Two 1.5" Cyriopagopus schioedtei and one 4" subadult female Selenocosmia javanensis. And here she is, calm and happy:
And suddenly, fangs bared and ready to bite:
Venom dripping:
My spiders seem to get progressively more aggressive - first it was the female OBT which was actually docile, then the female P. formosa, rather bitey and prone to throwing a threat pose but calm once out of the enclosure, and now this lunatic of a spider. I can safely say that she literally bites everything she touches - from my metal forceps to the wood decor in my softbox. She rears up into a threat pose when you gently breathe on her; touch the tips of her legs and she actually bites. This species puts P. murinus to shame, without a doubt.
And suddenly, fangs bared and ready to bite:
Venom dripping:
My spiders seem to get progressively more aggressive - first it was the female OBT which was actually docile, then the female P. formosa, rather bitey and prone to throwing a threat pose but calm once out of the enclosure, and now this lunatic of a spider. I can safely say that she literally bites everything she touches - from my metal forceps to the wood decor in my softbox. She rears up into a threat pose when you gently breathe on her; touch the tips of her legs and she actually bites. This species puts P. murinus to shame, without a doubt.
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