Poecilotheria question

Sep 10, 2007

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hey guys

i had a question
which of the Poecilotheria has a purple sheen on them. I know the gooty has the intense blue, but which is purplish?

thanks
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Sep 10, 2007

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P. formosa?
http://giantspiders.com/P_formosa.html

 

Sep 10, 2007

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there are a lot of them that have purple parts on them after they molt.

 

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Formosa, Ornata???? Does it look like one of these?

 

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p. regalis next to eyes

 

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I have a P. ornata with lots of purple, it's somewhere in the photo-album

 

Sep 10, 2007

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P. miranda and P. subfusca also.

Regards.
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Sep 10, 2007

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whitehaze2008 said:

hey guys

i had a question
which of the Poecilotheria has a purple sheen on them. I know the gooty has the intense blue, but which is purplish?

thanks
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Definitely Ornata

and no, it isnt photoshoped ;P

 

Sep 12, 2007

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Nice pic Nastya!

It is even hard to say which one doesn't have this "sheen"...

 

Sep 12, 2007

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M.F.Bagaturov said:

It is even hard to say which one doesn't have this "sheen"...

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Agreed. I've seen absolutely stunning metallic purple on fasciata, formosa, miranda, ornata, regalis, rufilata, subfusca.....

Which one has the most will depend on individual specimen.

-Sean

 

Sep 12, 2007

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M.F.Bagaturov said:

Nice pic Nastya!

It is even hard to say which one doesn't have this "sheen"...

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Thank you, Mikhail

 

Sep 12, 2007

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Both me female and my male P. Regalis have a purple sheen to them, but the female so much more so! I think just about all of them do...

 

Sep 12, 2007

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Under the right lighting you'd be hard pressed to find any Poecilotheria that won't show a purple sheen somewhere on it's body.

Eric

 

Sep 12, 2007

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My pretty ornata lady

Most of them indeed have a purple sheen on them, but it can be different between individuals

 

Sep 12, 2007

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_bob_ said:

there are a lot of them that have purple parts on them after they molt.

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I agree the purple sheen is not limited to one species. Goodness! This is really turning into a purple pokie appreciation thread.

 

Sep 12, 2007

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Pokies are the best looking spiders there are.

 

Sep 12, 2007

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I need a purple pokie! I just decided that today.

I told this to my roommate and her response was, "I really don't think "tarantula" and "need" belong in the same sentence."

:?
People who don't get it are funny.

 

Sep 12, 2007

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At least my girlfriend understands why I need all the pokies :worship: