OK!! I'm baffled!!! I cannot I.D. this sling!!! PLZ HELP ME!

[~*~*Poeci Princess*~*~]

Ok... So I'm a regular at the "unknowns" shelf at Ken The Bug Guys shop.... The shelf is where all the slings that got set aside and they forgot what the heck they were so they stick them on a shelf and sell them for $5 a piece... I've had pretty decent luck at that shelf.... But NOW I'M STUCK ON A TRULY UNKNOWN!!! I've had this sling I'm guessing 6mos... 2-3molts.... Was at first acting very arboreal... Then got beefier, and started becoming more terrestrial. PLEASE I.D. THIS SLING!!! FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!! XD~
Best pix I could get... Used a pro camera n everything!!! So I don't wanna hear that they're not clear enough! LOL!!!

AND YES it is blue! VERY VERY blue!!

 

[Atx13]

Looks kind of like a P.cancerides..

 

[Nada]

yeah, I agree that it is a Phormictopus sp. Maye Cancerides, or sp Purple..

 

[~*~*Poeci Princess*~*~]

yeah, I agree that it is a Phormictopus sp. Maye Cancerides, or sp Purple..

Okay I've Googled that species... Does it really get THAT purple?! Or is it likely someone photoshopping it...? Are they expensive? Was $5 a good deal for this lil guy???

 

[spiderengineer]

the males get the most purple and the females get some purple

 

[Nada]

Yeah, they get a purple sheen to them. $5 is a good deal for any spider.

 

[lanny]

I have 2 of them, they were blue when I got them now they're black. They haven't moulted yet + they're about 1 1/4 in dia. they've been feeding well. + I thought they were going to moult when they turned black. Oh well maybe soon.