u/jackoolope

Image 1 — I need an ID please as well as a question
Image 2 — I need an ID please as well as a question
Image 3 — I need an ID please as well as a question

I need an ID please as well as a question

I just got this whip spider (first photo) at an expo and I was wondering if anyone could tell me the species at this age. It is a very small baby right now. I can try to get clearer photos if needed. From what I see on this subreddit it looks like it's in the Phrynus genus and the seller says she got the parents from an import from Costa Rica. My question is do Phrynus whitei lose their eye spots with age or something similar? The second photo is my adult male Phrynus whitei currently and the third is him when I first got him. He has lost his iconic eye spots or they are not as prominent as they were before. Btw their names are Silly Specimen (first) and Young Baby (second)

u/jackoolope — 6 days ago