Acanthoscurria fracta question

[Greasylake]

I was considering getting an Acanthoscurria collection, and I think you may have convinced me with these pictures. Off to the classifieds!

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Is that what the name settled on for the species in the rest of the thread?

The thread started out as Acanthoscurria fracta for this species. That’s what the hobby named this species as long ago. After posting this thread come to find out that fracta no longer existed and the species should have never been named such as.
Long story short after researching thoroughly the name Acanthoscurria simoensi belongs to this species.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Nice rare spider. Definitely hard to come by. A. fracta is synonyms with A. natalensis. See this paper. To confuse things, A. natalensis was in the hobby some years back, but it was actually Nhandu carapoensis, so if you google A. natalensis, most of the pics are N. carapoensis. ( I hope that makes sense) I haven't had A.fracta/natalensis in probably over a decade, but I had no problem keeping them like any other AcanAcanthoscurriathoscurria.

Later, Tom

oops lol long going thread from 2013!!
I got acanthoscurria insubtilis and not sure if it was mis labeled or what happened to it . Maybe it matured out I think , real shame I didn’t buy more. My nhando carponensis is doing good tho, part of that order.
Down to 54 Ts from 80 3-4 years ago , so many males. And some bad molts, reverting back to My T care of 7-8 years ago. Ive never seen Fracta at all or acanthoscurria insubtilis for sale since.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

The last thing I gotta due now is hope to pair my male, female and get some babies. Eventually show off the males emboli as well. Than this thread can come to a close.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

The thread started out as Acanthoscurria fracta for this species. That’s what the hobby named this species as long ago. After posting this thread come to find out that fracta no longer existed and the species should have never been named such as.
Long story short after researching thoroughly the name Acanthoscurria simoensi belongs to this species.

Ehh I see , we’rent some nhandos in the genus once? Or vice versa?
So confusing!!!

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

 

[Andrea82]

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Those leg markings are gorgeous! Reminds me a little of E.murinus

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Those leg markings are gorgeous! Reminds me a little of E.murinus

I’m trying real hard for this beautiful leg marking species to make it to the hobby, within two weeks I will try to pair the male with her. Hopefully we see some babies sometime next year.

 

[Exoskeleton Invertebrates]

Acanthoscurria simoensi - Palpal Bulb

 

[Theneil]

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So do these pictures mean that the pairing ended poorly for the male?

 

[Arachnophoric]

So do these pictures mean that the pairing ended poorly for the male?

I'd probably assume not - if the pairing ended poorly, I doubt we'd have anything left to take pictures of besides a squashed ball of tarantula mush.

 

[Theneil]

I'd probably assume not - if the pairing ended poorly, I doubt we'd have anything left to take pictures of besides a squashed ball of tarantula mush.

Well i figured something bad must've happened if he has disembodied emboli...

 

[Arachnophoric]

Well i figured something bad must've happened if he has disembodied emboli...

Hopefully he passed away due to natural causes and made for a good dissection specimen.

 

[Theneil]

Hopefully he passed away due to natural causes and made for a good dissection specimen.

Hopefully, but unless i am missing something the pairing was supposed to happen less than a month ago. That's why i can't help but think the female decided to be unfriendly...

 

[Arachnophoric]

Hopefully, but unless i am missing something the pairing was supposed to happen less than a month ago. That's why i can't help but think the female decided to be unfriendly...

Oh... I missed that tidbit of info. You might be onto something.