awiec
Arachnoprince
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You seem to have the more "blue" darlingi, I'm super jealous, of course I love my girl all the same but dang do I wish I had one with those colors.
Actually, this time it was Stefan Kurtsiefer. Really nice and trustworthy guy. I have bought from MS before though; I met him at an expo in Denmark in 2012 to collect a big bunch of slings; my G. pulchripes, M. balfouri, GBB, B. emilia, B. smithi and P. muticus among others! So a lot of my collection came from him.From the list of species, I'm kinda suspecting you got those from MS?
Yeah... hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew!I'm looking forward to see that newer Chilobrachys spp. grow. They can get supposedly up to 6-7" - with that attitude - FUN!
Ah, alright. Don't know the guy, but I'll look him up next time I'm looking to buy some slings. Most of my collection is from H. Manstein anyways, but not sure if he sends europe-wide. Either way - nice haul, mate. I don't think you'll have any trouble with the Chilobrachys spp., you have enough experience and it's not your first OW Although I will admit that those Asian species certainly have an attitude problem and I need to rehouse my male C. fimbriatus soon. My female was a breeze, but the male is actually more defensive hahaActually, this time it was Stefan Kurtsiefer. Really nice and trustworthy guy. I have bought from MS before though; I met him at an expo in Denmark in 2012 to collect a big bunch of slings; my G. pulchripes, M. balfouri, GBB, B. emilia, B. smithi and P. muticus among others! So a lot of my collection came from him.
Yeah... hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew!
They certainly seem faster than the African species I'm keeping, and more skittish. Generally more pet holey too though, perhaps excluding P. muticus. I think they'll be fine. Best of luck with the rehouse!I don't think you'll have any trouble with the Chilobrachys spp., you have enough experience and it's not your first OW Although I will admit that those Asian species certainly have an attitude problem and I need to rehouse my male C. fimbriatus soon. My female was a breeze, but the male is actually more defensive haha
My fimbriatus devils started to get defensive around 2" - from that time on they rather stood their ground than run. But for the most part they'll run into their burrow if disturbed.They certainly seem faster than the African species I'm keeping, and more skittish. Generally more pet holey too though, perhaps excluding P. muticus. I think they'll be fine. Best of luck with the rehouse!
I've noted that mine has more red-cinnamon colored setae on the underside of her legs, could just be how the sunlight strikes them.I wasn't aware of any colour differences in the species. By and large, I think the colour representation with the LED flash ring is quite good - more neutral than the relatively red lamp I was using before. But possibly leaning a bit towards the blue, so I dunno - the darlingi's colours may be exaggerated a bit. Either way, it's mainly the wonderful yellow setae that really excite me about these fellows, so yours is still a real beauty I'm sure.
Well, the setae, the horn, the enthusiasm for food and the thoroughly industrious webbing. They're so cool.
Yeah, about that communal... let's just say I now have one very fat Heterothele villosella.Good luck with the communal! I like the Heterothele genus.