Genus Poecilotheria

[Martin H.]

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I opened this thread to share photos of members of the genus Poecilotheria ... and only Poecilotheria photos. So please share your pix of these beauties with us! =:-)

...I think it's time for a thread like this! =;-)

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[Gillian]

Nice pics! Too bad I'm a wuss, and will never keep a pokie..:(
Peace,
Gillian

[Lucifer]

Here's one of my big female ornata. Not a great pic but I'll try and get some different ones.

[Steve Nunn]

Originally posted by Martin H.
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The most incredible photos as usual Martin, thanks!

Steve

[Phillip]

Guess I'll have to take care of that one. :) Great pics Martin and everyone else as well. Here's one of my female subfusca. Probably my favorite pokie.

Phil
http://redwineexotics.com/P-subfusca-fem2-22-03-2lg.jpg

[petitegreeneyes]

Wow, Martin, I must say you take good pics and all of your pokes are simply beauties:D

[TheEternal]

Originally posted by Gillian
Nice pics! Too bad I'm a wuss, and will never keep a pokie..:(
Peace,
Gillian

Actually, don't beat yourself up for that. It's very respectable. I see way too many people keeping pokies without being very experienced at keeping agressive tarantulas, or even being comfortable with them.

In the end, it's best to NOT have a pokie, or usumbara, or togo starburst, or even cobolt blues unless you are an experienced hobbiest.

On a side note, even an experienced guy like me won't keep a pokie. I'm not a fan of agressive species, for the most part. My H. maculata is probably going to stay my only exception :)

-Bryan

[Valael]

On a personal note, I think Pokies are overrated in terms of aggression. I rarely seen my rear up. Hell, my G. Rosea does it more than my P. Regalis does. Granted, IF you get bit, it's going to be a little worse than a G. Rosea bite, but if you simply don't handle it, what's the big deal?



I've played around with my pokie quite a bit (Don't take the word "played" wrong, I didn't harass the spider in stupid ways :p) and have only seen it get up on it's back legs once. Maybe if you give them a decent place to hide, they won't bite as often. Seems to work for me. They really aren't the monsters they're made out to be (Although, it's best if you treat it like one..)

[safetypinup]

Poecilotheria fasciata, subadult female.

[Martin H.]

Hi,

Originally posted by sling

I'd like to know which spiders on the previous picture are male or female ! I'm just trying to sex my regalis...If I remember right (some I took a while ago) and to my knowledge, all spiders on the collage are females.
sorry to all other guys, I am just a bit lazy at the moment to write in english: Wie groß ist denn Dein Tier? Bei einigen Poecilotheria Arten kann man das Geschlecht anhand der Zeichnung und Färbung ganz gut einschätzen. Mittlere bis subadulte Männchen haben eine recht verwaschene Zeichnung. Und das sog. "Folio" (das helle Band auf dem Abdomen) ist bei Weibchen hell, bei Männchen ist ein dukler bis schwarzer Strich darin. Gibt aber auch manchmal "spätentwickler" Weibchen, wo das Folio erst recht spät aufhellt. Aber ich hab noch nie erlebt, dass es nachträglich dunkel geworden ist. Diese "Farbmethode" funktioniert nicht immer und bei allen Arten, aber mit etwas Übung und Vergleich kann man da schon ganz gute Trefferquoten erzielen.

ok, back to english now! =;-)



Originally posted by Valael

On a personal note, I think Pokies are overrated in terms of aggression. I rarely seen my rear up. Hell, my G. Rosea does it more than my P. Regalis does. Granted, IF you get bit, it's going to be a little worse than a G. Rosea bite, but if you simply don't handle it, what's the big deal? dito, mine don't rear up often. Normally they try to hide when disturbed. BUT I know some experienced keepers which got bitten by their Poecilotherias. One who never handles his spiders got bitten while he was arrangeing something in the tank. The spider went in it's retreat when he opened the tank, so he feeled save. But suddenly she rushed out and bit him! => Never get used to your spiders and always estimate the unestimated!!
BTW, here are some Poecilotheria bite reports, which doesn't sound "funny": Poecilotheria striata >>click me<< (http://www.bighairyspiders.com/poec.html), Poecilotheria regalis >>click me<< (http://www.goldenphoenixexotica.com/bite.html), 1 x P. pederseni & 2 x P. regalis >>click me<< (http://www.bighairyspiders.com/bites.shtml) Gabriel, R. (2002): Notes and Observations Regarding the Bite of Poecilotheria pederseni. British Tarantula Society Journal Vol.17(No.2): 61-64.
Schmidt, G. (1988): Wie gefährlich sind Vogelspinnenbisse ? Deutsches Ärzteblatt 85 Heft 28/29(2): 1424-1425.
(u. a. Infos about Poecilotheria fasciata)
And three weeks ago someone told me that his friend got bitten by a Poecilotheria fasciata male and you couldn't talk to him for two hours – during these two hours the doctor on call tried everything to get him back to consciousness. An article about this story is in preparation.

all the best,
Martin

[invertepet]

SALEM ORNAMENTAL Poecilotheria formosa

[invertepet]

INDIAN ORNAMENTAL Poecilotheria regalis

[sling]

Originally posted by Martin H.
Hi,

If I remember right (some I took a while ago) and to my knowledge, all spiders on the collage are females.
sorry to all other guys, I am just a bit lazy at the moment to write in english: Wie groß ist denn Dein Tier? Bei einigen Poecilotheria Arten kann man das Geschlecht anhand der Zeichnung und Färbung ganz gut einschätzen. Mittlere bis subadulte Männchen haben eine recht verwaschene Zeichnung. Und das sog. "Folio" (das helle Band auf dem Abdomen) ist bei Weibchen hell, bei Männchen ist ein dukler bis schwarzer Strich darin. Gibt aber auch manchmal "spätentwickler" Weibchen, wo das Folio erst recht spät aufhellt. Aber ich hab noch nie erlebt, dass es nachträglich dunkel geworden ist. Diese "Farbmethode" funktioniert nicht immer und bei allen Arten, aber mit etwas Übung und Vergleich kann man da schon ganz gute Trefferquoten erzielen.

ok, back to english now! =;-)



thanks for this great description Martin !!

As you said, back to english...

Marcus

[conipto]

Martin, is this close to what you were trying to say?:

In some adults of Poecilotheria, you can tell sex based on design and brightness of color on the abdomen. Females are usually brighter and more vibrant, and males usually have darker abdomens. Also, you mention that sometimes you see them lighten up with age, but have never seen them get darker.

