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I am spider blind!

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  • 09-22-2011, 09:41 PM
    satomi325
    I am spider blind!
    I'd like to think I'm pretty decent at identifying if a snake has a good quality look or not.
    But for some reason I can't tell w/ spiders... It's like being color blind, but w/ spiders! hah

    If they're darker is that good? If they're more speckled is that bad? Or perhaps less markings is good?! Things like this confuse me.......

    Can somebody provide some 'good' and not so good visual examples please?
  • 09-22-2011, 09:44 PM
    thewesterngate
    I've seen some that look like normals, just with less black. Alien heads and everything. The thinner/more reduced the markings are, the higher quality they are IMO.
  • 09-22-2011, 09:50 PM
    EverEvolvingExotics
    Everyone doesn't value quality the same way. You are the only one that can decide what you find attractive in a spider or any morph for that matter. I prefer a medium to highly reduced pattern, high white sides, with nice contrasting color. Mine has nice high white sides but it also has speckles of yellow, I find this to be a huge plus others may consider to degrade the quality.
  • 09-22-2011, 09:51 PM
    Skittles1101
    I think it's a personal preference. I personally prefer a more reduced pattern and higher white, whereas someone might prefer more alien heads and less white.
  • 09-22-2011, 10:00 PM
    satomi325
    Hmm. I see.
    Thanks for all your input! :D
  • 09-22-2011, 10:01 PM
    lasweetswan
    http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6209/...ecf0ee5e87.jpg


    I prefer my little monster :) And I agree that it is all about what YOU like specifically.
  • 09-23-2011, 01:47 AM
    MidSouthMorphs
    Love it lasweetswan.

    [IMG]http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e1...octa20/017.jpg[/IMG]

    Here's my guy.
  • 09-23-2011, 11:34 AM
    Serpent_Nirvana
    *Disclaimer: At the end of the day, it's all personal preference, and I apologize in advance to anyone who loves the cinnabee morph*

    In my opinion the cinnamon spider, or "cinnabee," makes a good example of what I AVOID in a spider -- lots of spotting, thick and busy black markings, darker brown in color. In my eyes, the cinnamon actually makes the spider morph look less extreme and more like a normal ball, which is what I specifically try to avoid in any morph.

    In my opinion the Enchi spider, or "stinger bee," makes a good example of what I DO look for in a spider. These tend to be reduced-pattern (less black), ZERO spotting, and very beautiful, bright gold in color. I also like the stingerbee look of having a more drippy, rounded "teardrop" look to the black spots, though I certainly won't turn down a nice, reduced-pattern, gold spider with "sharper" black markings.

    Many folks also prefer a more "high-white" spider, where the white from the belly comes as far as possible up the sides of the animal. I don't really care one way or the other how high white the spider is as long as it has that nice gold, reduced-pattern appearance that I prefer, but "high-white" is also often considered a component of a good quality spider.
  • 09-23-2011, 04:06 PM
    DC Reptiles
    bumblee bee has to be one of my favorite spider crosses, but a nice reduced pattern high white spider is also awesome in my eyes
  • 09-24-2011, 09:00 PM
    python_addict
    my dream spider that i recently found :)
    http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...-12_185055.jpg
    http://i1000.photobucket.com/albums/...-15_224511.jpg
    i think high white sides just bleach out the pattern and i dont like too many keyholes and the head pattern has to be something more than just dark outlines and a dark dash in the middle and i love golden colors and I got one :D
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