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Old 10-03-03, 03:30 PM   #1
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Pamphobeteus sp. Bolivia

Hi All,

I call this one the Xenesthis immanis of the poor!LOL

Seriously, this is a gorgeous undescribed species of the genus Pamphobeteus, and it has nothing to do with a Xenesthis spp.

The purple on the prosoma is just amazing...

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Old 10-03-03, 03:51 PM   #2
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Very nice. It's nice to see another tarantula enthusiast on here, keep bringing the pics!
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Old 10-04-03, 04:22 PM   #3
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We are never enough indeed, I just found this site and it is nice since there are a lot of fellow Canadians on here. I will post a few more pictures when I have a chance. Let's hope more T enthusiasts will join in!
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Old 10-05-03, 12:54 AM   #4
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feel like sending one of those to the US?

i'm starting to REALLY get into the Pamphobetus sp.... but most of the dealers here have only a select few types.

(get an antinous sling on tuesday)
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Pamphobeteus is a wonderful genus...

Congrats on your upcoming P. antinous... beautiful...

I'll PM you about your request...

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Wow that is amazing! So many T's. Need a lot more money! Are they aborial or groung dwelling?
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Old 10-08-03, 07:01 PM   #7
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Pamphobeteus spp. are ground dwelling.

They are commonly referred as Giant South American Jungle species...

They are great animals... the particularity of this genus is that the males are often A LOT more colourful then the females... and you often see pictures of males and you say to yourself, gee I need that species... then you get the female and it is a big brown spider!LOL A good exemple of that is P. antinous... the female is a big black animal but the mature male is an incredible metallic blue!

This particular species is one that the female is colourful, there are a few others like that...

This genus is not common in the pet trade, even less in Canada... usually is accompanied (unfortunatly) by a higher price tag...

One amazing thing is their spiderling coloration, I have to take a pic of some that I have at home before they grow... you will find that totally amazing... very colorful...

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OK, finally here are some spiderling pictures...

This is Pamphobeteus sp. (Ecuadorian Gold)...

Note the "typical" "christmas tree" pattern on the opisthosoma of this specimen...

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Here is a Pamphobeteus fortis spiderling. In this species the black "christmas tree" covers a bigger surface and you can only appreciate it's shape by looking to the side of the opisthosoma...
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The next one is "Pamphobeteus" platyomma... some argue it is a Vitalius spp. that is why you often see the genus in brackets when we refer to this species...
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Finally, here is my big female Pamphobeteus insignis, a rare animal in the hobby...

Unfortunatly, she is due for a molt, but you get the good idea that when adults, Pamphobeteus spp. are normally dull brown or black animals...

But they are extremely interesting nevertheless, just not very colourful for most of them...
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