This interests me quite a bit, but as I am not exactly fluent in German, I wonder if you might elaborate on the "verwaschene" (does that mean pattern/markings?) aspect. I understand what you said about the shades of color, but I am a bit lost in that part.

Bill

[Martin H.]

Hi Bill,

almost, I wasn't talking about adults but about colour differences in juveniles and subadults. ok, it will be more obvious the older they get. And not only about the abdomen, also about the carapace.

verwaschen = fuzzy.


Here is an elder mail I posted on the ATS_enthusiast mailing list a while ago about this topic:

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At 19:18 05.01.2002 you wrote:

Hi Tracey,

ok, I think I have to explain my Pözzi sexing method (perhaps some dealers
will kill me now *fg*).
Be aware: this method is not 100% sure and there might be exceptions. The
larger the specimens are, the more unerring it is. For small slings it
doesn't work. In my experiences it works best with P. ornata and P.
fasciata. P. regalis ist not as easy, but with a little bit of practise
(and larger specimens) it should work also. I doesn't work (for me) with P.
subfusca and I am still not sure, if it works with P. rufilata (haven't had
enough specimens to compare). And a few weeks ago, I have tried it with
about 15 - 20 larger slings of P. smithi, but it didn't work. Perhaps they
where still too small, or it doesn't work with this species, dunno.

The difference between male and female is the colour. Females have more
distinct colour pattern than males. It is easy to see with adult males,
which are very fuzzy and brownish. But already subadult males fade out.
On larger slings and medium sized specimens, take a look at the
Opisthosoma. Most Poecilotheria spp. have a white band longitudinal on the
upside of the Opisthosoma (= this band is also called "folio"). The larger females get, the more clear this
white band is. Males have a greyish to black line inside this white band.
Compare with the photos I just made and uploaded.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ATS_enthusiast/files/Poecilotheria%20fasciata%20-%20female%20and%20male.jpg
It’s P. fasciata on the photos, because I don’t have medium sized P.
regalis at the moment and I also haven’t had two P. fasciata of the same size.

As small slings, females have also a dark line inside this white band, but
it fades out with every molting.

Also the markings on the Carapace are more clears within females. Males
have a more fuzzy and greyish Carapace. But this is not as obvious, than
the marking on the Opisthosoma

As I told, this method is not 100% sure, there might be exceptions, but
normally with a little bit practise gives a good tendency.


A short note to the sexing by the spermathecae (with a binocular):
There are some species, where the subadult males have a spermathecae like
cuticula structure. Especially with very small specimens, the sexing by the
spermathecae (if there is one or not) can possibly lead to a wrong result,
because these spermathecae like structure of males can be mistaken with the
spermathecae of the females. Starting from a certain age or a certain body
size of the subadult males this structure stops growing and can be
differentiated from the spermathecae of the females by the smaller size and
partly also by a different shape.
It’s safer to wait till the slings are a little bit larger, to sex them by
the spermathecae.
According to V. v. Wirth, there is an article from Mrs. Kotzman 1986, who
made this observation in Selenocosmia stirlingi. Only up to a size larger
than 1,6 cm BL the sex could be determined surely.
Also subadult males of Chilobrachys fimbriatus have a spermathecae like
cuticula structure. Don’t know if Poecilotheria spp. males have or not.
But to my knowledge, all females have a transparent skin inside the molt in
front of the spermathecae (to protect the spermathecae??). Males don’t have
this skin. This transparent skin is a sign which indicates, that you have a
female.

Cheers,
Martin
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Like I stated above this method is not 100% sure, it's just a good guess. I have had some cases where I have been totally wrong with this method: There where some specimens with a dark band in the folio (= the folio is the white band on the abdomen). I thought these are males, but in fact they were females and the folio brightened up very late. I can't remember to have had it vice verca, where bright folios got dark. => If you want to get a female, try to buy one with a white or a grey folio, not a dark or black one.

In P. ornata these color differences are obvious very early – IMHO it's the best species for this method.

here is a photo of P. fasciata where you can see the colour differences in the folio:

[Martin H.]

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And compare the photo of the P. ornata female at the beginning of this thread with this subadult P. ornata male:


http://arachnopets.com/arachnoboards/attachment.php?s=&postid=53170


all the best,
Martin

www.spiderpix.com
www.dearge.de

[Steve Nunn]

Originally posted by Martin H.
According to V. v. Wirth, there is an article from Mrs. Kotzman 1986, who
made this observation in Selenocosmia stirlingi. Only up to a size larger
than 1,6 cm BL the sex could be determined surely.


Hi Martin,
Excellent information, although I do have some very minor corrections. Mark Kotzman had his paper published in 1988 and I believe the measurement given refers to a single fang measurement of 1.6mm (in comparison to spermethecal cuticular bud measurement). Kotzman only mentions the size in reference to a minium of 20-30% of adult size, very vague. I have a copy of that paper. For more information on Kotzman's results and method, go to http://thedailylink.com/australiantarantulas/species/stirlingi.html

Cheers,
Steve

[Martin H.]

Hi Steve,

Originally posted by Steve Nunn

Excellent information, although I do have some very minor corrections. Mark Kotzman had his paper published in 1988 and I believe the measurement given refers to a single fang measurement of 1.6mm (in comparison to spermethecal cuticular bud measurement). Kotzman only mentions the size in reference to a minium of 20-30% of adult size, very vague. I have a copy of that paper. For more information on Kotzman's results and method, go to http://thedailylink.com/australiantarantulas/species/stirlingi.htmlThanks for the corrections!! I have to admit that I haven't read the article of Kotzman myself yet. But will do in the future for sure – at the moment I am in train to photocopy all articles about tarantulas I can put my hands on. Soon I will photocopy (hopefully most of) Volker's literature collection including the Kotzman article.
Thanks also for the link, very intersting and nice looking spider even it's "only" brownish! =:-)

all the best,
Martin

Poecilotheria ornata, subadult male:

[invertepet]

ornata...

[invertepet]

regalis frontal...

[conipto]

Originally posted by Martin H.
Hi Bill,

almost, I wasn't talking about adults but about colour differences in juveniles and subadults....



Thanks Martin, that's great information.. When my P. regalis and P. formosa decide to be visible next, I'll have to snap some pictures and see what I can estimate on that method, and compare it to molts/epigastric 'lips' when I can see those clearly. Again, thanks for the information.

"verwaschen = fuzzy."

I got "Washed out" from a friend I asked, which is where I got confused. I guess that's probably the literal definition of it... I can see the connection to fuzzy..

