This species looks similar to A geniculata with the white leg banding but the bands are less defined on the edges and have a more greyish color. This spider also has the fuzzy Nhandu look like N caropoensis. This is a very attractive species and does well in captivity.
Columbian Red Leg
Oh, how I love my M roubstum! I currently have four of these eating machines and they have hit the 2 to 3 inch size. This species is more moisture dependant than many species and care must be taken to provide water at all times. This is one of the best looking species I have and their rarity , (due to coming from drug central), no doubt helps them to keep their overall appeal. I truly enjoy acquiring a species that not everyone and their grandma already has, and these fit the bill perfectly.
This species gets to be good sized and has a deep rich red/orange coloration to the legs. I have not seen the spinning and flicking behavior that I have read about. I don't know yet if this happens only with large ones or if it is only a myth. I'll have to wait a while and see. M robustum will , if given enough soil, dig an extensive deep burrow and stay hidden a good bit of the time. When you come into the room and spot it out hunting however the wait to see it will have all been worthwile.
Redslate Ornamental
I dig all the Pokes and P rufilata is no exception. These are harder to come by than ornata and regalis and they look different as Pokes go. This species is extremely leggy and has a nice reddish burgandy wash over it. Mine are only and inch or so and have already started to color like the adults. This is a truly beautiful spider and one of the rarer of the Pokes. This species also has possibly the longest leg span of the Pokes and all other arboreals. I've also heard this about the P ornata but hey, I've got them both and I plan to find out.
This is a nicely colored Aphonopelma and although is shares the usual shades of brown and tan worn by most of the genus it is one of the cleaner looking better contrasting Aphonopelmas. A hentzi has a nice light colored cephelathorax with dark black legs and a deep rich brown abdomen. My hentzi is about 1 1/2 inches long and is my most aggressive Aphonopelma hands down. This spider nevers misses a chance to rear up and strike at me unless it is about to molt, which with this species isn't often.
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