Good lord Kelly, I do believe I just wet myself.This female produced 106 spiderlings last fall, and she recently molted. This is natural sunlight with shade...Good God these things are beautiful! Freak'in arachnocandy!
Hi Eric, I hear what your saying about the common name, but all of mine before they molted in captivity looked like yours and Bill's specimens in the photos. Before she molted she had a more purpleish maroon look, but after she molted, and especially when the lighting was so intense, she looks real blue. I'm not sure if it IS another species, photos can be misleading to identify, especially from different cameras and lighting situation, but check these out...
Thanks Kelly. Do you happen to still have the molt from your female?
Sorry Eric, I don't, but I can save one for you from one of my other females when they molt. I'm convinced mine are all the same species, and right now I have 4 females and one mature male, plus a good supply of spiderlings. I think since you have both the "blue" and your previous stock, which should be old enough to compare, I just don't have any left from the stock you and Bill produced left to compare, so you could be right about different species. Lets find an another name to call the "blue" species, what do you think? What about keeping it simple like Coremiocnemis sp. "malaysian blue"? It far describes the spider better than "Malaysian purple femur".
This female produced 106 spiderlings last fall, and she recently molted. This is natural sunlight with shade...Good God these things are beautiful! Freak'in arachnocandy!
Same species ;]
