I was under the impression that any two animals of the same genus could potentially reproduce. Both belong to genus Theraphosa, so I would assume it could be done.
im sure they have been hybridised, i seem to remember some pics of a possible hybrid.
Their wild status could be interesting, i wonder how long the apophysis population and blondi have been separated, ie how long ago did their common ancestor live. I wonder if its 10,000 or 100,000 or maybe a few million years??? I guess only their DNA can reveal those answers. if they can hybridise it would be interesting to see if the offspring show hybrid vigour!! I also wonder if there are any other theraphosa species out there.
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