Bill

[Martin H.]

Hi Bill,

your friend is right, "washed-out" or "washy" would be the correct translation (word by word), but I used it in the sence of fuzzy.
BTW, here is a good dictionary to translate single words (English-German, German-English): >>click me<< (http://dict.leo.org/?lang=de)

all the best,
Martin

Not to be too off topic, here is a photo of Poecilotheria subfusca, subadult male:

[conipto]

When in rome...

Poecilotheria formosa, spiderling, 1.5 inch

Bill

[LaRiz]

Thanks Martin,
I was beginning to wonder if Poec. rufilata was forgotten. Now, where's P. smithi? ;)
john

[That Guy]

What was with that bleach thing? IT looked gold. Creepy

[Steve Nunn]

Thanks Martin, fantastic. Now can you post a pic of that P.metallica molt other side up??

Thanks,
Steve

[pronty]

That P. metallica is very nice...

Now I know that I want one...

..or two...

maybe even three...

..or..

;P

[Steve Nunn]

Thanks Martin. Simply put, the most amazing theraphosid I've ever seen, stunning! I'd love to know how many bloodlines there are in capivity of this species, it would be nice to see them preserved within the hobby, now they are here.

Steve

[MrDeranged]

Well Martin,

Thanks for verifying that they (P. metallica) are now in the hobby, or did Michaela just find a molt laying around somewhere? ;)

Scott

[Valael]

Todd was selling them, so yeah, I'm fairly sure they're here :p




How big is that molt? Some say they lose their color as they get larger, but if that's closer to an adult sized one, maybe I won't be as P. Miranda > P. Metallica.

[vulpina]

I tend to agree that Pokies aren't that aggressive. Alot of the other T's I keep use the threat posture alot more than my regalis, she's a large 7.5 inch female. I give her ample places to hide and she seem comfortable in her enclosure. I personally wouldn't advocate handling your Pokie, but I don't handle any of my T's unless it is absolutely necessary, not from fear of being bitten but out of respect for the spider. I would really feel upset if I were handling one of my T's and it fell and died because of me wanting to handle it. I mean how many people hold their prize tropical fish???


Andy

[Tim R.]

um umm um!! ornata's are awesome!

[kairo]

awesome pix!!!!!!!!!! this thread is exactly what i needed, cuz i'm trying to decide which poecilotheria to get first. if anyone has any recommendations--please share. thank you.

[Ravnos]

http://www.ravnos.org/photos/bugs/apu4.jpg

[Lopez]

1cm Poecilotheria ornata

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Pornata01.jpg

Suffered a bad moult almost a month ago - losing front legs, pedipalps, and damaging the fangs badly. He has not eaten in 4 weeks, but appears to drink from condensation on the sides of the tank.

He should attempt a moult soon - fingers crossed.....

[Swifty]

P. regalis...

[Jakob]

Haha Kelly those are adorable!


PS: I emailed you yesterday

Jake

[Phillip]

Very cool Kelly. Congrats again man. :) Those the ones you told me about a while back?

Phil

[SurfinJB]

I'll try to get my beatiful regalis and ornata up tommorrow. For now....

P.formosa sling around 1in
http://www.picipici.com/images/SURFINJB/Dvc00091@1061434583279_large.jpg

P.ruffilata sling around 1.25in

http://www.picipici.com/images/SURFINJB/Dvc00093@1061434585518_large.jpg

[Pyrdacor]

Martin, what I've always wanted to ask you is, how do you make such great fotos. This poec e.g. on totally black backround. How is that possible? What do you use to receive such good results?

[deifiler]

Hope it's fine with you all for me to post a few of my male regalis. I've only this and a couple of younger Ornatas, that's all I have for the Poecilotheria at the minute.

First pic looks ugly, but it's just for a scale reference to it's size. It reached this from a10mm spiderling last October...

[deifiler]

Here's an photo of him. It took me ages to poke him from his reclusive nest into the open, and into a nice enough pose...

[deifiler]

Another, let me know if I've posted too many, I'd hate to waste bandwidth or irritate you with constant streams of the same pics....

[deifiler]

Last one, you can see the purple tones in it.

[SSW.com]

P. Regalis


http://southernspiderworks.com/photos/regalis.jpg

[Michael Jacobi]

Martin,

Thanks for the great photos. However, I am getting an error message when I click on your links for the photo collages. Can you repost the full URL, please?

Michael

[deifiler]

I got some pictures of my Ornata spiderlings. Sorry that pics of this species has already been posted. Oh they're around an inch in legspan

[deifiler]

Last picture, different view...

[Michael Jacobi]

Ya'll have posted some nice photos. I guess I'll add a photo of one of the jewels of my collection - it's an adult female Poecilotheria subfusca - enjoy

[Michael Jacobi]

another beauty

[johnnyjohnjon]

wow that is awsome.. I had no idea they looked so good. I'll have to add that to my wish list

[Bjorgly]

TO BILL AND MARTIN:

Just curious what cameras you guys use. Both of you have absolutely stunning pictures and I am once again in the market for a new Digicam.

Mark

[Palespider]

Originally posted by johnnyjohnjon
wow that is awsome.. I had no idea they looked so good. I'll have to add that to my wish list

Second that!

How big is she Michael?

Jim B.

[Gillian]

Originally posted by TheEternal
Actually, don't beat yourself up for that. It's very respectable. I see way too many people keeping pokies without being very experienced at keeping agressive tarantulas, or even being comfortable with them.

In the end, it's best to NOT have a pokie, or usumbara, or togo starburst, or even cobolt blues unless you are an experienced hobbiest.

On a side note, even an experienced guy like me won't keep a pokie. I'm not a fan of agressive species, for the most part. My H. maculata is probably going to stay my only exception :)

-Bryan

Bryan,
After the convention, and the fact that I came away with 4 Usambaras (3 now, R.I.P. lil dude), I'm not so scared. Of course, mine are still slings/juvies. They mostly run and hide in their extensive burrows. Unless its time for dinner. If they get hungry, they'll come out, and hang by the entrance to their burrows..:)
A funny aside; when I changed them all into their respective Gladware containers, one absolutely refused to come out. So, I simply placed its previous container (a tiny condiment cup) on its side, inside the Gladware thingy. I went about my way, cleaning house. I came back about 2 hours later, to see if I could get the cup out. The lil cutie had made a above ground cave, by covering it with webbing! Now, several months later, you can't tell there was ever a condimant cup there. Its completely white. (gotta get pics)
Besides, at the convention? Immortal_sin and I shared a room. She won a Pokie, and it molted whilst we were there. I was shocked, to say the least, when I saw the dramatic change in size it went through.
Peace, Light & Eternal Love..
Gillian
)0(

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by Palespider
Second that!

