Cedrik's photo album

[CedrikG]

Hysterocrates sp. , I really appreciate those.

 

[urs]

Rare sight! :clap:

Best regards Uros

 

[CedrikG]

Hysterocrates sp. "gigas"

Ceratogyrus sp. "marshalli" , looks like an hybrid specimen.

Theraphosa sp.

 

[michal1991]

Really beutiful marshalli

I love spiders from Old World.

 

[Tegenaria]

Mopre nice pics Baboon!
But in the second pic of Ceratogyrus sp. "marshalli there appears a lump on the back its cephalothorax, what is that?

 

[Gigas]

Ceratogyrus just have a hump there,

 

[Tegenaria]

Thanks Gigus! I just found this on wikipedia.com too:
"
C. marshalli features the biggest horn, where it stands straight up about 1cm. There are several probable functions for this horn: according to a study by Rick C. West in 1986, it provides an increased surface for the attachment of the dorsal dilator muscle, which aids in drawing in liquefied food into the sucking stomach at a faster rate; this way, the spider can retreat to a safe place faster. It also increases the area for the midgut diverticula to expand during times of nutrient and water availability, analogous to a camel's hump, helping it to survive in its arid habitat during droughts."

 

[CedrikG]

Not every Ceratogyrus sp. posses a protuberance gigus, only those:


Ceratogyrus bechuanicus
Ceratogyrus brachycephalus
Ceratogyrus darlingi
Ceratogyrus marshalli
Ceratogyrus sanderi



No one really know for sure why some species of this genus posses a protuberance, but we can ID the species that posses this by looking at the angle, the shape, and size of it

 

[CedrikG]

Remember that Pterinochilus murinus unknow color form that was possibly gravid, I posted picture of her couple of days ago.

that was her

I found that this morning. I transfered this girl in same time then the picture, and untill yesturday there was no web. It looks to much webby in there to just be normal ... Either a molt or egg's in my opinion :yes: Something weird ; I could see its abdomen this morning and it is much smaller in size But theres no exuvium around "from what I can see, hard to tell"

 

[Tegenaria]

She blends in very well with her backround-looks a very natural shot!

 

[CedrikG]

Ceratogyrus darlingi

 

[CedrikG]

Underside of Psalmopoeus cambridgei ... and ... my wonderfull dirty glass, lol

 

[CedrikG]

Here's my beautifull large female Ephebopus murinus

 

[urs]

Your photos are realy something special! :worship: Love to look them! Keep up the good work! :clap:
I read that the horn supposed be for the storage of water. Ok I also read that is ussed for the muscle, but I guess nobody knows for sure.:?

Best regards Uros

 

[CedrikG]

Thx for the compliment

I read that the horn supposed be for the storage of water

In my opinion if it was that simple, we would know it. It must have been the first hypotheses from the taxonomist.

 

[CedrikG]

Another view of the sac

 

[CedrikG]

Ceratogyrus darlingi

 

[Tegenaria]

Wow she is beautiful!

 

[michal1991]

I agree, she's beautiful!

 

[CedrikG]

My Home

Kitchen .. no table as I was using it for feeding my Ts lol

Where I can chill out

Mosaique, in the middle of the loft

Spider room #1, Actually ... we did'nt work at all on the spider room yet, this is only the base in reality. We have to build all the terrarium, and build module into the spider room, we also have to install glass door on the front of each columb ... theres lots of work to do and this is nothing of what its gona look like in about 3 weeks. When feeding time comes I bring the table and i can work very easy.

Spider room #2 ... unfortunatly not full yet

Theres a spider room #3 exactly like the other one but its compltely empty for the moment.

Spiderling work station