Hey guys

i was out and about again today hunting but this time for spiders not scorpions found 5 nice spiders (will post photos when i get the chance) but i have a question about one in particular. This spider from what i have seen and to my knowledge looks exactly like a tiny ( 2 / 2.5 cm) tarantula!!! is this a dwarf tarantula species? could i have found a tarantula? we have them here? i didnt imagine we did but anythings possible or is this some really common spider that is everywhere that looks this way just im ignorant? hehe sorry i dont have photos i will get some up tomorrow.

Thanks guys
Umar

There is servel dwarf T speices.. C.elegans is one and there is servel orthers.. i know about 2 speices of Dwarf T and is hunting for more

Dwarf tarantulas are cool, but I have no idea where the various species live.

Hmm, according to Wikipedia, they're restricted to the Americas. Tarantulas in general are supposed to live in Morocco, so it's possible you saw an immature specimen.

Iheart dont allways trust Wikipedia, because i have a dwarf spieces from Africa

I don't doubt that there's smaller species in the family Theraphosidae -- the article only talked about a different family of mygalamorphs.

i dont think this is a immature one he looks exactly like the pictures i see of fully grown tarantulas except he is just over 2 cm in length and he does not resemble the "slings" ive seen.
i will take photos this afternoon and post for you all to identify for me, either way dwarf T or immature T, its very very cool little guy

ok putting photos on photobucket now will post links as i upload them (takes me ages )

here is the first shot: http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/Umarkirk/?action=view&current=P1010031.jpg

here is another: http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/Umarkirk/?action=view&current=P1010033.jpg

and another: http://s307.photobucket.com/albums/nn303/Umarkirk/?action=view&current=P1010042.jpg

I have no idea what that is..

they are saying on AB that it is a mygalomorph! im not sure what that means as when i researched mygalomorph (briefly hehehe) some people said they are Ts some said they are not so i dont know what any of that means but i do know that its a cool looking little guy

well i found info on these three tarantulas:

Ischnocolus hancocki
Ischnocolus mogadorensis
Ischnocolus numidus

says they are present here and i found some photos in another thread:

http://theraphosidae.nl/Images/Fotodump/Ivalentinus5.jpg

what do you think? this is what i have? a T how big does this species get? is mine adult? any experts on spider know anything about these?

That does look a lot like yours -- I don't know how big the adults are, but most tarantulas start looking a lot like adults even when quite small.