Mark's picture thread \m/(><)\m/

[Mark Shingleton]

[Mark Shingleton]

think that tank could do wi a clean

[Mark Shingleton]

my Paraphysa parvula

[Mark Shingleton]

[Mark Shingleton]

Aphonopelma sp. "New river"

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[Mark Shingleton]

little Brachypelma albiceps

[Mark Shingleton]

Brachypelma smithi... cara... ive already posted this but i posted the pic too small so here it is again

[Mark Shingleton]

some new pics of my Brachpelma boehemei i got last night while feeding the little blighters

[Mark Shingleton]

a nice one here showing all that pretty colour while she munches a superworm ( yum )

[Peter Roach]

little Brachypelma vagans

This definately doesnt look like any vagans that I've ever seen.

The carapace is the wrong colour and also the hairs on the abdomen should be red.
My first though was an albiceps because of the light carapace colour but the abdomen hairs should be reddish not brown. Then i thought of verdezi but after checking Rick West's photos I'm not sure now although if you use Google images and check the Brachy verdezi photos there are some spiders that look like yours with the light carapace and brown abdomen hairs.
I would definately trust Rick West's photos over random photos from google because as we all know google photos can be anything and cannot be trusted.
I have 2 Vagans appox 1 moult ahead of yours (going by the size of the green top being used as a water bowl) mine have had bright red abdomen hairs from about 10-12mm legspan.

My guess is that it is a B albiceps or a hybrid but we wont know for definate until it gets larger

[Mark Shingleton]

hmmm, i always wandered when i saw a vagans, i just thought maybe it will grow into its colour, ill have a look around and ill keep putting pics up whiles shes growing....
thanx

[Mark Shingleton]

Haplopelma sp. "Vietnam"
Vietnamese Earth Tiger (SA/A)
not very good pics i will get better but this little dude is so violant its kinda tricky to catch her at the right time, i got these when i opened her and she went into threat pose for half an hour and bit that poor paper towel so many times i lost count.... she is hiding under cork bark now so as soon as i can ill get a better pic

[Mark Shingleton]

bitting the paper towel

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