How big is she Michael?

Jim B.


6"

[Michael Jacobi]

Another jewel from my private collection: 7" adult female Poecilotheria smithi

Already posted in another thread:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?threadid=16178

[Michael Jacobi]

P. striata - 5" female

Click here (http://www.michaeljacobi.com/jacobiherp/spidershoppe/photopages/P_striata_2.html) to view another photo of this spider.

[Phalagorn]

My Pokie gallery!!!

http://www.zoonen.com/perzoonen/galleri.asp?oid=22299&gid=95056

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by Phalagorn
My Pokie gallery!!!

http://www.zoonen.com/perzoonen/galleri.asp?oid=22299&gid=95056

Not only are the spiders beautiful, but your gallery and site design is very nice too. Well done.

[rknralf]

seeing your gallery, I have to say rufilata is next on my list.
Thanks for sharing your pics.

[Lopez]

Poecilotheria rufilata

Click for full-size

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilatathumb01.jpg (http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilata01.jpg)

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilatathumb02.jpg (http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilata02.jpg)

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilatathumb03.jpg (http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilata03.jpg)

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilatathumb04.jpg (http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilata04.jpg)

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilatathumb05.jpg (http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriarufilata05.jpg)

[Guy]

Adult male P. formosa...

[birdmanson]

This is my male P. regalis, he's about 3 years old...

[Darth_Mueller]

P.ornata,sub-male


http://www.reptile-web.de/poeciornata.jpg

[Martin H.]

a young female P. subufsca

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by birdmanson
This is my male P. regalis, he's about 3 years old...

I'm with Martin. I would wager that spider is female. Most male P. regalis would mature by 3 years of age, and the markings, especially on the abdomen, are those of a female.

[metallica]

sub adult female striata.

[birdmanson]

Havent given it mutch thought. Bought it a few months ago as a mature male. Have suspected it might be a female but I'm not very good with sexing these critters...:8o
Thanks for the comments...

[Guy]

Poecilotheria rufiliata, male adult

[Ryan V]

P. regalis
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1085.jpg

P. ornata
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1086.jpg

[Deliverme314]

Subfusca ever gonna be available in the states? And how much do you assume they would be. I dont own any pokes but want one of those...

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by Deliverme314
Subfusca ever gonna be available in the states? And how much do you assume they would be. I dont own any pokes but want one of those...

This is a photo thread. See John LaRizzio's thread on his successful sac >>here (http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14745)<<


I also hope to hatch some soon. (PS - P. subfusca has been in the US before)

[Deliverme314]

Originally posted by SpiderShoppe
This is a photo thread. See John LaRizzio's thread on his successful sac >>here (http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14745)<<


I also hope to hatch some soon.

as in you have a sac?

I will just go and check that thread and hopefully you have posted on there...

[sm0KySpIDer]

just a test...

poecilotheria rufilata ventral leg macro lol (bad camera)

[Guy]

P. regalis fovea...

[Steve]

A young female :) I think a sister of Martin's female

Regards

[deifiler]

Got some more pictures of my formosa:

[deifiler]

Another

[Yoshi11]

Can somebody post pics. of P. metallica(Gooty Ornamental) please? Also, How much does it go for? Thanx.

[MrDeranged]

Poecilotheria ornata

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654DSCN3257.JPG

Poecilotheria pederseni

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654DSCN3176.JPG

Poecilotheria smithi

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654DSCN1737.JPG

Poecilotheria subfusca

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654DSCN1688.JPG

Scott

[phormingochilus]

Originally posted by Yoshi11
Can somebody post pics. of P. metallica(Gooty Ornamental) please? Also, How much does it go for? Thanx.

Here you go - not for sale ;-)

Enjoy

Søren

[Lopez]

And a sub-adult male - also not for sale. ;)

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriametallica01.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriametallica02.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriametallica03.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriametallica04.jpg

[Steve]

Hi,

a adult subfusca male

Regards

[Yoshi11]

Originally posted by phormingochilus
Here you go - not for sale ;-)

Enjoy

Søren

No, I didn't mean how much YOUR P. metallica is, What i meant was how much do they USUALLY go for? BTW really nice pic, is that an adult female?

Best Wishes,
Wharreong;)

[Lopez]

The last batch of spiderlings were selling at 200€ each.
They are not readily available, and adults are not available either.

[Yoshi11]

Originally posted by Lopez
The last batch of spiderlings were selling at 200€ each.
They are not readily available, and adults are not available either.

Would you know what that would translate into USD b/c some dealers are gonna be getting them soon in the US and I want to know if the price they have told me is reasonable...not that the price for one of these beauties is reasonable anyways.:)

Thanx,
Wharreong;)

[phormingochilus]

Originally posted by Yoshi11
BTW really nice pic, is that an adult female?

Yup, slightly faded - it's been a while since last molt I guess ;-)

Søren

[Tescos]

One of my little girls.:D

[Lopez]

Poecilotheria regalis

Female:

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriaregalisf01.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Poecilotheriaregalis01.jpg

2 Females together:


http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Poecilotheriaregalis02.jpg

Mature male:

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriaregalis01.jpg

[Steven]

all very nice,... but my fav. is def. subfusca!!!! :} :}

[Satanika]

Originally posted by Yoshi11
Would you know what that would translate into USD b/c some dealers are gonna be getting them soon in the US and I want to know if the price they have told me is reasonable...not that the price for one of these beauties is reasonable anyways.:)

Thanx,
Wharreong;)

Hey Yoshi11,

They were selling for around $400.00 USD

Regards,

Debby

[deifiler]

Ahhh it brings a tear to my eye to see my beautifil "Roach" (The mature male posted by Lopez) as I raised him from a tiny spiderling.

:o

I've got some more pokey pics. Just been admiring the differences in the two ornata spiderlings I have, that is if they are both ornata

Poecilotheria formosa :

[sm0KySpIDer]

poecilotheria rufilata

the shot was through glass at night so its a bit blurry

[sm0KySpIDer]

a bit closer

[Steven]

@Martin H.

