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<blockquote data-quote="Thistles" data-source="post: 58883" data-attributes="member: 3949"><p><em>B. auratum</em> have very clearly defined patches of BRIGHT red just on the patella. <em>B. smithi </em>has more diffuse reddish color on it. Here are pictures from net-bug.net showing both species:</p><p><em>Brachypelma auratum</em></p><p><a href="http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/NETBUG%20GALLERY%201%20039-1.JPG" target="_blank">http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/NETBUG GALLERY 1 039-1.JPG</a></p><p><em>Brachypelma smithi</em></p><p><a href="http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/Bsmithi%20-%20Copy-4.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/Bsmithi - Copy-4.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>The exuvia you posted looks like a <em>Brachypelma smithi, </em>but the color becomes better-defined as the spider grows. Tartar himself could go both ways imo at this point. Here's hoping you got lucky - <em>B. auratum</em> is my favorite brachy!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thistles, post: 58883, member: 3949"] [I]B. auratum[/I] have very clearly defined patches of BRIGHT red just on the patella. [I]B. smithi [/I]has more diffuse reddish color on it. Here are pictures from net-bug.net showing both species: [I]Brachypelma auratum[/I] [URL='http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/NETBUG%20GALLERY%201%20039-1.JPG']http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/NETBUG GALLERY 1 039-1.JPG[/URL] [I]Brachypelma smithi[/I] [URL='http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/Bsmithi%20-%20Copy-4.jpg']http://www.net-bug.net/webstore/Bsmithi - Copy-4.jpg[/URL] The exuvia you posted looks like a [I]Brachypelma smithi, [/I]but the color becomes better-defined as the spider grows. Tartar himself could go both ways imo at this point. Here's hoping you got lucky - [I]B. auratum[/I] is my favorite brachy! [/QUOTE]
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