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I have been waiting for this moment for three months. The announcement of my latest purchase the Maraca cabocla
This is a new species for the US and so far I am the only one to have them. Knowing this I bought three...
A mature male, A mature female and a sub adult female.
Initial thoughts on this species so far. Not aggressive. Does not kick hairs but can be quick and skittish. Nothing is known on this species so I'm totally on my own here. The mature male is at 3" legspan so that leads me to beleive that this spider in female would not get too much towards 5" The mature female I have is around 4"-4.5" LS.
The colors so far are a maroonish color (dark red) carapace with a black abdomen and legs. Underside is a tanish/brown coloring. The rear legs has spike looking hairs (legs 3 and 4)for both male and female while legs 1 and 2 are normal. (see pictures below) And both male and female look the same as far as coloration patterns. The female has a brighter reddish coloration than the mature male. The male does have hooks and super long legs.
The fangs look large and hang down a bit lower so they can be seen when you look at them sideways. I don't know anything other than what is in front of me and that they came from Guyana. All three are Wild Caught.
They (with the exception of the MM) need a molt to get the full suit coloration since the abdomen hairs are missing. I only have one shot at mating so I'm going to monitor everything closely. I do not know what to expect or provide for them for mating to happen but I am going to try. I do not know how old the male is or when was the last Mature females molt. She did take a B. lateralis immediately so I know she is not in premolt (that and the fact that her abdomen is not shiny black).
I'm so excited.
Now for pictures!
Mature Male.
Mature Female. She's missing leg 3. I have never had a T with missing limbs so this will be fascinating seeing how it grows back in future molt cycles. This was the only Mature female available so I had to jump on it. She is alot bigger than the male.
Sub-Adult Female. Gorgeous!
This is a new species for the US and so far I am the only one to have them. Knowing this I bought three...
A mature male, A mature female and a sub adult female.
Initial thoughts on this species so far. Not aggressive. Does not kick hairs but can be quick and skittish. Nothing is known on this species so I'm totally on my own here. The mature male is at 3" legspan so that leads me to beleive that this spider in female would not get too much towards 5" The mature female I have is around 4"-4.5" LS.
The colors so far are a maroonish color (dark red) carapace with a black abdomen and legs. Underside is a tanish/brown coloring. The rear legs has spike looking hairs (legs 3 and 4)for both male and female while legs 1 and 2 are normal. (see pictures below) And both male and female look the same as far as coloration patterns. The female has a brighter reddish coloration than the mature male. The male does have hooks and super long legs.
The fangs look large and hang down a bit lower so they can be seen when you look at them sideways. I don't know anything other than what is in front of me and that they came from Guyana. All three are Wild Caught.
They (with the exception of the MM) need a molt to get the full suit coloration since the abdomen hairs are missing. I only have one shot at mating so I'm going to monitor everything closely. I do not know what to expect or provide for them for mating to happen but I am going to try. I do not know how old the male is or when was the last Mature females molt. She did take a B. lateralis immediately so I know she is not in premolt (that and the fact that her abdomen is not shiny black).
I'm so excited.
Now for pictures!
Mature Male.
Mature Female. She's missing leg 3. I have never had a T with missing limbs so this will be fascinating seeing how it grows back in future molt cycles. This was the only Mature female available so I had to jump on it. She is alot bigger than the male.
Sub-Adult Female. Gorgeous!