D A M N :eek: :eek: :eek: those are hot !!!!
subfusca is still my fav. pokie,... :} :} :} :}

[Steve Nunn]

Go here for info on the new species of Poecilotheria
http://www.thebts.co.uk/framset.htm

Cheers,
Steve

[nemesis6sic6]

Originally posted by Steve Nunn
Go here for info on the new species of Poecilotheria
http://www.thebts.co.uk/framset.htm

Cheers,
Steve

really cool news :D
thanks Steve

[phormingochilus]

P. formosa

Søren

[phormingochilus]

And one of the good 'ol P. regalis ;-)

Søren

[phormingochilus]

And one of my very favorites - P. rufilata

Enjoy
Søren

[G_Wright]

Some pics of mine

P. rufilata
http://home.freeuk.com/xclent/images/redslateornamentalgalleryimages/redslateornamental1.jpg
http://home.freeuk.com/xclent/images/redslateornamentalgalleryimages/redslateornamental4.jpg

P. regalis Sling

http://home.freeuk.com/xclent/images/indianornamentalgalleryimages/indianornamental2.jpg

[Immortal_sin]

here's one of the P regalis slings that I'm keeping in the communal tank... little bugger ran out when I opened it for feeding...

[Lopez]

Poecilotheria fasciata

[Lopez]

male?

[Mendi]

Looks like... and from the color, I'd say mature as well. My P.fasciata transformed into these darker colors with his ultimate, though his color wasn't as "rich"

[phormingochilus]

Originally posted by Mendi
Looks like... and from the color, I'd say mature as well. My P.fasciata transformed into these darker colors with his ultimate, though his color wasn't as "rich"

It is definetly a male to be - and I'd deem it subadult in the term's strictest sense. It cannot be adult since it doesn't posses any palpal bulbs. However it is getting close to the adult colours of males this often happens in the last instar before the ultimate instar.

Best regards
Søren

[Lopez]

Originally posted by phormingochilus
It is definetly a male to be - and I'd deem it subadult in the term's strictest sense. It cannot be adult since it doesn't posses any palpal bulbs. However it is getting close to the adult colours of males this often happens in the last instar before the ultimate instar.

Best regards
Søren
Actually, he's only something like 6th instar - one of Alex & Ray's eggsac from around August of last year. I was hoping for a male because my girlfriend has a male-munching female ;)

This is the first moult it's got noticably "darker" with, something I expect to get more noticable as it gets bigger.

Spider looks bigger than it is there, probably only 3 inches, maybe a bit more :)

[phormingochilus]

Originally posted by Lopez
Actually, he's only something like 6th instar - one of Alex & Ray's eggsac from around August of last year. I was hoping for a male because my girlfriend has a male-munching female ;)

This is the first moult it's got noticably "darker" with, something I expect to get more noticable as it gets bigger.

Spider looks bigger than it is there, probably only 3 inches, maybe a bit more :)

Wouldn't be too surprised if he turns ino adulthood with next molt or the molt after - and if so he wouldn't be the first 4 inch poke male ;-)

Søren

[Mendi]

Interesting as mine only got this look when he matured, maybe he was just always lighter than normal... He always looked like a P.regalis missing the tummy band until he matured, then he became much browner :?

Interesting to know they are supposed to be sexually dimorphic from a younger age

[phormingochilus]

Originally posted by Mendi
Interesting to know they are supposed to be sexually dimorphic from a younger age

They are not supposed to be anything ;-) All with t's are generalisations, but you will find great variations - extremes - in each and every average generalisation. Some males keep the black and white pattern after maturation and some become uniformly coloured - both of which are perfectly normal ;-)

Søren

[Jeff_C]

but how in the world did you get that T to roll over and play dead?

Jeff

[FRAZE01]

Great pictures on here.I think I want one of each.

[Lopez]

Originally posted by jcohen9999
but how in the world did you get that T to roll over and play dead?

Jeff

Glass......

;)

[Jeff_C]

Doh!

[Keith Richard]

These spiders are truly stunning looks wise......the subfucia and particularly, the metallica almost look like "cuddly toys"!!! I have not as yet developed a taste for these species, maybe I never will, but I am curious as to their temperament and typical activity when left in an undisturbed state. I've heard the term "pet rock" before, are these guys like "pet logs"? I know from several postings here, and general care sheets that they're "hot" and fast, but how would you "pokie" experts summarise their non-defensive actions? I'm intrigued. Cheers.

[Lopez]

Originally posted by keithaddison
These spiders are truly stunning looks wise......the subfucia and particularly, the metallica almost look like "cuddly toys"!!! I have not as yet developed a taste for these species, maybe I never will, but I am curious as to their temperament and typical activity when left in an undisturbed state. I've heard the term "pet rock" before, are these guys like "pet logs"? I know from several postings here, and general care sheets that they're "hot" and fast, but how would you "pokie" experts summarise their non-defensive actions? I'm intrigued. Cheers.
Most are shy and retiring, but you will see them at night. Certainly more active than my Avicularia, they like to stretch right out across the glass which looks quite cool :D, randomly turning around to face a different direction. So graceful too :)

[Lopez]

Poecilotheria ornata

[Lopez]

Ventral colouring on these is spectacular :)

[Lopez]

Looks like *yet* another male

[St0n3y]

photo of my Adult female P.regalis...

http://www.stoney.nildram.co.uk/images/p.regalis_02.jpg

[Lopez]

Adult female Poecilotheria regalis

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Ghandi02.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Ghandi05.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Ghandi03.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Ghandi04.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/MySpiders/Ghandi06.jpg

[Michael Jacobi]

juvenile female

[Michael Jacobi]

again

http://www.michaeljacobi.com/jacobiherp/spidershoppe/photos/P_metallica_1_MJ.jpg

[Michael Jacobi]

last

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by Martin H.
Hi,

I have updated the Poecilotheria ventral shots photo collage (with the help of Matthias Köger, Thomas Märklin and Thorsten Kroes who provided me some photos of missing species).


all the best,
Martin


Awesome! Many thanks to all of you.

[Angelo]

looking at this thread is torture. I NEED A POKIE!!!

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by Angelo
looking at this thread is torture. I NEED A POKIE!!!

Then start with a regalis and don't look back! Ready, set, go! =D

[Angelo]

Originally posted by SpiderShoppe
Then start with a regalis and don't look back! Ready, set, go! =D

hey,
are you saying that the best pokie to start with is a regalis? what makes them different from all the other pokies?:?

[metallica]

the price!

[Code Monkey]

Originally posted by metallica
the price! Yes, price as well as known hardiness & willingness to breed in captivity.

You've also got to consider that with only a few exceptions, e.g. metallica and subfusca (both very pricey), there really isn't that much difference in appearance between the other pokies. Why pay more than $25 to start with?

