it as sub adults??...IMO its really hard to say but hopefully someone with a lot more exp with pokies will be able to give us a better answer. But in the end its probably gonna be wait for a molt.

[Deschain]

From the earlier pics I would've said almost certainly male...and that was my first thought with the new picture as well.

But I'm going to hold off on any guesses now. I'd like to hear what others that have had more than a handful of Regalis from slings to maturity, have to say about the stripe fading.

A very cool T no matter what gender.

[Lyle Beach]

Yes the stripe does seem to be getting lighter... But you are right, most of the female regalis' that I have seen, are extremely vibrant & white in color.

And since mine just molted recently, and is still very dull, I wonder if maybe it is indeed male??

[versimomma]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/missy55uk/Salem1.jpg
P.formosa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/missy55uk/PapaLaz.jpg
P.rufilata

Any ideas on the sex of these guys/girls? These are our first pokies and we love em :worship: :worship: :worship:

[Spider-man 2]

P.rufilata

Any ideas on the sex of these guys/girls? These are our first pokies and we love em :worship: :worship: :worship:


Your rufie looks male to me. Has the "male colors."

[Spider-man 2]

Here are photos of all the pokies I have ever owned. Some are dead and some are still alive.

female P. fasciata
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/fasciata/IMG_0005.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/fasciata/IMG_0001.jpg

mature female P. formosa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/formosa/Mature%20Female/9e7da9d0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/formosa/Mature%20Female/7bff5969.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/formosa/Mature%20Female/c11087f8.jpg

mature male P. formosa
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/formosa/Mature%20Male/d0ebe8f0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/formosa/Mature%20Male/4bc1ae2d.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/formosa/Mature%20Male/456fb28b.jpg

[Spider-man 2]

P. metallica spiderling #1
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/metallica/IMG_0022.jpg

P. metallica spiderling #2
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/metallica/IMG_0024.jpg

P. ornata spiderling
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/ornata/IMG_0074.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/ornata/IMG_0069.jpg

Possible female P. regalis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/regalis/IMG_0036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/regalis/IMG_0034.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/regalis/IMG_0035.jpg

[Spider-man 2]

female P. rufilata
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/rufilata/IMG_0037.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/rufilata/IMG_0038.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/rufilata/IMG_0039.jpg

P. striata spiderling
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/striata/IMG_0091.jpg

P. subfusca spiderling
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/subfusca/IMG_0076.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v85/Inferno03/Tarantulas/Poecilotheria/subfusca/IMG_0079.jpg

[Deschain]

Yes the stripe does seem to be getting lighter... But you are right, most of the female regalis' that I have seen, are extremely vibrant & white in color.

And since mine just molted recently, and is still very dull, I wonder if maybe it is indeed male??


I have a P.fasciata, that matured into a male at about that size. 5" I believe you said? That's how big my fasciata is...(although he appears much thinner than your regalis), and I'm pretty sure that you'd be able to tell if it was a mature male at that size (or perhaps soon...because of the recent molt???), so it's a unique case to me. None of my females have never had any striping to my knowledge. I am very interested to know what it turns out to be. That would be cool if it turns out to be female.

[Bearo]

Your rufie looks male to me. Has the "male colors."
If you refer to the dark band in the folio you cant really tell at this stage, because rufilata is very dark and the folio line canges very late...

[delta]

http://img10.exs.cx/img10/3598/ornata93io.jpg

http://img195.exs.cx/img195/9269/ornata108wn.jpg

[Andrew vV]

needs no intro....sub-adult female

[Spider-man 2]

needs no intro....sub-adult female

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

I wish mine would grow faster!

[Swifty]

No comment!... :D


http://img134.exs.cx/img134/9629/poecilotheriaornata9tv.jpg

This is a fantastic shot.....great camera work!

[Andrew vV]

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

I wish mine would grow faster!


Patience {D I have found them to be somewhat slow growers compared to the rest of the Genus.

[Dark Raptor]

Ok. I posted some of these pics earlier but this is the best thread for them.

My Poecilotheria regalis.

This photo was taken in August. Bodylenght 1,5 cm.
http://img56.exs.cx/img56/3176/regal005ip.jpg

The same specimen, but pics taken in October. Just after molting (now bodylenght 4 cm).
http://img233.exs.cx/img233/9148/regal012kr.jpg
http://img233.exs.cx/img233/488/regal027ih.jpg
http://img233.exs.cx/img233/7518/regal033os.jpg
http://img233.exs.cx/img233/2939/regal044ca.jpg

As You see, they grow really fast!

