by Hi,
I recently purchased a spider from a petstore. Its not your average pet
store (there were a couple T.blondi, Pocilotheria, Brachy's, and plenty of
others). The owner said he wasn't sure what species it was, and that his
wholesaler didn't get these very often. I think it might be C.spinicrus, but
everyone tells me that those aren't common in the US. Are there any over here
(the US)? The spider has a black abdomen, with bushey red hairs. The
cephelathorax, chelicerae, and first two segements of the legs and pedipalps
have a bright copper sheen. The cephelathorax also has a black starburst
pattern radiating from the fovea. The rest of the spider is black, with long
red-brown hairs. It is close to 7" in legspan, very fast, and extremely
aggressive. If not C.spinicrus, does anyone know what it might be?
Thanks,
Nick