I actually started with 2 formosa slings and got the 2 regalis a short time later last summer. Recently I got 2 subfusca. Seeing as how I paid less for the first 4 than I paid for 1 of the subfusca, you can see why it's better to stick to cheap if you're not sure you're going to really like the group. They all look great, you just wind up paying money for rarity and fairly subtle differences.

[Angelo]

thanks for clearing that up guys.:)

[Michael Jacobi]

Originally posted by Angelo
hey,
are you saying that the best pokie to start with is a regalis? what makes them different from all the other pokies?:?

Absolutely. P. regalis is the classic black and white (and yellow) "Pokie" and is readily available at reasonable prices. The "Indian Ornamental" is about average in temperament amongst Poecilotheria, with the only calmer species being significantly more expensive. If you make the good decision to start with a spiderling you will have plenty of time to become accustomed to the speed and movements of your spider.

My second recommendation would be P. formosa. At first, until you become experienced at Poecilotheria husbandry, avoid the more nervous and larger species such as fasciata, ornata and rufilata.

[Ryan V]

P. regalis...
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1431.jpg

P. formosa...
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1439.jpg

P. pederseni...
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1440.jpg

[Walter]

P.fasciata

[pronty]

Poecilotheria regalis

Isn't she just beautiful? :)
http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/585P_regalis_hand2small-med.jpg

[Bothrops]

Yeah! It´s very beautiful, and you´re so brave, LOL :}

[spyder7697]

Martin I must get my 2 cents in on your Photography!!! You do some of the Best if not the best T Photography I have EVER seen so please anytime you have any photos that you are thinking of posting this is one person who would love to see the photos make the site I'm pretty sure that i can speak for most of us here on arachnoboards when i say "they are amazingly beautiful, and keep them coming":D
Ski-Ya Laterz
RussX

[Telson]

This one is finally starting to grow up! :)

[Telson]

another shot...

[Tarantula]

Originally posted by safetypinup
Poecilotheria fasciata, subadult female.

it's a male...

[Tarantula]

A few pics on my Poecs!

Adult fasciata female; She is very large about 7.5-8"...

http://zoonen.com/res/user/46801/galleri/121013/PoecilotheriafasciataF_orig_SE.jpg

And an adult fasciata male; 6.5"

http://zoonen.com/res/user/46801/galleri/102520/PoecilotheriafasciataM_orig_SE.jpg

And a semi-adult ornata female; 5"

http://zoonen.com/res/user/46801/galleri/130811/Poecilotheriaornata_orig_SE.jpg

I also have a 6" regalis female but no pic :(

[tarantulakeeper]

P. striata. Recently molted, finally came out to eat.

John

[Michael Jacobi]

Poecilotheria subfusca - ultimate male

[Angelo]

hey, do you guys that have pokies recommend buying a first pokie as a sling, juve, or adult? just wondering. thank you for any replies.

[senor ocho]

M/F P. fasciata
Lived together for 2 months. The female molted early on, the male merely sat next to her, waiting for her to finish.

[Phalagorn]

P. fasciata with eggsack

[Phalagorn]

P. formosa

[Phalagorn]

P. ornata

[Phalagorn]

P. regalis

[Phalagorn]

P. rufilata - ventral

[Phalagorn]

P. striata

[phormingochilus]

A superb P. ornata female in the 21+ cm range that have just had a 200 'lings batch ;-)

Enjoy
Søren

[Phalagorn]

Originally posted by phormingochilus
A superb P. ornata female in the 21+ cm range that have just had a 200 'lings batch ;-)

Enjoy
Søren

Nice picture Sören! he he lots of spiderlings, My ornata has an eggsack right now!!!! =D

[Jakob]

P. fasciata adult female
http://uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Female1smaller.jpg

P. fasciata adult male
http://uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Male1smaller.jpg

And now together:
http://uploadit.org/JakeMX6/FemaleMale7smaller.jpg

Later,

Jake

[Ryan V]

P. formosa...
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1485.jpg

[cricket54]

Angelo,

Seems like no one else has had a chance to respond to you. It looks like the P. regalis that are being sold by dealers are 1
inch and up and I would go with that. These guys are so quick, its nice to have a larger one so you can really see it when it is making a mad dash to get out. Anyway I feel safer with the 2inch sized one I have. They are out of my price range as adults. At least I haven't seen them anywhere as the 1/4 to 1/2 inch slings that you can get of other species. Hope this helps you.

Sharon

[Angelo]

Originally posted by cricket54
Angelo,

Seems like no one else has had a chance to respond to you. It looks like the P. regalis that are being sold by dealers are 1
inch and up and I would go with that. These guys are so quick, its nice to have a larger one so you can really see it when it is making a mad dash to get out. Anyway I feel safer with the 2inch sized one I have. They are out of my price range as adults. At least I haven't seen them anywhere as the 1/4 to 1/2 inch slings that you can get of other species. Hope this helps you.

Sharon

thank you sharon:)

[spiderPeter]

next one...

[spiderPeter]

Hello guys.

Due some unknown reason to me wasn`t my first add into this thread loaded on net. Therefore it`s on second place. Sorry about it, I really do not understand it...

I resized some of my pictures finally, so I can post them over here. Genus Poecilotheria is my favorite one, and I have a nice collection of them. Hope you will like some pictures from it.
First, few pictures of Poecilotheria pederseni. There isn`t a lot of pictures of this species, as I read in other thread over here.

Enjoy!

Peter

[Yoshi11]

how 'bout 1 not so close?:)

[spiderPeter]

one more...

[spiderPeter]

I am trying to load also pictures of whole body, but it`s writting me that it was already loaded, so I can`t duplicate it. I don`t understand it, as I don`t see it in thread. I will rename them in my computer and post later.

spiderPeter

[spiderPeter]

In the meantime, here are two pictures of Poecilotheria smithi, subadult female.

spiderPeter

[spiderPeter]

and the second one...

[spiderPeter]

First, sure I don`t want to sell any of my pokies :o)
I have 11 species from this genus, and it tokk quite a long time till I came to this point. Hope later there will be some offspring available :o)

OK, it looks the problem with uploading was in my computer, so I am trying it again...

spiderPeter

[spiderPeter]

It`s working, as I see, so here is next pic of whole body.

[spiderPeter]

ok, and the last one.

I will load pictures of other species later....

