Genus Sericopelma

[Swifty]

This is a 5" female! I'd sure like to get a breeding project going on these in the future. We need more of these!

[metallica]

nice T! any chance you could post a macro of the metatarsus?

[manville]

nice tarantula

[nemesis6sic6]

Very nice looking T. I love the tarsus on this species they look like Theraphosa, Pamphobeteus, Xenesthis(butt), Megaphobema with a hint of P. irminia :D

are they closely related?

never seen one before but man is it beautiful

[Swifty]

Originally posted by metallica
nice T! any chance you could post a macro of the metatarsus?

Well, this camera has a very poor macro ability, only a 2.1 megapixel. I'd have to get out the ol 35mm for a good shot, but that takes awhile to get developed

[Swifty]

Originally posted by nemesis6sic6
Very nice looking T. I love the tarsus on this species they look like Theraphosa, Pamphobeteus, Xenesthis(butt), Megaphobema with a hint of P. irminia :D

are they closely related?

never seen one before but man is it beautiful

Well, I'm not sure about how closely related they would be to Psalmopoeus, but they do have that irminia charm on the metatarsus. From what I know, they keep it into adulthood. Males look very strange when they mature, spindley and orangish.
I'd sure like to get my hands on some more spiderlings. This one was a spiderling in '02, I believe from European stock. Haven't seen them since.

[hooale]

Most of the colour of the metatarsus will fade away into adulthood.

click here (http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15891) for a pic of an adult male.

Not an easy specie to keep btw in my opinion, they don't like it too warm. Have 3 females bred and have sub-males for next years breeding.

regards,
Alex

[hooale]

freshly molted adult female

[metallica]

holy smoke thanx Alex! how did i ever miss that post???

regards
Eddy

[vulpina]

Nice looking T Kelly!!

Andy

[hooale]

freshly molted adult female

[hooale]

mating 1

[hooale]

mating 2

[Navaros]

Awesome pics! The male looks so cool. :eek:

[manville]

nice tarantula..nice pictures

[hooale]

One of the females made an eggsack.

sorry for the bad quality but i did not want to disturb the female.

[hooale]

another female

[hooale]

something else. this spider has also been offered under another name: Sericopelma silvicola Valerio, 1980.

Does anybody has some input on this?

thanks,
Alex

[Swifty]

One of the females made an eggsack.

sorry for the bad quality but i did not want to disturb the female.


Way to go Alex! I wish you the best of luck!!

[spiderPeter]

My male matured few weeks ago, so I made some pictures....
1 female mated, next 3 to go... :razz:
Enjoy them!

[shogun804]

very nice T's....that would be awsome to get a breeding project going...wish i had one to offer

[tarcan]

Hey Alex,

Here is one of the young juvenile females I grabed when we were in Stuttgard last year... just molted... such a nice species...

Take care

Martin

[Steve]

hi @,

very nice animal Martin! I think i know these one *fg*.
If somebody have some to sell, let me know!

Cheers,
Steffen

[metallica]

Hey Alex,

Here is one of the young juvenile females I grabed when we were in Stuttgard last year... just molted... such a nice species...

Take care

Martin

please don't post any more. i can still kick myself for not getting those... and for that price!

[tarcan]

Eddy, you had the whole day to grab them as I only seen them at the last minute when everyone was packing up before the lectures! ;P

Steffen... yep, I am sure you know these, you probably fed them for me for a while... thanks again! :D

[priZZ]

My male matured few weeks ago, so I made some pictures....
1 female mated, next 3 to go... :razz:
Enjoy them!

Holy Cow! Hey, now I know, what I want for my T. purpureus male! :D Very beautiful species. If You'll have success, please send me some slings.

[Steve Nunn]

Very nice looking T. I love the tarsus on this species they look like Theraphosa, Pamphobeteus, Xenesthis(butt), Megaphobema with a hint of P. irminia :D
are they closely related?


Hi,
I think closely related to all (in fact the closest relatives within the Theraphosinae) but as Kelly said, not P.irminia.

Cheers,
Steve

P.S. Martin G.!! Long time no hear! I will be writing you soon (I'm so keen to hear about your trip!!), much new information!! Take care!! :)

[BlkCat]

Awesome pics! The male looks so cool. :eek:

I agree. I love the fluff! :D

[hooale]

@Martin; nice! No regrets?

@Eddy; 40 EUR for a small juv. female is not really cheap!

@Peter; great, i hope you have more luck then me. I had an eggsack but it was eaten. Now i am waiting for my males to mature.

[metallica]

and thy arn't even blue!
no really nice species!!

[tarcan]

Steve, yeah, long time indeed... write when you get the chance...

Alex, not a single regret! he he for me that was cheap enough... all are females as promised by the person who was selling them...

[tarcan]

took a few more pictures tonight...
Sericopelma melanotarsum

[MindUtopia]

Very nice. I love the difference in coloration between sexes. very pretty! :clap:

Karen

[eman]

Wow Martin! That is one stunning specimen! Thank you for the shots.

Cheers!

[brigebane]

Recently aquired a batch of S. rubronitens this week. Heres the Penultimate male.Very neat Spp. curious that behavior seems very similar to Megaphobema, anyone else experience this?
Jamison

[Hedorah99]

Awesome pics. I wish I could have jumped on those when they were for sale a few weeks ago.

[brigebane]

I think Brandon still has a few left. Heck of a spider, I love this genus and would love to see more on the market.

