See the old molt beneath her? It's brown. But when freshly molted and for the first few weeks they're much darker, almost black, with vibrant pink hairs. She's not the calmest spider, but she's very reluctant to bite when handled. She does kick hairs every now and then and does hiss at me sometimes.
About 3 inches or so currently. I recently Confirmed that she's a female from her last molt. I already have a much bigger female and a male but I can't have too many of these guys. She's a bit skittish but still calm if picked up and never kicks hairs, so typical pulchra temperament.
Time for the monthly A. pissi pic! These are very photogenic, and the larger they get, the more tolerant they are of me opening their enclosure. Now instead of running, they come to see what's for dinner, lol...
‘Quilago’, p. ultramarinus large juvenile F. After months of being buried away she’s looking fresh and ready for food. A truly stunning species, cameras just don’t do their IRL colours justice.
Aphonopelma sp. "diamondback" female. A small but stunning aphonopelma with lighter tones on the front section of the body, darker tones at the back & a triangular pattern at the rear part of the carapace :)
Young female, beginning to get her adult colors in and her stout rear legs. With those strong, thick legs, and elongated carapace/abdomen, they're built for tunneling.
PS: macro magic is a new ig handle I made. It's my photo.
Pretty chill but can bolt suddenly sometimes. She doesn't even know she has urticating hairs lol
Female Latrodectus hesperus discovered her late summer 2024 living under the drainage pipe in bathroom after removed the sink some babies hatched and were seen around the bathroom I captured a few the rest have taken care of each other. They are good pest control.
Female Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow Spider) caught 10/27/2024 this photo was taken 01/06/2024 after her recent molt her hourglass is now a orange no longer a cream color and her color is the shiny black she is lovely.
Female Latrodectus hesperus (Western Black Widow Spider) caught 10/27/2024 photo taken 01/02/2025 feeding on a roach she would molt shortly after this photo and is now a shiny black.
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