Billopelma picture thread

[billopelma]

@ Novak, I'm not really sure why I have no mold problems but would guess it's because everything is unsterilized, straight up from outside. Most but not all enclosures have ventilation low on the sides as well as the top. Once in a while I'll get a fuzzballed bollus or two in the humid summer months though rarely in the winter. There are lots of fauna, like collembola and woodlice in some enclosures but very few in others. Some setups I don't even remove food remains because they disapear before they mold, others get occaisonal janitorial service. I've never had mold on the wood or plants.


C. darlingi 1.0.0

premolt

postmolt

Pamphobeteus sp. "s. equador" 0.0.1
One of a few T's in just got in, didn't buy anything all winter, way past due for some new ones...

Bill

 

[TRON]

Fantastic thread. Great collection, enclosures and pic. Really amazing!!!
Congratulations!!!

 

[billopelma]

A few more new T's...


M. mesomelas 0.1.0
Really a guess on the sex but ventrally it looks quite different from my two males.

Haplopelma sp. 0.1.0
More 'guessing' on sex and species, possibly vonwithi.

P. murinus 0.0.1

Ms. Beachballbutt went on the molt weightloss plan but she must be 'big boned' 'cause she's still pretty hefty for post molt.

A. brocklehursti 0.1.0

G. pulchra 0.2.0

Some hisser action. It was suprising how many kids this little 2" girl spit out...

Bill

 

[billopelma]

The rufilata group is still getting along nicely, one is maturing much faster than the others.

P. rufilata 0.0.3

X. immanis 0.1.0
Looks like she'll be molting soon..

Pamphobeteus sp. "platyomma"
Growin' like a weed...

Bill

 

[Lorgakor]

Awesome pictures as usual Bill! You have some beautiful spiders.

 

[billopelma]

The usual. New additions, fresh molts.

B. jacksoni 0.0.2
Hoping they can get along together at 2"

P. sp. "platyomma" 1.0.0
New guy

C. cyaneopubescens 1.0.0 MM
Recently sent this little guy off to his death, hopfully he did his job.

B. emilia 0.1.0
Starting to show adult colors

P. fortis 1.0.0
These things grow way too fast...

X. immanis 0.1.0
Molted right on schedule

P. striata 0.0.1
Would have sworn this was a male, now I'm not sure. Got really leggy but looks sort of female ventrally, has a very confusing internal epigastric area... I might start a ? thread on this one.

Bill

 

[syndicate]

wow that immanis really looks awesome after a molt!great shots.

 

[Doezsha]

Very nice pics awesome setups and gorgeous Ts :worship:

 

[billopelma]

Looks like 2" was too soon...

B. dubia population control, Tokay's 1.1.0

Male

Female

Bill

 

[Natemass]

awesome tokays, o ya nice icon pic i might be a petco employee but dont mean im a supporter

 

[billopelma]

Been having some lovely weather. Doing some outdoor rehousing, it's so much easier to just dump 'em out in the middle of the yard and fun chasing 'em around with the camera.

Some old world's...


Lampropelma sp. "orange fringed" 0.0.1

Cyriopagopus sp. "blue" 0.0.1

C. schioedtei 0.0.1

S. calceatum 1.0.0 Mature

Some inside shots...

Haplopema sp. 0.1.0
Bought as vonwirthi...

Haplopema sp. 0.1.0
Bought as minax...

Haplopelma sp. "?" 0.1.0

New worlds...

X. immanis 0.1.0
darkened up a bit from the postmolt pics

T. gigas

G. pulchra 1.0.0

Pamphobeteus sp. "s equador"

Some males sent off to fulfill their purpose....


N. chromatus 1.0.0 Mature

G. aureostriata 1.0.0 Mature

A. versicolor 1.0.0 Mature

Chinese mantids

my poor gnarly P. metallica, still hangin' in...

Bill

 

[syndicate]

great set of pics man.is that a little jumper on that mature male calceatum?haha.also very nice lampropelma!
i feel bad for that metallica aswell.is she suffering like that?i mean could she even have a normal molt in that condition?

 

[billopelma]

Hey Chris. Not a jumper, Pisaurid may be? Don't know true spiders that well, there had to have been dozens of different ones to see when you're looking that close.
Ya, I'm anticipating a troublsome molt next time for the Pmet, she still has plenty of attitude though. The robustum was probably worse than that and he made it back to normal.

Bill

 

[syndicate]

well if one can make it thru that than i wish u the best for your metallica!would suck to lose such a beautiful spider

 

[billopelma]

C. sanderi 1.0.0

A. versicolor 0.0.1

H. sp. 'norte de santander' 0.0.1

B. albiceps (ruhnaui) 0.1.0

P. antinous 0.1.0

pamphobeteus sp. 'platyomma' 0.1.0

P. nigricolor 1.0.0

P. murinus

Bill

 

[Matt K]

Holy Pete Saint James! What a group! Pardon me while I wipe the drool from my keyboard..................

 

[fartkowski]

Wow nice pictures.
I love the color on the A versicolor

 

[regalis]

Wow Bill which spider is in this terrarium ? maybe stromatopelma ?

 

[billopelma]

Hello Regalis,

That would be a Holothele incei, she's sitting on a sac in there pesently. They can be quite prolific webbers, similar in complexity to C. fimbriatus, though they don't incorporate much dirt into the structure like Stromatopelma.

Bill

 

[chris 71]

awesome mantids pic