goliath burgundy - goliath bird eater

[fairyflake]

what are the difference between the two..

or are they both the same,,, just some people calling then different common names?

[Jamie]

I'm no expert on these but I believe the Burgundy is a new Theraphosa sp. slightly different to the apophysis and blondi.

[joeyboy]

Originally Posted by Jamie

I'm no expert on these but I believe the Burgundy is a new Theraphosa sp. slightly different to the apophysis and blondi.

that's my assumption too. I saw them on spidershop a while back and was tempted but I need to sort out my room before I get any more T's. It's like an addiction or something, almost as if my current T's are using psychic powers to push their demands into my mind! " Get more of us Joe, MORE OF US, hundreds, thousands, the collective must grow!".

...anyway.

[fairyflake]

yep ur correct, just being doing a bit more research,, not a huge amount of difference between them, apart from the fact that the bugundy goliath is alot easy to breed, hence why its alot more easyer to get hold of

[Jamie]

Originally Posted by fairyflake

yep ur correct, just being doing a bit more research,, not a huge amount of difference between them, apart from the fact that the bugundy goliath is alot easy to breed, hence why its alot more easyer to get hold of

Thats good news then. Will be nice to have a very impressive T so readily available.

[C_Strike]

The burgandy is currently suspected as a new species..
But this isnt definate until work has been conducted on them.
AFAIK
The slings have the typical apophysis pink feet but do not possess tibial spurs as mature males.
I dont know a great deal more personally.. and i cant find the info about where they are from
Would be interested to see the spermethecae and how it compares to both the current members of Theraphosa

Very interesting though.

[andy07966]

Yes, the spidershop was selling juveniles for £59 with "(new species?) at the end.

[Becky]

Basically apophysis spiderlings have pink feet but mature males have hooks, blondi mature males dont have hooks but the burgundy goliaths have pink feet as slings but no hooks as mature males