Hello! I bought this spider as a female P. smithi about a week ago. She's bought from a person who has pure specimens and breeds his females with his own males. Everything is great - she's healthy and molted successfully in my care. There is one problem. I'm not an expert but I've looked at every segment of her legs, her carapace (I know it's not the best way) and she looks identical to P. smithi except the color of the femurs of her legs. They have to be almost completely black but with her it's like someone has erased a portion of the black and she has white stripes. Her mother doesn't have the white - she's a typical smithi. Is it possible that it's a genetical mutation? Thank you in advance.
P. smithi hybrid?
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Poec54
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Mislabeled? That looks more like tigrina.
lalberts9310
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I was going to say the exact same thing, looks like a P. tigrinawesseli to me
I also think you got a mislabeled specimen. You can give her to me if you don't want her
*hint hint*.. hehe JK
I also think you got a mislabeled specimen. You can give her to me if you don't want her
*hint hint*.. hehe JK
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I was thinking the same thing as well on that one.
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Here is an image of the P. smithi
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She was floating on air. Any guesses what she is on from the second photo?
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Got another
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She was floating on air. Any guesses what she is on from the second photo?
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Got another
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Angel Minkov
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One of those pics is a regalis, Jose
Genetical mutation is out of the question for now, she's just flat out mislabeled or a hybrid. She has the typical for smithi spear end on her folio, with subfusca having an axe-looking end.
Genetical mutation is out of the question for now, she's just flat out mislabeled or a hybrid. She has the typical for smithi spear end on her folio, with subfusca having an axe-looking end.
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And another
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I gave you an easy one try this oneOne of those pics is a regalis, Jose
Genetical mutation is out of the question for now, she's just flat out mislabeled or a hybrid. She has the typical for smithi spear end on her folio, with subfusca having an axe-looking end.
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1st one I think is P. Vittata and the 2nd I think is P. FormosaAnd another
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I gave you an easy one try this one
PS. - I THINK lol
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Try another
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Where does subfusca come into the picture? Did I miss something?One of those pics is a regalis, Jose
Genetical mutation is out of the question for now, she's just flat out mislabeled or a hybrid. She has the typical for smithi spear end on her folio, with subfusca having an axe-looking end.
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yours I think is tigrinawesseli.
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Im going to give you the hardest of them all the pokies. I bet know one can guess this one
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I better get back to work.
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I better get back to work.
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1st one I think is P. Fasciata, 2nd one I think is P. Striata.Try another
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P. Metallica, duh! HeheheIm going to give you the hardest of them all the pokies. I bet know one can guess this one
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I better get back to work.
I meant the previous post... Nevermind.Where does subfusca come into the picture? Did I miss something?
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yours I think is tigrinawesseli.
I think he wanted to say that tigrinawesseli has a subfusca - like folio. Or like the one of P. miranda. P. smithi's folio is like regalis.
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You have to admit that was the hardest one.
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Well, then I deserve a cookie for guessing right
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How well do you know your pokies?
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You meant that one? If you look at the femurs of the 4 hind legs you'll see the banding is different than that of a tigrina, and resembles more that of a vittata.
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1st one is I THINK P. Ornata, 2nd one is P. RufilataHow well do you know your pokies?
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Last one, I don't have no more Pokie photos.
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P. Miranda? How well did I do?Last one, I don't have no more Pokie photos.