lalberts9310
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So as some of you may know, I obtained a adult female November last year from my husband who bought it at a local pet store, this girl was labelled as a Psalmopoeus irminia. after owning her for a few weeks I started to have some doubts on her identification. I had a lot of debate whether she was a P. Cambridgei, or a P. irminia in desperate need of a molt. Fast forward a year later she finally molted. When I received her she looked exactly like she does now freshly molted, which indicates she was freshly molted the day I got her meaning she was not a P. Irminia deep into her molt cycle. as the months went by she started to look more and more like a P. cambridgei, until today.
These pictures were all taken with the same camera, under the same lighting conditions.
Here she is in pre-molt:
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_0801_zpsdmt8bew8.jpg.html?sort=3&o=38
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_0790_zpsjekufjti.jpg.html?sort=3&o=39
Here she is post-molt:
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2227_zpsnuskuv6a.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2224_zps1uqsbhdo.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2223_zps0distnhr.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2222_zpsjtpflscj.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
for comparison:
freshly molted 4" P. cambridgei
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2178_zpslfxtxlko.jpg.html?sort=3&o=9
P. Irminia 5" female a few weeks after molt:
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/la...nia female14_zps2zqp3grs.jpg.html?sort=3&o=76
What do you guys think? Unfortunately I can't provide a picture of the spermathecae, as my camera is good, but not THAT good. Also, this thread is not for a debate on whether I should own a hybrid or not, so please stick to the original topic.
These pictures were all taken with the same camera, under the same lighting conditions.
Here she is in pre-molt:
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_0801_zpsdmt8bew8.jpg.html?sort=3&o=38
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_0790_zpsjekufjti.jpg.html?sort=3&o=39
Here she is post-molt:
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2227_zpsnuskuv6a.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2224_zps1uqsbhdo.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2223_zps0distnhr.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2222_zpsjtpflscj.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
for comparison:
freshly molted 4" P. cambridgei
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/lalberts9310/media/IMG_2178_zpslfxtxlko.jpg.html?sort=3&o=9
P. Irminia 5" female a few weeks after molt:
http://s621.photobucket.com/user/la...nia female14_zps2zqp3grs.jpg.html?sort=3&o=76
What do you guys think? Unfortunately I can't provide a picture of the spermathecae, as my camera is good, but not THAT good. Also, this thread is not for a debate on whether I should own a hybrid or not, so please stick to the original topic.
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