small male A geniculata

[scott wilson]

hello all.a question about my brazilian white knee A geniculata,he moulted 2 days ago after a very boring spell of sitting around doing nothing and he is now a very definate male,tibial spurs and large palps.my question is i was expecting him to be alot bigger,like ALOT BIGGER!!.this was a total shock to me this morning when i checked on my collection to see such a small male.i will try a post a pic and hope you can all see what i mean.

[scott wilson]

small male A geniculata

my male A genic.is he small or ??

[Colin D Wilson]

I have merged the two threads mate, hope you dont mind

I must say from past ownership, it does seem a little small for a male geniculata, mine have all been much leggier and larger.

From the photo, and it might just be my eyes but it looks very Nhandu actually...do you have any larger images

[scott wilson]

male genic??

thanks colin,im useless with computors!! when i bought him it was sold as a A. geniculata and to me he does look like that species altho i am open to suggestions,i will try and post a larger pic later today when ive remembered how to use photobucket lol {hints and tips most welcome}.im not familiar with the species you mention but appreciate anyones advise.

[scott wilson]

[scott wilson]

nhandu chromatus???

yep im confused aswell.....could what i thought to be my A. geniculata actually be a male NHANDU chromatus???.the carapace on my little chap is darker but that could be due to freshly moulting,the leg stripes are very much like N. chromatus..any ideas??? how big should these Ts be as you can see from the pic mine is tiny the smallest male ive ever had. over to you folks

[Colin D Wilson]

Still not sure myself, others may confirm either way, ignoring colour..the general patterning of the spider and frill over the celicerae just doesn't look right...probably wrong though .

Did he lose right leg III in the moult ???

[scott wilson]

male ??

yes unfortunately right leg 3 didnt make the moult,was still in the cast when i removed it yesterday.

[Peter Lacey]

Here's a pic of my A. geniculata - "Giant" Brazilian White knee


and here's a pic of my N. chromatus


I'd have said N. chromatus but note the colour of the carapace of my "Nan" compared to yours

[Colin D Wilson]

Not to worry Scott, the spider will cope ok.
I presume there's no leakage from the area then???,

[Colin D Wilson]

I'd have said N. chromatus but note the colour of the carapace of my "Nan" compared to yours

Nice looking spiders there Peter, i'm sure i've seen a mature Nhandu "somethingus" with a darker carapace like Scotts before somewhere though.

[Mrs Linda Street]

Hi Scott, for what it's worth, his legs do look shorter, his abdo. is definitely bigger than ours, our A. Geniculata male is very leggy but a much smaller abdo. Yours looks more like our female, confusing init!

[scott wilson]

my mini male NHANDU havntaclue

he seems ok with the leg missing i did check to make sure he wasnt leaking from the joint and all is well,i just cant understand why he is so small.ive had a few Ts moult into mature males over the years but when i checked on him today i thought hello your a leggy lil sod then he came out of his burrow and i looked at his palps and thought male,then saw the tibial spurs which proved it,but why so small.baring in mind thats a 2 pint milk bottle lid hes sat next to in the pic..how big should they get?? i am perplexed lol.

[Craig Mackay]

Hi Scott. I had a recently matured male Nhandu chromatus which is now with Linda and your T looks very much like him. He matured at around a 5 inch leg span although his body was very small. See attatched pic, hope it helps.

[scott wilson]

nhandu thingyjig

hi graig yeah i get it now mate hes quite obviously a male N. chromatus thanks for the pic he looks exactly like yours.ive re-homed him into a bigger tank because his legs are just so damn long now lol.he is very small probably 4" span at a push,hope he lasts abit longer hes been a great spider to keep very fiesty rearing up at everything and anything,and if anyone can use his services later on in breeding give me a yell,even though he is now my only 7 legged T!!.PEACE