Search results

I think I'll revive this thread. I have been absent of late. I WILL add that Lasiodora are the only species that I have encountered which have caused me skin irritation. I learned to never reach in without latex gloves to retrieve a water dish (or even collect debris). Itchy & scratchy!

I once received a spider with a crazy glue repair. She recovered and molted just fine, FWIW.

Heh. The summer's not over. While I don't see many, I will see more before the summer's over! My yard seems to produce 10's of C sculpturatus....

I caught one on my back porch last night (Tucson, AZ). I wee them from time to time outside, this one is about 5" long. I wouldn't have a clue where to find them.

I have packed up hundreds of these. A few had to be pulled off of my back (Why is it that when a T runs up your arm they always stop in the middle of your back?) I consider them fairly docile, not that I would care to handle them. Reports that I have read suggest that they pack a hell of a...

Getting dealers in ANY field to collaborate & cooperate is like trying to herd cats.

I moved to Tucson about two years ago. The only scorpions around my house are, naturally, C. sculpturatus. I have caught a few in the house here and there... A few nights ago...I went up to the loft and stepped on one..and what began as a sharp pain grew within moments to be the most intense...

She finally gave me a decent pose!

She finally gave me a decent pose!

Hmm I dunno if I will make it. I am in the process of a move, a rather major one in fact. We shall see! I rented a truck for a week, and there is still quite a bit to go......

PROVE IT!* *It is trivial to prove the existence of the IPU!

I once saw a preserved foot from a bigfoot in Nepal. It was about two and a half feet long. Very believable, IMHO. It's all true! The Invisible Pink Unicorn told me so!!;P

For what it is worth, I will be in inferior CA this coming weekend. Pasadena, to be specific. If there are any bar-be-cued bugs, let me know! bagheera

I believe that Psalmopoeus, like Avicularia which they are a sub-group of, have urticating hairs on the palps, but not the rest of the body. I really like my Psalmos--I have handled my irminia and pulcher. My cambridgie is the most vicious animal in my menagerie, the only one to stand up and...

A note on nuking wood.... I do so regularly to sterilize between animals. Make sure to place the wood ON a plate, and keep an eye on it. I will nuke it until just before ignition (yes it will go up in flames if you forget about it!)

Actually Tailless Whip Scorpion, but you get the idea :) I love watching them hunt while waving their "buggywhips" around! But I think that these guys would creep out most people! As to escapes, careful as it goes!

Or a very well fed female.....<BURP!>:D

Good Job! My big girl ate her date:8o

Most OW spiders are secretive. You will not see them much. That said, I am quite fond of OW aboreals*. All my Pokies are reclusive. Cyriopagapus *sometimes* come out. Selenocosmia is there an animal in there? Same for Haplopelma. The most visible seem to be African species, but again...

I run my own (import) business. I guess that makes me the boss.... I have my 30 odd tarantulas in the main office. While most clients that come in don't go into the office, most that do are fascinated by them. I keep the scorps and TWS on low shelves. The colorful guys are most visible*...