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... and people call these creatures "primitive." HAH!

Fascinating! Just an idea, but perhaps those teeth act as grips, like the ridges on a wrench, to hold the food item in place as the fangs pressure it inward against the actual mouth-parts.

I have all 3 species you mentioned and here is what I've observed (and by the way, I, too, consult the TKG) - I've raised all of them from slings and started them out in damp substrate to prevent dehydration (it's an everpresent danger with slings apparently, especially Avicularias) - They...

According to Schultz (and you might try getting a hold of his book, Tarantula Keeper's Guide), the B smithi's substrate should never be damp, and even misting should be avoided. Water should be obtained through food and a water dish. It's what I go by, bone-dry substrate, water dish, and...

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose ...:( Merci, Killy, but Arakatac has retired from this monument to retromingency. Adieu.

Why how kind of you to point that out, Killy! Thank you ... (smart ass ...) :D

Dan, I was KIDDING - am I now to be blamed for self-deprecating humor? (Although that said, if you saw me you probably WOULD bash my looks - why not, everybody else does! :D ...). I do know enough about "trolls" to know that it's not a very nice thing to call somebody. Let's see, so now I...

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: (So now you're bashing my looks :D ... I was defending you, buddy ...) And to Jim M, I do apologize about my remark about your teenagers. I'm sure they're good kids. I was being facetious, I meant no enmity. A

Kettle, paging pot! :rolleyes:

Love you too, "hon," and thank you for another unintentionally hilarious retort. Did you not say this? "Very few 14 year old's have the attention span, dedication, sense of responsibility that would make a tarantula a good idea. I don't consider them expendable animals, and given what I...

Jeez-oh-peez people! Why does every thread have to single out some sincere respondent to bash and belittle? Even the OP is doing it! Well, since I started writing this post, I can see that at least some apologies have gone out. Still ... I, being relatively clueless about this hobby...

So do a lot of other posters, with much more positive attitudes. This is phenomenal - we've got one guy who claims his 15 years of experience cancels out somebody else's, and a self-described neophyte presuming to lecture us on handling!?!?!?!? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH! Pikaia!! Are you out...

As a partisan of handling, here's what I suggest - forget the naysayers and seek out the folks that are sure to give you positive advice - the ones that successfully handle LPs! Go to the gallery and search "Lasiadora parahybana" - look for the photos of LPs being handled (there are LOTS of...

Wow! Not to appear argumentative, but I must say I find this specimen to be rather beautiful!

Seems to me this is a question better addressed to NON-tarantula keepers - I think that no matter what tarantula you name, those of us on this forum will easily see beauty in it.

Show some civility xhexdx. Your welcome.

:clap::clap: More condescension from the premier forum bully! "... please stop offering information that's not accurate or pertinent to the topic?" Are you serious?!?!? {D{D{D Have you had a look at your posts from other threads lately? I really resent seeing people belittled in this...

{D{D Well thank you for that unintentionally hilarious response to my post, a response which, by the way, TOTALLY sidesteps the point, which is that somebody’s tarantula is sick, and somebody came here seeking help, and this is NOT the appropriate time and place to argue about the tarantula’s...

{D So this is the standard we should all be using? Well let's hear it for those authoritative sources dating back to 2003! :). Interesting as well that the august committee doesn't recognize Grammostola aureostriata, Grammostola pulchripes, Gold-Knee, Gold-Stripe, or Chaco, so I guess...

Well, thank you, all of you Latin scholars! To the OP, I apologize - I assumed when you asked how to pronounce Theridiidae, you meant that you wanted to know how to pronounce it correctly. Please forgive me. To the rest of you distinguished linguists, let me give you a little lesson: in...