hehe, I was actually just kidding. I know most species names aren't going to be derived from any sort of latin/greek root. Whoever first describes them in "the literature" usually gets to name them, and a lot of times they're named for that person (lots of smithis!) or the region where they were...
Ok, I did a somewhat quick search of the boards and I didn't see anything that looked relevant, so I hope I'm not duplicating something someone else already did.
I just found a good website for those wondering just what Haplopelma or Brachypelma means...i've gathered that -pelma refers to the...
cripes
I should have known that as soon as I post a question, I'd find the answer.
Steatoda triangulosa...I'm fairly certain. Could someone confirm?
it is theridae though!
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Hello all,
I found this guy...er, girl...in my basement yesterday. I kinda recall reading that there aren't any established populations of latrodectus species this far north (I'm ~10 miles from Boston, MA), but when I looked again today I couldn't find a confirmation for that, so I'm not...
Hah, I think thats funny. This is what I get for posting at work without taking the time to check on my assumptions. I am not arguing with you here - I was watching Animal Planet while washing dishes, so I couldn't hear the narration. I saw the platypus sort of rooting through aquatic grass, and...
I'm fairly certain that SIDS is *not* a genetic condition. I've never read that the condition is, but an associated arrhythmia is. A coworkers wife is a pediatrician, and has done with with SIDS. There has also been a number of studies showing that laying your baby FACE UP instead of FACE DOWN...
well, i'm ~10 mi northwest of boston in Winchester, but i drive (most days) a 1995 volvo 850 wagon. its, er, uh, bigger than a 335i. i don't think that's the contest though, heh.
microwave is fine - just make sure there is not too much water in the wood or you run the risk of starting a fire in your microwave.
30 seconds should not be long enough to actually catch the wood on fire, but depending on the type of wood, and what may be living inside it, it could get very...
I would suggest you just be careful with them. Do some research on proper containers for them (deep with lots of dirt for burrowing for the Haplo, and more or less the same for the Pterino...tho its not as necessary that the Pterino have a deep burrow, they're pretty hardy and can handle most...
Well, as TheDarkFinder pointed out, much of the deforestation of the Amazon is fueled by the "need" to graze cattle in a rainforest, which some very stupid people think is an intelligent use of resources. One thing you could do is not support companies that use these cattle, which is pretty much...
your t looks very well fed - I would not worry at all if it isn't eating. Just make sure it has access to water and it will eat when it feels like it. It doesn't *appear* to be pre-moult, but I couldn't be sure on that form that picture (or really any picture). It's abdomen is quite large and...
This is not a spider I would want mad at me. It might sound extreme, but to calm it down, you might want to just let it chew away at your for a few hours. They aren't really that big, so it would only get a knuckle or two of one finger. This should calm it down some, at least for a while.
:P...
one thing to keep in mind about mealworms is that they are primarily sources of fat, and not of protein. this makes them better suited as treats, instead of a mainstay diet, especially for a growing sling.
I have been feeding my avic avic slings either prekilled crickets or cricket pieces...
is this the petco in providence on main street? I live ~2blocks north of there. I'd been eyeing those guys for a few weeks, but got an h. spinifer labelled as a p. imperator...i think i've bought a couple t's from them, and they've got a ~50% accuracy rate for species identification. They have...
absence of proof is not proof of absence...
just because you can't see the spermethecae doesn't mean they're not there...if it was 3.5" and is now bigger, they should be fairly apparent, but given the fact that it dried and was then rehydrated and possibly torn, they may have dessicated and...
Most of my little slings that I move, I just place their old container (which they are still in) inside the new container...this way they kinda decide how/when to move out more.
this jar does sound too small for the T, though, but it could use the whole jar as a new hide if it wants to.
is this an essay for a school assignment? personal edification? something for your friends?
I worked as an english tutor at my old high school and junior college, so I could give some pointers on this basic process (hopefully) if it is for school...
I think the main reason the government lumps all these animals together is because no one who works for the government is smart enough to figure out where the line should be drawn. Hell, I wouldn't want to have to draw the line. I know I could keep a hell of a lot of those animals without any...
I would suspect that the initial "willingness" to be held was a sort of a response to being shipped. I have noticed most of my spiders, after being shipped, seem to be in a sort of depressed nervous system state...they respond much more slowly if at all, and move their limbs or body more slowly...
Hi,
I have kept just about all my Aphonopelma and Brachypelma species in desert-like conditions. They all do just fine. Probably, though, the most prototypical desert species would be the Chilean Rose, Grammastola rosea. Some of their native habitat includes the Atacama desert of Chile, which...
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