[eman]

Man, you guys are so lucky to have those... It's not easy to get them here in Canada. :wall: I love this genus. Nice pics.

Cheers!

[TheNatural]

Very nice sp, I will get one someday...

[tarcan]

a new picture of a young female Sericopelma melanotarsum...

[borut21]

Are there any of these in EU?

[Austin S.]

Does anyone know where you can purchase these in the US? I checked out Swift's site, couldnt find it... maybe I'm overlooking. But I'd love to have one or two in my collection! {D

[moricollins]

Female Sericopelma melanotarsum: :cool:

Specimen belongs to Martin Gamache (aka tarcan)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/moricollins/Martins%20tarantulas/MartinSmelanotarsumsmall.jpg

Mori

[Philth]

Sericoplema sp. "rubronitens"

[Alice]

awww, so cute... now i want one or three :rolleyes:
congrats on the sac!

[P. Novak]

I agree, they're behavior is similar to Meagphobema species. They stiffen up and stand up in a similar way. I use to have a Sericopelma rubronitens. Heres some old pics..

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/PaulNovak/Ursula01.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/PaulNovak/Ursula03.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h163/PaulNovak/Ursula04.jpg

[Gesticulator]

Sericoplema sp. "rubronitens"
Wow Tom...how big are they now? Chuck's Sericopelma is quickly becoming one of my favorites. The melanotarsum is stunning, love the sexual dimorphism.

[hamfoto]

Sericopelma sp. Panama (not rubronitens)

Chris

[Fritz1000]

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/8517/seri1tb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fritz1000]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2112/seri2gs2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fritz1000]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8465/seri3vb5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[syndicate]

Fritz nice shot of the "Guapiles"!
it seems not many people are keeping this species.

[Fritz1000]

Thanks!

Yes, this is at present still a rare species.

Sorry for my english.:8o

[eman]

Young female:

[Fritz1000]

Nice shots.:clap:

More please!!!

[eman]

Thanks Fritz.

I'll try posting some shots of my S. sp. "rubronitens", once she molts. Unfortunately, I don't have any other Sericopelma spp. at the moment.

Cheers,

Emmanuel

[Peter Grabowitz]

http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/1677/dscf3194mk0.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9512/dscf3196jj2.jpg

[syndicate]

Sericopelma sp."Guapiles"
young female :D

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a225/SYNDICATE_/guapilesRS001.jpg

[Fritz1000]

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/4112/sericopelmaspecsabanillhe2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fritz1000]

http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/7436/sericopelmaspecguapilesun2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fritz1000]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/934/sericopelmamelanotarsumik6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fritz1000]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8178/sericopelmamelanotarsumna2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[seanbond]

Sericopelma melanotarsum
wish i still had one of these..

[hamfoto]

Sericopelma sp. "Panama"

[Fritz1000]

Sericopelma melanotarsum female
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3404/sericopelmamelanotarsumym7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Fritz1000]

Sericopelma cf rubronitens subadult male
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1730/sericopelmarubronitensmlw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[syndicate]

Sericopelma sp."Guapiles"

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a225/SYNDICATE_/D40X/guapiles001copy.jpg

[syndicate]

Sericopelma sp."Guapiles" Sub adult female

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a225/SYNDICATE_/guapilesF001copy.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a225/SYNDICATE_/guapilesF002copy.jpg

[Inkognito2k]

Hi,

Sericopelma spec. "sabanilla"

http://foto.arcor-online.net/palb/alben/87/525087/1366_3534323934626539.jpg

Sven

[syndicate]

Hello Sven,
How large is your female?
-Chris

[Inkognito2k]

Hi Chris,

About 3,5cm body.. so i think 2 molts or 3 to be adult. Urs?

Cheers!

[syndicate]

My girl is about 3" legspan.Your spider looks quite similiar to mine!From what ive been told tho the sp.Sabanilla is supposed to be much different from Guapiles.
Check this thread for more info
http://www.the-t-store.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=8874
-Chris

[IrishPolishman]

Very cool Ts

[Inkognito2k]

hi chris,

Check this thread for more info
http://www.the-t-store.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=8874
-Chris
check the names on the pictures and the usernames.. i allrdy posted there :D

Sven

[Fritz1000]

Sericopelma melanotarsum juvenile female

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1031/sericopelmamelanotarsum.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Sericopelma melanotarsum subadult male

http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1031/sericopelmamelanotarsum.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[fartkowski]

Sericopelma sp. "Sabanilla"

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r85/fartkowski/piders/024.jpg

[Fritz1000]

Sericopelma spec "Sabanilla" adult male

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/9193/sericopelmaspecsabanill.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sericopelmaspecsabanill.jpg)

Sericopelma spec "Sabanilla" 1.1

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/6757/sericopelmaspecsabanillc.jpg (http://img32.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sericopelmaspecsabanillc.jpg)

[eman]

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l170/egoyer/Smelano5.jpg

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l170/egoyer/Smelano6.jpg

[Snakeman4life]

Great shots Eman!:D

[eman]

Great shots Eman!:D

Thanks bro!

[Fritz1000]

Sericopelma melanotarsum female

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1031/sericopelmamelanotarsum.jpg (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/sericopelmamelanotarsum.jpg/)

Sericopelma melanotarsum Sling

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/1031/sericopelmamelanotarsum.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/i/sericopelmamelanotarsum.jpg/)