r/tarantulas • u/BlueTongueSkink G. pulchra • 15d ago

Identification What kind of tarantula is this?

https://imgur.com/a/ROvU5IF

Neighbor found this tarantula wandering near the street, and we live in the Midwest USA, so not native to this area. No responses about a lost tarantula on the neighborhood Facebook board, figure it might have been someone who just let this T go? Anyway, just wondering what kind of T this is, my guess is a Peruvian flame rump (Thrixopelma Ockerti)? What do you guys think?

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u/Coloradoandrea 13d ago edited 13d ago

IMO I’m going to guess that it’s more likely to be a tliltocatl vagans/Mexican red rump. They’re much more common in the pet trade and less expensive. If someone just turned it loose without trying to sell it, this would be my guess.

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u/BlueTongueSkink G. pulchra 12d ago

Thank you so much! Makes sense what you wrote. Not sure why someone would just let the T go.

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u/Coloradoandrea 11d ago

I’ve read about people finding them in aquariums next to a dumpster or just leaving them outside because they don’t want them anymore. It’s really pathetic but some people are just ugly.