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Which type of curly hair?

Egon

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I’m new to tarantulas. Which type of curly hair is this 4-year-old female?

Thanks!
 

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I'm no expert by any means and I'm going from the photo provided compared to my Nicaraguan Curly hair, I can safely say that it is not a Nicaraguan Curly.

Try to get a picture from the top and a clear picture of the abdomen if possible. Nicaraguans have hairs curled up and forward.
 

Egon

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I'm no expert by any means and I'm going from the photo provided compared to my Nicaraguan Curly hair, I can safely say that it is not a Nicaraguan Curly.

Try to get a picture from the top and a clear picture of the abdomen if possible. Nicaraguans have hairs curled up and forward.

Thanks. I’ll try but I just got it and it tends to sit out like this or hole away in its hide so this was the best picture I could get.
 

octanejunkie

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A lot of people have difficulty discerning the difference, and depending on where you've sourced your individual, there might have even been hybridization, intentional or otherwise.

The easiest way to discern between the species, when coloration tends to vary between bloodlines, is the setae of a Nicaraguan being more curly, especially on the abdomen, then a Honduran, with straighter Setae.
 

Egon

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A lot of people have difficulty discerning the difference, and depending on where you've sourced your individual, there might have even been hybridization, intentional or otherwise.

The easiest way to discern between the species, when coloration tends to vary between bloodlines, is the setae of a Nicaraguan being more curly, especially on the abdomen, then a Honduran, with straighter Setae.
This one is from a hobbyist who wasn’t sure.
 

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