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Poecilotheria striata (melanism - dark form?)
Poecilotheria striata (melanism - dark form?)
Poecilotheria striata (melanism - dark form?)
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Yes, the males do show different coloration(darker/faded). however This individual appears to be too young to be showing male color yet. This is not the rumored "Shadow Pokie", reason being the Himalayans first described that Pokie. P.Striata is from Mysore, India, by far way too much of a distance to be it. Conclusion, This Pokie is either very dark pre-molt or you have a dark phase, wich would be very cool. Definatly post pics of it agian after it's next molt.Originally posted by MrBaronIsBack
Do pokies show sexual dimorphism? If so, perhaps it's adult coloration starting to show through.
of all my P.striata spiderlings it´s only this one who is black! and the picture of mine P.striata (black form) it´s post-molt.Originally posted by Mangrove
Yes, the males do show different coloration(darker/faded). however This individual appears to be too young to be showing male color yet. This is not the rumored "Shadow Pokie", reason being the Himalayans first described that Pokie. P.Striata is from Mysore, India, by far way too much of a distance to be it. Conclusion, This Pokie is either very dark pre-molt or you have a dark phase, wich would be very cool. Definatly post pics of it agian after it's next molt.
Matt.
As far as I know no one have described the shadow poke or black poke or even seen it yet.Originally posted by Mangrove
This is not the rumored "Shadow Pokie", reason being the Himalayans first described that Pokie.
Matt.
Yes, you are quite right. It's technically not legally "described", in this I mean you won't find a description written anywhere. It's rumored that this was one of the first Poecilotheriae ever discribed. But it's only hear say, and hasn't been seen since then.Originally posted by Crotalus
As far as I know no one have described the shadow poke or black poke or even seen it yet.
/Lelle