What makes a specter?

Seriously, how do I tell a specter from a normal? I went through several threads here and looked at the examples on WoBP, but I really don't see it. What are the indicators?

They typically have a lot of striping
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/100_7347.jpg

Have a head spot very similar to a yellowvbelly
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/100_7357.jpg
While the belly isn't typical yb it does still have a tint of yellow to it and some speckling like yb's have.
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/100_7787.jpg

And they have a lot of speckling on the sides and an over all similar color as many yb's also
http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/100_7310.jpg

I suggest buying from a known producer of superstripes :gj:

Wow I think that reply is sticky worthy or needs to put in the morph guide thread. :gj: :gj:

Ditto the Morph guide request. There already is one for specters, but it'd be nice to add this to it (while keeping the pictures that are already in the current morph guide. More pictures = more better.)

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

I suggest buying from a known producer of superstripes :gj:

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Right? Honestly, if I were in the market for one right now, I might just wait and save up for the superstripe, because then I'd definitely know what I had.

I didn't even about the YB head spot or speckling. I could ID a YB if you rolled it over... but I don't have any yellow belly complex anythings in the house. Which is probably why I have a hard time picking specters out visually.

I think she has Specter in her......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/9492f813.jpg


But in all seriousness it can be an issue since not ALL of the markers may be there.

The head can have a stamp:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/IMG_1044.jpg

Often the tail will be striped:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/IMG_1045.jpg

Belly is variable:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/IMG_1046.jpg

Overall color is lighter than a WT, and easier to see when next to a normal:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...7/IMG_1048.jpg

There is also something about "keyholes" in the pattern, but I never really understood that one.


As was said before, if it is your first get it from a known SS producer if you can.