Caribena versicolor
(Walckenaer 1837)
Previously Avicularia versicolor
Antilles pinktoe tarantula
syn.Martinique pinktoe tarantula
syn. Martinique red tree spider

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Versicolor  photo on 1 July 2018- a week after molt - Now about five inches DLS
Tarantula is resting in a separate container while its regular container
 is being cleaned and old substrate replaced.


in web tube
Canon photo of versicolor in its new web tube

cell phone photo
Apple Iphone photo on 3 November 2017

3 november 2017 3.25 inches
Canon Photo ~3.25 inches November 3 2017 after molt on 27 October 2017

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3. February 6, 2017 finally ventured out of its vial container onto a bark in the enclosure

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2.  February 6, 2017 finally ventured out of its vial container onto a bark in the enclosure


1.5 inch 5 January 2017
January 5 2017 - Feeding on a cricket

molt of 23 June 2018
 Molted 23 June 2018, above molt not photographed until 1 July 2018
so Tarantula could harden up before moving it and the molt from of the web tube




molt of 27 October 2017
Molt on 27 October 2017


underside
Underside on 28 September 2018



June 18, 2017

ventral
Photo taken through container 12 June 2017

     
Versicolor web tube with hammock at the bottom for molting
web tube for daily activity and hammock at
                    bottom for molting.


Photo Details - ŠNicky Davis
Name changed to Caribena versicolor March 2017
Previous names Aranea hirtipes, Mygale hirtipes, Mygale versicolor, Avicularia versicolor
Has urticating setae
 
PHOTOS OF THE VERSICOLOR
4. Photo on 3 November 2017 after the molt on 27 October 2016 - 3.25 inches DLS
2. 3. February 6, 2017 finally ventured out of its vial container onto a bark in the enclosure
1.  Enjoying a cricket January 5, 2017


MOLTS AND VENTRAL PHOTOS
5.  Photo of molt taken 1 July 2018.    She fasted 54 days and molted on 23 June 2018, 5 inch dls now.
4.  Photo of the molt of 27 October 2017
3.  Ventral Photo 28 September 2018
2.  Ventral Photo 18 June 2017
1.  Ventral photo through container to try to determine gender - 12 June 2017

HOUSING
1.  Photos of web hammock for molting

~1.5 inches
Bought From k8inverts.com on 4 January 2017


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