Role reversal

[Lucky Eddie]

I moved two spids the other day.........a pink toe goliath and a goliath pink toe. Bizarre. eh?

Please excuse the spoon, I had a lot of earth to shift!

[gjd1989]

The spider in the first pic is a columbian giant not a pink toe and someone may correct me but the pink toed tarantula is not classed as a Goliath. Your one actually looks like a martinique pink toed tarantula

[Lucky Eddie]

Originally Posted by gjd1989

The spider in the first pic is a columbian giant not a pink toe and someone may correct me but the pink toed tarantula is not classed as a Goliath. Your one actually looks like a martinique pink toed tarantula

Dammit. Whatever happened to artistic license?????

You had to go and ruin the poetry!

FYI, the Avic was sold to me as A braunshaunseni. It is already BIGGER than my A versicolor, which is fully adult.

[Dan99]

There know way that is a Versi. Mate , look at the pattern on the abdeman.

[Lucky Eddie]

Originally Posted by Dan99

There know way that is a Versi. Mate , look at the pattern on the abdeman.

Eggsacterly!!!!!! Thank you.

It isn't even the same colour!!!!!!!!

[gjd1989]

as i said in my post someone may correct me. and wo and behold i have been corrected. i do not claim to be able to identify right to the latin name i was just correcting the original lol. no argument or offence intended

[iiisecondcreep]

Nice spids!

How big is the braunshaunseni? Its veeeery pretty

Originally Posted by gjd1989

The spider in the first pic is a columbian giant not a pink toe and someone may correct me but the pink toed tarantula is not classed as a Goliath. Your one actually looks like a martinique pink toed tarantula

Thats because tarantulas are not classed by common names.
Common names are generic terms that can be used to describe any number of different T's, therefore they can't be 'corrected' as such. They are a hinderence to the hobby and should be avoided.

And the 'pink toe' looks nothing like an A. versicolor ('Martinique pink toe).

[garlicpickle]

The first one is a Megaphobema robustum (Colombian giant)

neither goliath nor a pink toe, but beautiful spiders regardless

[Lucky Eddie]

Originally Posted by iiisecondcreep

Nice spids!

How big is the braunshaunseni? Its veeeery pretty

About 4 - 4.5'' leg span.

It fills that green lid now, which is off a koi food jar.

[Lucky Eddie]

Originally Posted by gjd1989

as i said in my post someone may correct me. and wo and behold i have been corrected. i do not claim to be able to identify right to the latin name i was just correcting the original lol. no argument or offence intended

Yeah, no worries Mate.

I was just trying to start a light hearted thread and have a laugh.

I mean.......I call the Columbian Bob the builder cos it moves dirt like a guy on a fork truck.

I will now probably get a load of people posting telling me.........a) The spider is not a male and b) Bob the builder doesn't own a fork truck.

It doesn't really matter as long as the spider knows what and who it is!!!!