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I did some comparisons today, and I've come to the conclusion that this individual is female. It turns out there's a surprising amount of variation in pleopod shape between individuals.

I found a highly unusual specimen of Oniscus asellus in the woods the other day. Bright orange, rather than the usual grey. I'd like to try isolating the gene, but I'm having a little trouble determining its gender. Most of its neighbors were more obviously male or female, but with this...

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My microscope photograph of a Heteroscodra maculata molt has been included among the top entries of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. This competition has been going on annually for decades, and has some of the best microscope photos in the world, so I'm absolutely thrilled the...

That sounds exactly like my Poecilotheria. I should be just fine then. Thanks for the straightforward answer. I remember when I was thinking about getting my first centipedes. People built them up to be such monsters, I actually had a nightmare about being bitten by one. When I finally got...

I'm considering making a small tarantula order, and I've been thinking about adding a 2" Stromatopelma calceatum to the list. I've been keeping Poecilotheria regalis (4.5"), Poecilotheria rufilata (2"), and Heteroscodra maculata (4") for quite a few months now. They haven't quite lived up to...

Male or Female?

I'm glad my experience could be helpful. If anyone is studying these parasites seriously, I'd be glad to provide more specific information and closer photos (Up to 200x magnification).

I forgot to mention the the scorpion began to float to the top of it's jar the day before this happened. It was unusual, but I didn't think anything of it at the time.

This is an update to this thread. I've had my Hadrurus arizonensis since December 2007. For the past few months, it was developing a white, chalky crust in and around it's mouth. It had been fasting for months, and had lost a great deal of weight. I did some research, and found that these...

So, no one has any idea what it might be?

Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a good sample with the Q-tip. (It never did much good anyway.) Instead, I just used the microscope directly on the scorpions face. Not an easy task. I apologize for the size of the photos, but I think you'll agree that detail is important in this case. Photo...

It was a gift that came from a small pet shop. Undoubtedly wild caught. I offer water every two weeks, but being a desert hairy, she rarely takes advantage of it. That alcohol trick is exactly what I've been looking for. Excellent advice, thank you. I was thinking of trying to get a...

Her tail is fine, and I never use calcium powder. I just checked to see how far it has spread, and I see a couple isolated spots on her pedipalpal trochanter. But more concerning is the fact that I found the cavernous pit underneath her chelicerae is completely carpeted in the stuff. The...

Yes, for the most part. Like I said before, she hasn't eaten in a while, but that may not be related.

That was my first thought, but after about the fifth time it started growing back, I kind of started to doubt it. Besides, it's starting to grow in deep nooks and crannies that I don't think feces would be able to get to naturally.

I know it's not sand dust, as the stuff I keep her on is more of an extremely fine gravel than sand. It's dust free. Here are a couple photos. I recently wiped most off the crud off, so keep in mind there is usually more than this: Is that helpful?