It’s about 3/4" (19mm). The jar was big enough. Not anymore.
My nhandu chromatus also molted recently! she’s in the big girl club now.
nhandu chromatus
FYI, this species has been reclassified in 2023, it’s now Vitalius chromatus
Thanks, I read that a couple weeks ago. I like Nhandu as a name. Easy to say and remember.
I like Nhandu as a name. Easy to say and remember.
I feel you, that’s one of the easier ones. But Vitalius isn’t that bad. Looking at you Poecilotheria and Pterinochilus.
Nhandu chromatus is still a Synonym … but sadly in the worst taxonomic sense. So I try to just stick to the currently accepted name.
The https://wsc.nmbe.ch/ is pretty much the central authority on spider taxonomy (might require an account but it’s free) and lists all the reclassifications with a link to the relevant papers.
I’m getting educated today, thanks! The Brachypelma I got almost exactly a year ago with paperwork, so it’s a B. smithi confirmed.
It’s neat to see their colors come in. Mine just got the red rump.
Yes! My Brachypelma smithi also recently molted and the orange stripes came in with full force! I’ve had it since it was the tiniest sling so I felt like a proud mom XD
Brachypelma smithi
If you got that B. smithi before 2017 it is very likely that you have a Brachypelma hamorii now, as the species was split in two. (With the one that is now left as B. smithi being much rarer as a pet).
Is there a visual difference?
I think there are some subtle ones, some slight difference in leg banding I think, but I’d have to look it up again.
I’ve stopped keeping Ts more then 15 years ago, so I only had 2nd hand accounts when that happened. I remember a lot of people scrambling to check theirs when the change was made (and most people I talked to ended up with a B. hamorii).
Imagine thinking ANYTHING wants to live in a fucking jar.
When it’s the size of small coin. Never ventures more than a few inches from it’s burrow, in the wild. And gets all it’s meals delivered. I bet it doesn’t mind at all.
In fact, I bet it has no fucking clue.
Twat…
Most tarantulas are ambush hunters. They build a web or burrow and, if there is enough food coming their way, they are totally happy with staying there indefinitely. Their average lifespan in captivity is also much higher than in the wild. They really don’t seem to mind.
While this technically isn’t a tarantula, it’s a similar spider. Number 16. . It’s the oldest spider ever recorded and she lived her entire 43 year life in a single burrow.
