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Russo combos post shed

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I have had a chance to let these settle in and attempt to get good photos but I can't capture the colors well on the first baby. This is a russo/black pastel/pastel/spider and it turned out extremely light and clean. I am working to get a photo tent to see if I can get some better photos.

Black widow (spider/black pastel/pastel) for comparison. This is the sire of the clutch.
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The baby (you can see the spacing at the bottom of the side pattern from the blushing)
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Russo black pastel (must see it next to a regular black pastel to appreciate)
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Russo/spider/black pastel ( I think) Pinkish brown side pattern, much lighter than a black bee.
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Let me know what you think of these, especially the last one. I know that the russo is not the most desirable morph out there to play around with, but it has had better than expected results.
 
I really love the last one~ =)
The blushing is absolutely amazing on it~! >w<
The second one looks pretty awesome as well.
 
That is one freaking nice black pastel. You have some good looking combos there, they'll only get better with age.
 
UwabamiReptiles said:
That is one freaking nice black pastel. You have some good looking combos there, they'll only get better with age.
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It takes a good eye to appreciate that one by itself. It is very light and looks unique compared to a regular black pastel. I sold the other black pastel already but here is a preshed photo. I like the fact I can do a leucistic through this one.

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crookedantler said:
The one in the last pic is really nice! They are all nice but that one takes the prize,lol!
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This was the only male in the clutch. I may be able to breed him back to mom in the near future to confirm this. If he retains the look I feel comfortable saying he has russo in him.
 
Nice combos. Its cool to see pics of some Russo combos as I haven't seen too many out there. I do agree that the last one looks lighter than the black bees I've seen; I like it:)
 
Very nice combos!!! I wanna see more pics after a shed or two!
 
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