Best regards,
spiderPeter

[rosehaired1979]

Nice Pokie Pics

[rosehaired1979]

Here is a Pic of the Salem Ornamental just to make even 200

[Mendi]

Here's my P.regalis sling

[Lopez]

Sub-adult (5") Poecilotheria regalis

[lhoy]

Leon,

Great photo of the underside. I assume the Pokie is sitting on glass, but is the green turf laying on top or on glass above?

Thanks,

Lee

[brgn]

Ventral view of a 3" miranda and a adult female regalis.

Robert

[manville]

that picture is kindda weird i thought it was sitting on the turf but now i am confuse

[Lopez]

Leon,

Great photo of the underside. I assume the Pokie is sitting on glass, but is the green turf laying on top or on glass above?

Thanks,

Lee
Yep :)

First I get the spider to sit on the glass, then place two small paint pots on the turf and rest the glass on them so the T has it's dorsal side facing the turf and it's ventral side facing the camera. Then I can experiment with various lighting and flash techniques until I get a clear shot with no reflection :)

[MrDeranged]

Poecilotheria pederseni

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654DSCN4282.jpg

Poecilotheria miranda

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654pmiranda.jpg

Poecilotheria metallica

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/2/1654pmetallica01.jpg

[rknralf]

Scott,
That is the most incredible picture of P. metallica to date.
Thank-you for sharing!
Ralph

[Phalagorn]

P. miranda - juvenile female

[genious_gr]

P. miranda - juvenile female

Well that's the first pic of a miranda that actually justifies their price. Thanks

[Phalagorn]

P. subfusca - juvenile female

[Ryan V]

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1584.jpg

[Ssspidermom]

to know when your P. regalis is either a male or a female? My Blitz is about 2 years old ... haven't known about moult skins long enough to sex, so wondered how old they are when you can tell without the need for the moult skin (i.e., the "male moult")?

Taken 3 days ago:

[SSW.com]

P. miranda sub-adult female http://southernspiderworks.com/photos/POMER-F1.JPG

[rosehaired1979]

to know when your P. regalis is either a male or a female? My Blitz is about 2 years old ... haven't known about moult skins long enough to sex, so wondered how old they are when you can tell without the need for the moult skin (i.e., the "male moult")?

Taken 3 days ago:
It looks female by the abdomen patter but molts can be sexed 2" or larger . you can send it off to Kelly Swift he does free sexing if ya need to.

[DE3]

formosa....

[DE3]

closer view

[Jakob]

Poecilotheria ornata mature male:

http://www.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatamale1smaller.jpg

http://www.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatamale2smaller.jpg

http://www.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatamale3smaller.jpg

Later,

Jake

[Immortal_sin]

nice pics Jake! that's what mine looks like...cept he's all curled up and in the freezer ;)

[Jakob]

nice pics Jake! that's what mine looks like...cept he's all curled up and in the freezer ;)

I saw your thread about the poor guy...sorry about that.

[Angelo]

i still dont have a pokie but i dont think ill ever get tired from looking at this thread :D

[rknralf]

I wonder how many people are now purchasing ornata's after seeing this pic? I know I'm going to... {D

[lhoy]

Pokie keepers,

At what size does a Pokie became a threat to bite? Not that I am looking to get bit. :D I was just wondering if a 1" Pokie can bite through the skin. I suspect so, but wondered what others thought. I have my first Pokie a 1.5 inch P. regalis.

Lee Hoy
Georgetown, TX

[Jakob]

Poecilotheria ornata freshly molted adult female
http://www.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatafemale1smaller.jpg

http://www.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatafemale2smaller.jpg

Later,

Jake

[rosehaired1979]

WOW! Jake she is Gorgeous can't wait till the one we have grows up :D Ours is 3" we think its a female as well.

[LaRiz]

Poecilotheria subfusca, mature female

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/81Psub3.jpg

[LaRiz]

Poecilotheria subfusca, matured male

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/81Psub2.jpg

[Ryan V]

P. rufilata
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/Ryan%20V/1656.jpg

[Spiderbilly]

Hi,
Poecilotheria ornata freshly molted female:

http://www.terraristik-talk.de/galerie_data/pics/2288_dscn6163.jpg

http://www.terraristik-talk.de/galerie_data/pics/3498_dscn6164.jpg

You can see bigger pics on my homepage: www.spiderfarm.de.vu

Billy

[spider]

Poecilatheria Regalis.Joy`s Mature Female.


These pictures have been posted before,I just dont have the Digital camera with me. :(

[zahiro]

My Poecilotheria Regalis, now is in premolt

[GoTerps]

All 3 of my P. metallica slings molted last week... here's a couple pics of one of them enjoying it's first post-molt meal... around 1.25".

The third pic is of a 3.5" P. ornata .

P. metallica
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1684.jpg

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1685.jpg

P. ornata
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20ornata/1681.jpg

[Jakob]

I just had to post more pictures of this adorable guy!

Poecilotheria ornata mature male

http://premium.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatamale4smaller.jpg

http://premium.uploadit.org/JakeMX6/Ornatamale5smaller.jpg

Later,

Jake

[Arachnoking]

1st pic. female P.smithi

2nd pic ventral view of same spider.

[Punisher]

poecilotheria pederseni. specimen courtesy of philth

[da_illest]

All 3 of my P. metallica slings molted last week... here's a couple pics of one of them enjoying it's first post-molt meal... around 1.25".

The third pic is of a 3.5" P. ornata .

wow, i never knew metallica's got their color at such a young age.. beauty's.. i'd like to get one that size and have it stay that small.. a dwarf p. metallica :D

[Punisher]

Poecilotheria miranda. wranglin' by Philth

[Punisher]

Poecilotheria formosa sub-adult pre-molt. Specimen courtesy of Philth.

[spiderPeter]

Hello,

after a while I am posting next pictures of Poecilotherias from my collection. Enjoy mature male of Poecilotheria miranda. I have 2 of them right now, and they are leaving tomorrow to Ray Gabriel and Jean Michel Verdez on breeding loan. Hope there will be some succesful result in it... :o) Keep your fingers crossed, please.

Best regards,
Peter

[tarcan]

Good luck Peter,

Here is a mature male P. subfusca of mine leaving for the old continent probably next week...

[spiderPeter]

Thanks, Tarcan.

I have 2 mature males of Poecilotheria subfusca too right now. One of my 2 adult females is mated already, I will try second a little bit later. Both females produced eggsacs last year, so I believe in the same result now too.

I will post some pictures later too...

Peter

[Phalagorn]

http://www.zoonen.com/perzoonen/galleri.asp?oid=22299&gid=95056

[bluerich74]

Freshly molted juvenile P.Striata.

