Ok, for future reference, I just want to request that Aphonopelma anax or hentzi sighting pictures made in Val Verde county, TX need to be more specific, especially for those pics I see often of females. Please try and get photos of the females’ spermathecae on the underside of the abdomen so that a proper ID can be made. Aphonopelma moellendorfi is a species that looks similar to anax and hentzi and often gets swept into either one or the other, which shouldn’t be happening. If you need a key to use for ID, one can be provided for you. We, as naturalists and its contributers, should be more vigilant about not allowing the same misidentifications when information is available now that says otherwise.
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I requested her spermathecae pics, but she told me that, "Those are only for my OnlyFangs subscribers!”
She said that $5/month gets you dorsal shots, and $75 gets you a personalized spermathecae photo with your name written in silk.
What should I do?
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Later Edit: I’m scrapping my reply offering to help out with any observation. If the point was to try to get users to focus on specific characteristics to help diagnose then great, but that needs saying direct to users on observation, a general forum post isn’t useful.
Else, when it’s said “Please try and get photos of the females’ spermathecae on the underside of the abdomen so that a proper ID can be made.” That feature of females is internal - a useful diagnostic for individuals that moult in captivity, but you’re going to see nothing useful on the underside - they don’t have diagnostic [external] epigyne (as seen on other spiders and often requires a microscope as said by a later reply)
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And all the wolf spiders need microscopic pics of epigyne. I’m not sure if you’re joking or not, LOL. What you’re asking folks to do applies to about 75% or more of species globally. More details please! Provide a visual guide, like this one, and perhaps you’ll get some takers…but don’t count on many. 99% of your target audience won’t be reading this–or know what to photograph for every species they encounter.
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Using iNat to advertise a product or service?
Which is against the guidelines.
No he isn’t. He’s making a parody of such a post.
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