[Raqua]

Patience {D I have found them to be somewhat slow growers compared to the rest of the Genus.



Maybe they grow as fast as the others, but It still seems to be too slow, because it is soo beautiful and you want it to be adult so much ... :rolleyes:

[Palespider]

Gravid regalis:

[Palespider]

Gravid fasciata:

[Palespider]

Gravid formosa:

[Palespider]

Female ornata awaiting Michael Jacobi's male :)

[Palespider]

And the studs: regalis, Gary (Atrax's) fasciata, and formosa:

[Everetty]

hello,
P.rufilata
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/50/525150/1024_3131346539613236.jpg

P.subfusca
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/50/525150/1024_3366303736356564.jpg

P.formosa
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/50/525150/1024_6638346538306136.jpg
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/50/525150/1024_6138313536396162.jpg

P.fasciata
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/50/525150/1024_3964356230663163.jpg
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/50/525150/1024_6438616636316364.jpg

regards,
Gordon

[Michael Jacobi]

Female ornata awaiting Michael Jacobi's male :)

And here he is... shipping today and ready for action. I showed him the pic of the female and he's in love, but I warned him about the ornata man-eating tendency. As long as he dies happy :cool:

http://www.spidershoppe.com/photos/P_ornata_male2_MJ.jpg

[Palespider]

He shouldn't worry. She's only eaten two males so far... ;P

But they were impotent old men that had been mature for over a year and were housed together in a last desperate attempt to mate them.


And beautiful pic Michael, as always.

[GoTerps]

Adult female Poecilotheria ornata.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/GoTerps/209b107f.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/GoTerps/5267aa04.jpg

[shogun804]

what a stunning T you have there...looks massive also. i wanna guess the size ummmmm 8"? right? wrong? close?

[GoTerps]

Well she just reached this size with this most recent molt... I'm gonna wait for another couple molts before really measuring her.

[Spider-man 2]

Stunning spiders as always Eric!

[metallica]

:}

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1172post-2-1108589525.jpeg
http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1172metallica2.jpg
http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1172metallica1.jpg

[brgn]

Very nice Eddy! Do you have a male ready for her?

Robert

[metallica]

no, do you?

[brgn]

Not yet :( My male molted 2 weeks ago and are now around 11-12cm legspan. Hoping he will mature with his next molt.

Robert

[jdcarrel]

Not yet :( My male molted 2 weeks ago and are now around 11-12cm legspan. Hoping he will mature with his next molt.

Robert
:D send them overseas when they do finally meet. :D

[metallica]

why on earth would we do that?

[shogun804]

new pics of my molted P ornata im still thinking its female especially after this molt. but im going to send off the Molt for sexing. its almost 4.75"

[KJE]

My 2" P. regalis molted today. I didn't get any pics of the actual molting process because I was too busy watching to get the camera. I'm calling her a "she" for wishful thinking because the molt was too mangled for me to tell. Her name is Gunner and she's now about 2 3/4", so she didn't get that much larger with this molt. Anyway, here are a couple of pictures with different lighting. The bottom picture is probably the more accurate color.

[priZZ]

Some of my Pokies, which I love! Nothing special like metallica or miranda, but anyways very special to me.

Poecilotheria fasciata adult female (LATREILLE, 1804)

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/99/3864399/1600_3737376161373766.jpg

Poecilotheria ornata subadult female POCOCK, 1899

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/99/3864399/1600_3563626336653431.jpg

Poecilotheria pederseni juvenile male KIRK, 2001

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/99/3864399/1600_3761643939353334.jpg

Moult of P. pederseni juvenile male... no spermathecae but two strange dots wide over the epigastral furrow... :shock:

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/99/3864399/1600_3263613431343637.jpg

Poecilotheria regalis semi/subadult female POCOCK, 1899

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/99/3864399/1600_6131353030613834.jpg

Poecilotheria rufilata juvenile unsexed specimen POCOCK, 1899

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/99/3864399/1600_6661353162366261.jpg

And at last, my Pokie background, "the eyes have it..."

http://www.terrarisztika.hu/galery/album/1106386149.jpeg

[Philth]

Moult of P. pederseni juvenile male... no spermathecae but two strange dots wide over the epigastral furrow

I often find those two dots, when i examine, the cast skin under a microscope. I always wondered what they where?