[GoTerps]

Well, all of my little guys have now molted for the 3rd time since I've had them. I rehoused them today and snagged a few pics of one of them. Here ya go!!

Poecilotheria metallica
http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1738.jpg

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1741.jpg

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1742.jpg

[death66]

@goterps
im not sure if it is the estrogen shots ive been taking, but those are the CUTEST freakin pix that i have seen in ..hmm well forever? are they pretty mellow? god i need more pokies!!!!!!!! thanx fer sharing!
*goes and puts on apron*
xDouglasx

[Spiderbilly]

Hi,
some new Pix of my Poecilotheria ornata:

http://home.arcor.de/an/anpic/images/p.%20ornata4.JPG

http://home.arcor.de/an/anpic/images/p.%20ornata7.JPG

http://home.arcor.de/an/anpic/images/p.%20ornata8.JPG

[genious_gr]

@Martin

I was trying to find that picture with all the poecilotheria vental shots, but I get an error message.

Would you be kind enough to post it again?

Thanks :D

[genious_gr]

Weird, my rufilata sling has blue on the underside of its back legs...

[genious_gr]

It's like 4-5 cm legspan. I dont have a clue.

[genious_gr]

So, females also have some blue?
And that blue disappears with maturity??

I'll try with the last molt but I can't promise anything as it must be completely dry now. Want me to send it to you?

[Jakob]

Martin - I have a P. rufilata male with blue on the front legs only.

[GoTerps]

I have a sub-adult P. rufilata female that has blue on the hind legs as well... I get a pic up soon.

[Goliath]

Martin,
I have a juvenille male P. rufilata, 5-6 cm, and he has bright blue on all of his legs. The intensity of the blue seems to be the same for all the legs also. Pics are not that great because I had to take them at an angle.
Mike

[DE3]

Best I could do for a quick pic. I have two that display this coloration -- both ~3" legspan. Definetely some blue there. Primarily, but not limited to the femur of 3 and 4. I have two others that are hiding right now. Interesting!

[Cooper]

Great pics, wonderful colors.

[David Burns]

Hi,

please check it, I would like to know, since all the males I have had so far (not many) have had more blue (also on the femura of the hind legs) than the females! Would like to know if this is some kind of rule or mere a coincidence that my males had more blue.

all the best,
Martin
In this quote your refering to P.rufilatas? I was checking the Poecilotheria Genus-key and I noticed that the P.rufilata in the key has no blue at all on the legs. Is this something new?

[Lopez]

In this quote your refering to P.rufilatas? I was checking the Poecilotheria Genus-key and I noticed that the P.rufilata in the key has no blue at all on the legs. Is this something new?
"Strong blue iridescence"

Dead sub-adult male P.rufilata (note blue iridescence on all 8 legs!)

[phormingochilus]

Adult females has irridiscent blue on femurs of palps and leg 1. Nothing new there ;-)

Søren


In this quote your refering to P.rufilatas? I was checking the Poecilotheria Genus-key and I noticed that the P.rufilata in the key has no blue at all on the legs. Is this something new?

[Jakob]

Martin - I have a P. rufilata male with blue on the front legs only.

Mine is in pre-molt...maybe that explains the lack of it :confused:

Later,

Jake

[phormingochilus]

Very possible - even P. metallica loose the irridescence when premolt:

Søren


Mine is in pre-molt...maybe that explains the lack of it :confused:

Later,

Jake

[Ryan V]

Poecilotheria rufilata
http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/1138PICT0082.JPG

[Cooper]

Great pics everybody!

[Citharischius]

My lovely regalis , adult female . I hope she will molt soon , cause there's a man waiting for her ...

http://gallery.dierenparadijs.be/data/523/926IMG_0751-med.JPG

http://gallery.dierenparadijs.be/data/500/926IMG_0733-med.JPG

http://gallery.dierenparadijs.be/data/523/926IMG_0731-med.JPG

http://gallery.dierenparadijs.be/data/500/926IMG_0600-med.JPG

http://gallery.dierenparadijs.be/data/523/926IMG_0603-med.JPG

http://gallery.dierenparadijs.be/data/523/926IMG_0607-med.JPG

[Citharischius]

Should I give her a mouse or something so she will mold sooner ? I think her butt is a bit skinny ...

A good meal should improve her molting :?

[protheus]

I wonder:

Lots of the P. regalis photos here show a kind of mild purple sheen. Is that the spider or the lighting? :)

Chris

[genious_gr]

I wonder:

Lots of the P. regalis photos here show a kind of mild purple sheen. Is that the spider or the lighting? :)

Chris


Both I guess.

[Philth]

P regalis eggs/legs molting

[GoTerps]

Well, 1 of my P. metallica molted again last night and is now 2.5" and looking awesome!! The other 2 are still in premolt.

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1812.jpg

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1811.jpg

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20metallica/1813.jpg

[Punisher]

Poecilotheria metallica juv.

[Michael Jacobi]

adult female P. rufilata

[Punisher]

P. ornata juv:

[Punisher]

P. rufilata juv:

[Punisher]

P. regalis adult:

[phormingochilus]

@ punisher

Looks like you have a subadult male ornata and a subadult male regalis judging by the dark median line in the abdominal foliate pattern. Not too sure about the rufilata, as rufilata, miranda and subfusca median lines tend to develop a bit different

Regards
Søren

[death66]

quick pic of my freshly molted ~2.5 in P. fasciata, woot!

[Jörg-N]

Hi all,

1.0 P.regalis juvenile/subadult
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/79/707779/1280_3830303462313134.jpg

1.0 P.ornata adult (,and death now)
http://www.arcor.de/palb/alben/79/707779/1280_6631393430326538.jpg


Greets,
Jörg

[m@rvin]

yO!!

My big fat P.regalis :)


http://rtr-total.com/fotoforum/data/512/101DSCN5194-med.JPG?948

[Cooper]

Thats too bad your ornanta is dead, it sure looked purdy!

[GoTerps]

Here's a pic of my ~2" juvenile Poecilotheria subfusca.

http://www.spidertalk.net/SpiderTalk/images/upload/GoTerps/Poecilotheria%20subfusca/1852.jpg

[Lopez]

Adult female Poecilotheria striata

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriastriata01.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriastriata02.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriastriata03.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriastriata04.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriastriata05.jpg

http://www.vsupermarket.co.uk/~lopez/spidersite/gallery/Poecilotheriastriata06.jpg

[Hymneh]

The more pics I see, the longer my wanted-list grows ...