Club Avicularia/Avics

[Martin Oosthuysen]

The one you posted first the Sp. Ecuador, does it have orange on the abdomen ? Doesn't matter in what shape,it should have orange on the side and look like a black stripe forming through the middle. Just goes to show,pics can mislead like when I looked at it. Also,what threw me off was Avicularia Sp. Ecuador since the common name used for Avicularia Purpurea is Ecuadorian pink toe which that one isn't.

 

[MrBoom619]

Do me a favour,look up the Avicularia Sp. Peru purple and compare just be careful some on the net are not the Sp. Peru purple. I think I saw a piece about it on arachnaboards BTS and ATS.

Yeah, the Avicularia genus is so messed up, lol. Do you have any info you could possibly pass to me concerning the A.ulrichea and A.aurantiaca? Oh and the A.sp. Pucallpa? I would definitely appreciate pictures if possible! Thanks Martin!

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Yeah, the Avicularia genus is so messed up, lol. Do you have any info you could possibly pass to me concerning the A.ulrichea and A.aurantiaca? Oh and the A.sp. Pucallpa? I would definitely appreciate pictures if possible! Thanks Martin!

I will have a look when I get home,I have files just not sure if I have on those. Internet can be very misleading,so I will try.

 

[MrBoom619]

I will have a look when I get home,I have files just not sure if I have on those. Internet can be very misleading,so I will try.

Thank you so much! Have a great day!

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Thank you so much! Have a great day!

You have a great day as well !

 

[MrBoom619]

The one you posted first the Sp. Ecuador, does it have orange on the abdomen ? Doesn't matter in what shape,it should have orange on the side and look like a black stripe forming through the middle. Just goes to show,pics can mislead like when I looked at it. Also,what threw me off was Avicularia Sp. Ecuador since the common name used for Avicularia Purpurea is Ecuadorian pink toe which that one isn't.

It does have orange "chevrons" on the abdomen which is different from any of the "purple" Avicularia species I own or have seen. As a sling it looked very similar to the A.purpurea (Ecuadorian Pinktoe) however the difference on appearance is that it had a reddish hue on the abdomen which is abesnt on the A.purpurea.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

It does have orange "chevrons" on the abdomen which is different from any of the "purple" Avicularia species I own or have seen. As a sling it looked very similar to the A.purpurea (Ecuadorian Pinktoe) however the difference on appearance is that it had a reddish hue on the abdomen which is abesnt on the A.purpurea.

Mmm,then my suspicion is correct some call it commonly by the following name.
- black striped pink toe or black stripe pink toe
I haven't seen any available in the hobby, you are very lucky indeed.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

My Avicularia Diversipes/Amazon Sapphire Pink Toe

 

[MatthewM1]

A. urticans

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

A. urticans

I have two of these, sadly here in South Africa,they are labeled Avicularia Sp. Peru Purple.

 

[MrBoom619]

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This my friend looks like the Avicularia hirschii.

 

[MrBoom619]

This my friend looks like the Avicularia hirschii.

I'm wrong, I believe it's the Avicularia sp. robisch.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Could be a few possibilities, like hirschii even bicegoi since photos are so misleading. What puts me off from A.Hirschii,is the fact that the color on the above mentioned is a light brownish whereas yours exhibits a purplish colour on the legs.

 

[Fuzzball79]

I'm getting my first Avic (Versicolor) on Tuesday . Still a sling, but at 4.5 cm leg span, it's not too tiny anymore. Can't wait! Also ordered a T. Gigas, so I'm definitely venturing into arboreal territory.
Just need to be extra nice to the hubby this weekend as he doesn't know yet, lol (I promised him the GBB would be the last spider for a while, although he did say (jokingly) that he wanted an OBT - well, the T. Gigas will be orange and fast, so we're half way there, lol).

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I'm getting my first Avic (Versicolor) on Tuesday . Still a sling, but at 4.5 cm leg span, it's not too tiny anymore. Can't wait! Also ordered a T. Gigas, so I'm definitely venturing into arboreal territory.
Just need to be extra nice to the hubby this weekend as he doesn't know yet, lol (I promised him the GBB would be the last spider for a while, although he did say (jokingly) that he wanted an OBT - well, the T. Gigas will be orange and fast, so we're half way there, lol).

Haha smartly done !!!

 

[MrBoom619]

I'm getting my first Avic (Versicolor) on Tuesday . Still a sling, but at 4.5 cm leg span, it's not too tiny anymore. Can't wait! Also ordered a T. Gigas, so I'm definitely venturing into arboreal territory.
Just need to be extra nice to the hubby this weekend as he doesn't know yet, lol (I promised him the GBB would be the last spider for a while, although he did say (jokingly) that he wanted an OBT - well, the T. Gigas will be orange and fast, so we're half way there, lol).

Very nice!!!

 

[Fuzzball79]

Here they are (I'm posting pics of my Gigas in here, too, as they IIRC in the same family(?) ):
Tiny Gigas sling:

A. Versi. Has been very busy webbing a tunnel for itself. I think my husband is in love, lol.

 

[Christell Erasmus]

Fuzzball79 congrats on your new tarantulas. They are beautiful. The versicolor is my favorite. They are stunning and mine has loads of personality. Enjoy them.

 

[Fuzzball79]

Hi and thanks.
The little guy/gal seems to have settled in fine. It kept jumping for the water droplets when I sprayed the tank, so I actually gave it one of the little moths the wax worms had turned into. It got it over night.
It keeps running down its tube at disturbances but comes back up after only 1-2 minutes, so it seems to be confident enough.

I had to rehouse my Gigas already, because I didn't see how long its legs actually are, lol. When it climbed along the little vial it was in it didn't have much space to move around too much. It now lives in a small tilted sweetie jar which is still huge, but it seems more content usually moving between its log and plant. It goes for a little wander every night, so I might try and feed it soon.