Avicularia aurantica conflict

fuzzyavics72 · Aug 31, 2014

Hello everyone, I know someone who's convinced they have a aurantica and they doesn't believe me. I need some support to help this person to understand that this person is wrong. No matter where you get your slings from the seller can be mistaken. I'm going out of my way to make sure no hybrid breeding happens. I understand it happens, but I want to prevent hybrids in this hobby. Any input from any of my fellow hobbyists would be great. The greenish yellow is the aurantica and the blue one is suppose to be a aurantiaca. Thanks everyone

Mods: sorry I put up a copyright picture, I will change the picture after work.

ratluvr76 · Aug 31, 2014

fuzzyavics72 said:
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Hello everyone, I know someone who's convinced they have a aurantica and they doesn't believe me. I need some support to help this person to understand that this person is wrong. No matter where you get your slings from the seller can be mistaken. I'm going out of my way to make sure no hybrid breeding happens. I understand it happens, but I want to prevent hybrids in this hobby. Any input from any of my fellow hobbyists would be great. The greenish yellow is the aurantica and the blue one is suppose to be a aurantiaca. Thanks everyone

The blue one looks like A. avic to me......

viper69 · Aug 31, 2014

I've never seen aurantica come in blue. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist out there in some jungle, but I've never come across one that was. As for the blue one, the image is too blurry to make a reasonable guestimate. From what I see, it could be a metallica, but that pic is too blurry, and the carapace is not totally viewable along w/abdomen

fuzzyavics72 · Sep 1, 2014

Thanks guys! I'll post another picture of the blue avic. I don't think there's a color form of this aurantica. I know a lot about the avicularia genus, but I would like to hear from some avicularia experts!

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Avicularia avicularia with have red hair on their abdomens. From the picture It looks like a metallica to me.

pyro fiend · Sep 1, 2014

fuzzyavics72 said:
Avicularia avicularia with have red hair on their abdomens. From the picture It looks like a metallica to me.

agreed looks like A.met almost said that 20mins ago but didnt wana look like a moron and be wrong possibly XD

fuzzyavics72 · Sep 1, 2014

You're not a moron. The problem with the avicularia genus is the tiny differences in the avics, sellers, and the wc specimen(s). I fornatuely know avic experts and I've done a ton of research.

fuzzyavics72 · Sep 1, 2014

Here's the other picture of the mystery avicularia.

viper69 · Sep 1, 2014

Still resembles metallica, though in that light it's a bit more green. Which means nothing because the same T can look completely different with different lightning. Looks like the setae on the dorso-medial region are reddish in this pic.

CEC · Sep 1, 2014

I agree, pictures can be very misleading, especially with this genus. What I would look for is the thin, long, shaggy, pink setae that I have only seen on aurantiaca. This specimen seems to have thicker, shorter, white-tipped setae that resembles sp. metallica.

Here is my aurantiaca for comparison.

4-5" female:

pyro fiend · Sep 1, 2014

ya that light makes it look green in carapas with a reddish abd. but also makes the pink toes look really orange-ish for my screen

but CEC's pic posted makes carapas have a green hugh as well gah... why must every difference be so subtle with avics lmao XD

fuzzyavics72 · Sep 1, 2014

Stunning avicularia aurantica!!!! I would agree with you guys, photos can be misleading.

tweakz · Sep 1, 2014

CEC said:
I agree, pictures can be very misleading, especially with this genus. What I would look for is the thin, long, shaggy, pink setae that I have only seen on aurantiaca. This specimen seems to have thicker, shorter, white-tipped setae that resembles sp. metallica.

Here is my aurantiaca for comparison.

4-5" female:

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with every picture avics are becoming my favorites. I guess that's why of the last 8 T's I've purchased 5 have been avics.

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