My Favorite Girl!

[MissKitty]

I know there are lots of exotic looking T's, but this girl, I just love! I have had her almost a year, she's WC, and I hope I have her for many years to come.

 

[PanzoN88]

A. hentzi?

Excellent species, one of my favorite species as a matter of fact.

 

[MissKitty]

A. hentzi?

Excellent species, one of my favorite species as a matter of fact.

Aphonopelma Hentzi

 

[MissKitty]

A. hentzi?

Excellent species, one of my favorite species as a matter of fact.

Aphonopelma hentzi

 

[MassExodus]

Miss Kitty, where was it caught? Looks like an Aphonopelma anax to me, but I'm told laymen can't tell the difference..

 

[MissKitty]

Miss Kitty, where was it caught? Looks like an Aphonopelma anax to me, but I'm told laymen can't tell the difference..

In NM.,
And to add, even experts cannot tell the difference, look it up!

 

[MissKitty]

Miss Kitty, where was it caught? Looks like an Aphonopelma anax to me, but I'm told laymen can't tell the difference..

 

[nedaK]

Miss Kitty, where was it caught? Looks like an Aphonopelma anax to me, but I'm told laymen can't tell the difference..

I believe it is hentzi as it seems a little too dark to be anax based on the images I saw when I googled it.

 

[MissKitty]

Well. I do know it is dependant on region, and even that can bring sketchy. I live in South central New Mexico, which, by location, should be an an anax, but you can't always goby that, and even experts have a very hard time distinguishing them. So. ,for location sake, she is an anax but for color purpose, she looks more like a Hentzi. Either way, it doesn't really matter! I love her anyway!

 

[MassExodus]

Well. I do know it is dependant on region, and even that can bring sketchy. I live in South central New Mexico, which, by location, should be an an anax, but you can't always goby that, and even experts have a very hard time distinguishing them. So. ,for location sake, she is an anax but for color purpose, she looks more like a Hentzi. Either way, it doesn't really matter! I love her anyway!

Hmm. Yeah, she's indistinguishable from my local anax. I read the Aphonopelma revision, iirc it said they can only be ID'd through localities and DNA testing. Widespread across south Texas, and while I've hunted for moderatum (not diligently enough!) anax are still the only tarantula species I find regularly here. At least I hope I'm calling them the right name..another enthusiast I know calls them all hentzi, which according to my map is incorrect. I think. Look up a pic of a MM chalcodes. They look just like anax. It's all very irritating...apparently they can't get all the data they need from south and central America, so they can't do a true, detailed revision of Aphonopelma. We get thousands of illegal invading hobos from those countries, and we can't even get a look at their spiders... You're right though, they're lovely little Ts.

 

[nedaK]

Hmm. Yeah, she's indistinguishable from my local anax. I read the Aphonopelma revision, iirc it said they can only be ID'd through localities and DNA testing. Widespread across south Texas, and while I've hunted for moderatum (not diligently enough!) anax are still the only tarantula species I find regularly here. At least I hope I'm calling them the right name..another enthusiast I know calls them all hentzi, which according to my map is incorrect. I think. Look up a pic of a MM chalcodes. They look just like anax. It's all very irritating...apparently they can't get all the data they need from south and central America, so they can't do a true, detailed revision of Aphonopelma. We get thousands of illegal invading hobos from those countries, and we can't even get a look at their spiders... You're right though, they're lovely little Ts.

One of Hentzi common names is Texas brown tarantula...

 

[MissKitty]

One of Hentzi common names is Texas brown tarantula...

Yes, Karen,and I bet the New Mexicans are not pleased with that!