[priZZ]

I often find those two dots, when i examine, the cast skin under a microscope. I always wondered what they where?

Yeah, it is interessting. Maybe somebody knows the answer?

[David Burns]

I think what your seeing are the ends of tubules that would feed the sperm to the epigastric furrow. If you shine a light through the area you can usually see the tubes as two amber lines.

[Freddie]

I dont like pokies.
I bought one.
I have to be sick.

P.pederseni sling (sorry for blurry pic)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/Russukka/tarantulas/IMG_2983.jpg

[Michael Jacobi]

I dont like pokies.
I bought one.
I have to be sick.

There is no cure.

MJ

[Freddie]

There is no cure.

MJ
I wouldnt have wanted to know that lol

[WhyTeDraGon]

I think they are gorgeous, definitely on my wish list. They are next down after H. maculata :D

[krusty]

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/51/1878751/1024_3639656662386636.jpg

[Spider-man 2]

Send some my way please? :D

[Incubu5]

Poecilotheria regalis saying hi. :D
Sorry for the blurry picture as it was shot through the glass.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/poecilotheria/poec2.jpg

[Heartfang]

Seems pretty unblurry to me! I want a Pokie!!!

[Philth]

Sorry for the blurry picture

I'd like to see what one of your clear shots looks like. Awsome pic :clap:

[jdcarrel]

swifty, if you read this how are the p. metallica slings doing?

[Incubu5]

Thanks for the compliments. :D

[reptillian]

are these all related to the indian ornamental spider?

[Schlyne]

Unless you're referring to something else, the Indian Ornamental is a pokie. It's Poecilotheria regalis, and as Poecilotheria is the genus name, all the tarantulas are "related".

[Bob]

swifty, if you read this how are the p. metallica slings doing?

Fine...I bought one last week. Eating like a pig too !!! :D


Bob

[Robert Seliger]

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/81/647081/1440_3764376263326365.jpg

Regards.
Robert

[Spider-man 2]

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/81/647081/1440_3764376263326365.jpg

Regards.
Robert

Do we get to know the species?

[jdcarrel]

Fine...I bought one last week. Eating like a pig too !!! :D


Bob
how big are they now?

[shogun804]

female P formosa juvie about 2.5", and yes its a female ;P

[Phalagorn]

Do we get to know the species?

Poecilotheria subfusca - adult male

[shogun804]

molted 2.75-3" P regalis.

[Inkognito2k]

Poecilotheria miranda

http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/87/525087/1280_6638323965303565.jpg

Sven

[shogun804]

:worship: :worship:

[Incubu5]

I'd like to see what one of your clear shots looks like.

Here you go. ;P

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/poecilotheria/poecilotheria2.jpg

Cheers,
Damien.

[shogun804]

here is my female P regalis 5-5.25" legspan :D

[weisi]

<poop> happens :eek:
really not the best pics.....

[Andrew vV]

found this crawling along my ceiling ;) Female P. subfusca

[Andrew vV]

P. miranda, ultimate male

[tarcan]

Nice pics Andrew!

here are a couple of mine...

[Michael Jacobi]

A beautiful and extremely rare beast.

Poecilotheria smithi; ultimate male. He molted 5 days ago and before long will have himself a couple of dates here and eventually a date on Staten Island, I hope. Wish us luck.

[death66]

very nice Michael!!! wish you MUCHO luck! keep us updated...

[Philth]

best wishes with that Michael. :clap: If he only knew how important he was. :worship:


female pederseni

[Michael Jacobi]

female pederseni
She's important in her own right. Wanna sell her? :rolleyes:

I have two penultimate males and no mature females. I'll contact you when I have a mature male and see if you need him.

If he only knew how important he was
Ain't that the truth... When I was doing the photo shoot I had my assistant Keith on standby with cups and nets in case he bolted from the diorama. Well, he did at one point while I had my eye through the lens and a paint brush to guide him in the other hand and he ran right up Keith's arm to his neck. Keith spooked a bit and the spider had a short fall, but is unharmed. Sure did strain the old ticker though.

Cheers,

Michael

[shogun804]

just recieved this little one today from botar(thanks) its my first P rufilata(not my first pokie) and it is quite nice. they pics are not the best but they will get better as the T gets older and more photo friendly.

[Philth]

I have two penultimate males and no mature females. I'll contact you when I have a mature male and see if you need him.

Sounds good to me. I do have a date lined up for her this week, but if things dont work out,.... THats a great story, reminds me of some scenes that I've had here.