What tarantula is this?

Oct 18, 2014

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Hey everyone, I have a slight problem. I got this tarantula in at work the other day, and we don't know what it is! All I have to go off is the abbreviated scientific name - Ch. Sp. Khi Kha. I'm pretty good with most scientific names but I can't figure this one out. Any help would be super appreciated!

 

Oct 18, 2014

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My first thought was Chilobrachys but I have no idea.

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Can we get a pic?

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Is this written in some type of code? lmao

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Hackmusicboy said:

Hey everyone, I have a slight problem. I got this tarantula in at work the other day, and we don't know what it is! All I have to go off is the abbreviated scientific name - Ch. Sp. Khi Kha. I'm pretty good with most scientific names but I can't figure this one out. Any help would be super appreciated!

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never seen that scientific name before. are you sure you got it right? we really need a pic of the tarantula to be able to really help you out!

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Where did you get it from? Surely whoever sent it would be able to tell you.

 

Oct 18, 2014

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First thing that comes to mind is Chilobrachys sp. kaeng krachan. The seller can't enlighten you?

 

Oct 18, 2014

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+1 Formerphobe, that was my exact thought.

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Yep the name is right. Our invoice got lost otherwise I would be able to see what the people we got it from called it. And it's iust a sling. So I doubt a picture would help much. I'll get a picture up in a bit when I have better wifi haha.

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Can you message the seller?

 

Oct 18, 2014

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Biollantefan54 said:

Can you message the seller?

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I'll have to ask the store owner if she can.

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Formerphobe said:

First thing that comes to mind is Chilobrachys sp. kaeng krachan. The seller can't enlighten you?

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It could be that. It doesn't match exactly but that's closer than anything I've been able to come up with.

 

Oct 19, 2014

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Hackmusicboy said:

Yep the name is right. Our invoice got lost otherwise I would be able to see what the people we got it from called it. And it's iust a sling. So I doubt a picture would help much. I'll get a picture up in a bit when I have better wifi haha.

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a pic of a sling is a lot more help then no pic at all.

 

Oct 19, 2014

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ArachnoFreak666 said:

a pic of a sling is a lot more help then no pic at all.

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well actually a pic can cause more confusion depending on size i personally wouldnt put pic if was me just so we dont get 30 dif ideas XD

 

Oct 19, 2014

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Can you at least tell if it's a new world or old world? Arboreal or terrestrial? Odds are it's a Chilobrachys though.

-JohnD.

 

Oct 20, 2014

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Well, usually when you see sp. [insertnamehere] it indicates that the specimen was collected from a place. Except there are no such places. So, yeah, picture is a must.

 

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Oct 21, 2014

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Pretty sure it's a Chilobrachys Sp. Prachuan Khiri Khan. Which doesn't help me a whole lot since I've been searching the web and can't find any information about it. Any of you have experience keeping them before?

 

Oct 21, 2014

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Chilobrachys sp.Prachuap Khiri Khan is another species from Thailand and since it's so far undescribed the location where it was found was chosen. Prachup Khiri Khan is a town in southern Thailand if you search a little. Supposedly a quite large, orange species. I'd keep them the same way as the other Chilobrachys: Damp soil, waterdish, lots of susbtrate to establish a burrow as these are burrowers.

 

Oct 21, 2014

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I saw his post on FB and someone already ID'd as what Storm76 just ID'd it as, this was a few days ago.

 

Oct 21, 2014

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Hackmusicboy said:

Pretty sure it's a Chilobrachys Sp. Prachuan Khiri Khan. Which doesn't help me a whole lot since I've been searching the web and can't find any information about it. Any of you have experience keeping them before?

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Are you keeping this spider? I'm the girl that came in to your store, and we were discussing it. If not, I might be interested in the "mystery spider"

 

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We found this spider in Thailand in the same area where kaeng krachan lives. They looking much different than KK and other Chilobrachys species. We decided to give them another name to not making a mess with other species. Specimens has been also sent to Rick West and Steve Nunn