Hi everyone!

[RichCa]

Hi everyone. Now that I've moved to Mexico, I've been finding a lot of spiders and recently found a spider I'm trying to figure out the species. My son is in love with all the bugs here...scorpions, beetles, stick bugs, and of course tarantulas!
Lots of great info on this forum and we're looking forward to learning a lot!!!
If anyone knows what kind of tarantula this is, let me know. I know one person mentioned it might be a Aphonopelma mooreae which would be awesome but I'm in Cancun and they are found more north in the desert areas I thought?

 

[Enn49]

Hello and welcome.

 

[Casey K.]

Can you take a picture of your tarantula with a "flash"? There should be some light iridescent blue coloring on the femurs and some light green iridescent coloring on the carapace....it won't be as "vivid" in color as it normally is post molt but it will still be there, if it is indeed A. Moorea. You can also use a flashlight to check for this coloration, yourself.

 

[Casey K.]

I did some research and it appears that T. vagans "Mexican Red Rump" is found in that area. It's found in the Yucatan Peninsula.

 

[RichCa]

Can you take a picture of your tarantula with a "flash"? There should be some light iridescent blue coloring on the femurs and some light green iridescent coloring on the carapace....it won't be as "vivid" in color as it normally is post molt but it will still be there, if it is indeed A. Moorea. You can also use a flashlight to check for this coloration, yourself.

Is this a bit better? I can try again in the morn. I don't see any green though.

 

[Casey K.]

Is this a bit better? I can try again in the morn. I don't see any green though.
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Looks like a T. vagans in dire need of a molt.

 

[RichCa]

Looks like a T. vagans in dire need of a molt.

Nice! Thanks for your help! It seems to like the terrarium I put it in.

 

[Casey K.]

Nice! Thanks for your help! It seems to like the terrarium I put it in.

You are welcome! Once it molts, wait a couple of days and post a new pic of it here. We will be able to identify it better, then. As of now, I am basing my information on locality.

 

[Mundo exotico]

I did some research and it appears that T. vagans "Mexican Red Rump" is found in that area. It's found in the Yucatan Peninsula.

It looks like T Vagans

 

[octanejunkie]

Hola!