ID Please - Blue Hornets?

[ronone10]

I am getting confused after doing a search on the Internet. I am told these are African Blue Hornets. Which, from what I read is different the non African Blue Hornets. The question is what price should I expect to pay for these versus non African Blue Hornets. Is this variety more common? Anyone care to share your pics of a Blue Hornet, African Blue Hornet...

Thanks for your help.

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3633/bluehornets.jpg

 

[Myteemouse]

AOI's]
African blue steel

 

[Dr. Dee]

 

[Workaholic]

Those look close but not them.

Tom

 

[returnofsid]

IMO, neither picture represents true Purple Hornets. The first picture are probably AOIs, or African Blue Steels, as Adam said. Here's a link that explains the origin of the true Purple Hornets, along with a picture of them.
http://www.coralpedia.com/articles005.php

 

[Workaholic]

IMO, neither picture represents true Purple Hornets. The first picture are probably AOIs, or African Blue Steels, as Adam said. Here's a link that explains the origin of the true Purple Hornets, along with a picture of them.
http://www.coralpedia.com/articles005.php

um sid he was asking about blue hornets/ AOI's.......

:lol:

Tom

 

[returnofsid]

Ummm wow. Tom, you're absolutely right. I guess I really need to read better!!!
Thanks for the correction!!! Please ignore my previous post, with my humble apologies!!

 

[Workaholic]

Ummm wow. Tom, you're absolutely right. I guess I really need to read better!!!
Thanks for the correction!!! Please ignore my previous post, with my humble apologies!!

lol, its all good.

Tom

 

[ronone10]

Thanks for the help... I will do some more reading on AOI, Blue Steel...

Hey Sid, thanks for the info on Purple Hornets. Actual, I was looking at some Purple Hornets as well. You are one step ahead of us... Are these authentic in your opinion?

Example 1: (bad picture to start with)
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8071/90898995.jpg

Example 2:
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7641/purplehornets.jpg

 

[returnofsid]

By the looks of the alternating skirt colors, I'd say Yes, those look like the real thing.

 

[Dr. Dee]

 

[Workaholic]

I actually wasn't looking at the right pic. The one you had in the beginning of the thread. those look legit. As for the purple hornets but pics look like the real deal. from what I've found when it comes to the purple hornets is the impostors don't have the alternating green/purple tentacles.

Tom