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I would like to point out that every single person on here was new at some point. Most of them have stuck around or come back now and then and have never had any trouble at all, myself included. That would indicate that it is specific attitudes and arguments that long-standing members have...

Oh yeah, I've come across one of his videos before. If you haven't seen it, check out www.thomasshahan.com He has some really nice photography up including a bunch of arthropod macros.

Wow, haven't been on for awhile and hadn't seen this had been revived. May have been better dead, though. To answer a question some time back, no this picture was not taken in Vancouver. In my original post it states my location and I believe below my avatar I have myself listed quite...

That's very interesting. Thanks for sharing the experience and the discussion.

"Sellers put in freebies as a sort of advertising (insead of putting the money into print or internet ads) in hopes customers will want to come back. If too many people complain about freebies I imagine vendors will discontinue them. Fortunately most people appreciate them but they aren't always...

Very nice pics! Not only great close-ups but I love all the different angles and focuses. Kinda artsy and draws attention to all the fascinating details a tarantula has to offer. You're right, that nigerrimum is a beauty. How much does the purple come out when you're just looking at her?

No seller is ever under any obligation to give a freebie...especially if their prices are good to start with! I wouldn't go into every order expecting something for free just because that is what some others do. I WOULD go into an order expecting good response times, polite service and guaruntee...

To be honest I don't get a huge reaction from people. Anyone who knows me at all knows it's a part of who I am. I know some of my friends are squeamish about them, but that's about it. I guess being friends we understand each other at least enough to know what's important to each other. As to...

We had a rosea in the classroom when I was in Elementary school and I still remember it as an enjoyable experience. I don't think the age of the class actually makes any difference...older or younger one would want to take the same precautions for securing the tank (I do believe a locking tank...

Haha, there is that. You can make something new for her though with branches, corkbark etc. (non-noisy things) arranged against the back. Crickets will climb all those things too, as well as plants and whatever they can to get to "safety". There are several people around who make their "wall"...

I don't know how attached to the background you are, but I just pull those out of any exoterra enclosures. I find them a pain in the arse since they don't seal all the way around the back. Mealworms would get lost underneath, crickets would hide on top and behind. I never had a tarantula chew on...

Found near Osoyoos in rocky desert grass/scrub area. Specimen under 2 inches from chelae to telson.

I grew up with everyone calling harvestmen "daddy-long-legs." I never saw any cellar spiders until I moved to my present location a few years ago. I was further north, so I don't know what people would call them there if they ever saw one. Heh, I called them "whip-spiders" in my head until I...

Selling anything, especially a living thing, I think it is kind of cool to put a blurb anyway. You know, something describing some broad species character traits, instar, size etc. Even a picture of the mother is cool. It's easy to include the breeding information in something like that. I could...

Aw, I thought it was fun. Certainly more along the trivia line of things rather than any serious education, but it certainly amused me for a day or two and was a nice surprise to have brought back for me from the library. I am writing down the book you mentioned though, as I would certainly...

Cool pictures! And I never did know "Biologist" was a dirty word... Ok, so I seem to have a fairly large point of ignorance here. I have never heard of this Africanized bee thing. Is it something that mostly happened in the States or do I need to pay closer attention to the news? Of course...

Congrats on the successful sac! I agree with Bill S in that if something is not widely understood, then getting up here to clarify and/or discuss it is fine. Otherwise the OP would continue having to reply to private message after private message saying the same thing over and over again, and...