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ID the AF pokie!

T-Baby

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Got a picture of her underside and a different picture of her drinking.
I do not keep Pokies and the guy couldn’t remember what she was.
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Arachnoclown

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If you could get a cleaner shot through glass that would be ideal. Like this....
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I thought this had already been ID'd in Media. JS31 said 100% vittata and several other agreed.
If it's any help this was our AF vittata.

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@Enn49 from a top view its just a guess. Theres 2 other species with similar top markings. To positively i.d. a Poecilotheria ventral leg markings is the only positive way to be sure.
 

Thistles

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Yeah, that ventral shot leaves a lot to be desired. From what I saw of the carapace in the media pic, I'd say striata, but the carapace isn't a great way to ID. Look at legs 1 and 4 ventrally. If one and a half legs are yellow, it's striata. If only half a leg is yellow, vittata. Vittata also has a clear line along the ventral femur connecting a black bracelet to the underside of the prosoma. Striata doesn't have that line. There are other things you can look at, but those are pretty quick ones to spot.
 

Thistles

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As it is, I say striata over vittata, just to clarify. The carapace and some of the banding I can see on leg 4 are what I'm going by.
Ugh, the banding I was looking at was not the right pic. Time for bed, Thistles. I don't know how to edit/delete my stuff in this new forum format, so just ignore that prior post. Or teach me how to kill it.
 

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