All new T model

[eddie]

It was labeled only as 'Silverback'.
Any takers on ID'ing this one?





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[Shadrach]

Thats the rarely seen insect tarantula! Very convincing on first look, it fool's its would be attackers into thinking its a real T! But if you look closley you'll notice the 6 legs instead of 8!

Truthfully I have no idea but he sho is ugly!
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[Ravnos]

Looks to me to be a very well abused purseweb spider, or maybe some species of trap door spider. Regardless of what it is, that substrate is horribly wrong for it. Its no wonder it is falling apart. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Rav
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[Bry]

I'm with Rav on the species. According to the name they gave you, does this spider look anything like yours? East African Shiny Grey Tunneling Spider (Barychelidae family).

This species, along with purseweb and trapdoors (if they're not the same species) are obligate burrowers. I would probably put it on a substrate of Forest Bed/Eco-Earth/Bed-a-Beast or peat moss at least 4" deep. From what I've heard about these species, if kept correctly, you basically feel like you're caring for a box of dirt. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] I'm not entirely familiar with this species, and I can't seem to find any care sheets on them. From what I know about eastern Africa, I would say this species is probably best kept rather dry. Try asking around for more info over on arachnopets.

Bry
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[eddie]

Well, after looking again, re-looking, counting and recounting..

I have decided to call this spider , 6. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

It is missing its' fourth leg on the right side and the third leg on the left side.
Not sure of how long they have been missing, but one was in the carrier along with the rocks.

But yeah Bry, from what i found (very little) on the grey tunneling spider, I think you may have nailed it.
The colors, even the red on the rump, pattern on the legs etc, match up very closely, along with other things, like the small spinnerettes, aggression and it dug out a corner and webbed the soil in place.

Tiny Spinnerettes.




Size comparison with #2 pencil and eraser.

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[Bry]

Looking good, Eddie. The setup looks much better. I think she'll be happier in there, and the legs will regenerate within the next molt or two. In the last pic, is that cotton wool or a sponge? Are you using it for water? If so, I'd get it out, as it will harbor harmful bacteria.

Bry
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[Blackwidow_woman]

Hey eddie, its deffinately a trapdoor species, have you made a pre hole for it so it can start working on that.. And yup i would make sure you dont use cotton or sponge as a water source, also she will get her legs back as she molts each time.. Nice looking female ya got there. As for the name tunneling spider its pretty well much close to the way trap doors live..
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[Fyre]

well,if that thing has babies i dont want any! lol.but he/sh/it sure looks "interesting".
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[Blackwidow_woman]

[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img] Heres a link you might want to check into Eddie on such species of spiders, it has other links and stuff you can click to..

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheet...or_spiders.htm

But im gona have to go with this one, (East African Black Tunneling Spider Barychelidae sp.)
So many people are calling these spiders so many diffrent names, and misslabling them, sometimes its really hard to tell what they are... Hope this helps some... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img]
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[Ravnos]

I'd venture to guess that about 90% of the barychelid species in the pet trade now are not even identified to science and have no real taxonomical record - so people can really call them whatever they want. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Rav
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[Blackwidow_woman]

[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img] I agree on that Rav, theres a lot of T's to that people mislable or just come up with names for, and theres a lot of spiders and T's that have had there names changed over the yrs as well...
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[Ravnos]

There is also another major problem with tarantula naming. Some countries do not permit the transport of certain genus out. Like if I recall correctly, Mexico does not openly allow the exportation of Brachypelma species native to Mexico. So, exporters just simply change the name. Customs inspectors are not scientists, they don't know the difference. There is a species out there right now called like the Mexican Green or something like that. It is labelled as an Aphonopelma, but its really a Brachy. I'm sure there are many other species in the same boat. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

Rav
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