Taranrula ID needed

[M Zurowski]

Anyone know what T this is?




Sorry for the crude picture.

[Nicola Dolby]

At a guess I'd say Aponopelma, beyond that I can't help, sorry.

[Jacob Marriott]

Looks like a Megaphobema mesomelas to me

[Stanley A. Schultz]

Looks like a Megaphobema mesomelas to me

Yup! Mature male.

M. Zurowski:

Did you recently post this one on another forum?

If not, where was the photo taken?


Enjoy your little 8-legged enigma!

[M Zurowski]

Hello there. I haven't posted the picture on another site. The picture itself has been in many published tarantula books. Thank you for all your help.

[stuart longhorn]

I agree to all, its absolutely Megaphobema mesomelas.
Mature male, as Stan rightly says.

They're native to costa rica, and common in the highlands, particularly a tourist area called monteverde where most photos on the web were taken!

regards
stuart

[Stanley A. Schultz]

I agree to all, its absolutely Megaphobema mesomelas.
Mature male, as Stan rightly says.

They're native to costa rica, and common in the highlands, particularly a tourist area called monteverde where most photos on the web were taken!

regards
stuart

Stuart, I knew where they come from. I was interested in where Zurowski got the photo. Kind of a voyeuristic, "Wish I were there" sort of thing in case it was a photo they'd taken on one of those eco-tours. Maybe someday...