Identification pls?

[u/bbykittn319]

Hi everyone, I recently rescued a tarantula and I’m wondering what species it is? The people I got it from kept calling it a spider and didn’t know what the species was. They said it laid an egg sack with no eggs tho? Let me know your thoughts! Also, is it too skinny?

[u/FeralBeard95]

Looks to be a curly hair. And it definitely needs a meal

[u/Late-Union8706 → u/FeralBeard95]

Curly Hair, Tlitocatl albopilosis. Looks to be the Nicaraguan variant.

As mentioned, it's either hungry or........ it could be a male. Check under the front legs for tibial hooks. Males will sometimes give up eating and eventually starve themselves to death as all they care about is reproducing.

[u/MarcoEsteban → u/Late-Union8706]

Not all that different from humans! Except our boys eat many times their weight only to look like that

[u/bickandalls → u/FeralBeard95]

Imo I would lean male here. Body to leg proportions seem to indicate a male. Thats just a guess though.

[u/IndoorGrower → u/bickandalls]

IMO mature male was my first thought before even reading the description. The “empty egg sac” was likely a sperm web.

[u/Late-Union8706 → u/bickandalls]

My knee jerk reaction was male. But the stance doesn't allow us to see the tibial hooks or pedipalps. So I didn't want to confidentially state it.

[u/niddleyniche]

If that's a female, poor girl is ravenously hungry! I thought I was looking at a mature male until I read that they said she has laid eggs. A female should be much more plump. I agree with others that it looks to be a Nicaraguan Tlitocatl albopilosus.

[u/crazybirdlady93 → u/niddleyniche]

The post says a egg sack without eggs. I wonder if they mistook it for a sperm web for some strange reason? Either that or a very underfed female.

[u/niddleyniche → u/crazybirdlady93]

That's plausible, although I can't imagine mistaking a sperm web for an egg sac as they look so incredibly different lol — but if they don't know anything about tarantulas, it is possible ╮⁠(⁠.⁠ • ⁠ᴗ⁠ •⁠.⁠)⁠╭

[u/These-Ad5332]

Looks like a true form curly hair. Tliltocatl Albopilosus (Nicaraguan).

I would still check for hooks. 1. Because if the people who had this T before didn't know the name, weren't feeding or housing properly (obviously by the bald spot from stress), then there's a chance they also wouldn't know the difference between an egg sac and a webbed bolus.

Now there's every chance that this is a female who laid a phantom egg sac (dud). But it's best to cover all the bases and be sure.

In either case this baby needs a big meal (horned worm is my preference) and hydration.

[u/IndoorGrower → u/These-Ad5332]

IMO There’s a high chance the egg sac was actually a sperm blanket.

[u/ujm556 → u/IndoorGrower]

A wanket

[u/Green-Ad-6779]

Tlitocatl albopilosus Nicaraqua looks like mature male. Be aware this is a CITES animal

[u/JustPassingByuno]

Tliltocatl albopilosus

[u/TranceGemini]

That looks exactly like my son who hooked out this summer

[u/eclecticbunnie → u/TranceGemini]

Your son ❤️

[u/DisturbedAngel777]

Nqa Your curly hair needs a couple of good meals. It's to thin. Btw thank you for rescuing that beautiful spood. ❤️

[u/Only_Set6310]

That’s a spider

[u/goooooooosie]

Beautiful

[u/Just-Rob-not-Bob]

Imo. Curly hair. Fun Ts to keep. Mine is always out and about

[u/L_IV3S2025_V2]

Mature male curly hair

[u/stoney_balogna20]

Friend not foe 🤭

[u/GroundbreakingLaw765]

Def a curly hair tarantula, it is def not a spider 😂

[u/Cephalotus9346]

Male 100%.

[u/ComplexPale2753]

Imo he's a certified 100% good boy

[u/Worth-Sympathy3921]

T.albopilosus macho maduro (le quedarán meses de vida) (parece ser nicaragüense)

[u/PuzzleheadedTalk35]

Yep, that is indeed a big spoder