Cheshire's picture thread

[Stylopidae]

Great pic! How close did you actually get to the OBT? From the pic it looks like you have nerves of steel!!

Yup...I actually was that close.

I take pride in being able to photograph tarantulas like that.

I also do cage maintenance with my bare hands.

I just like working with my animals up close and personal

Massmorels...this is a different picture of the same spider under different lighting:

I bought him as a mature male and have reason to believe the regalis I thought was female is a male, as well. He has a lighter folio stripe than this guy.

Lesson to be learned...don't sex pokies by coloration.

 

[Stylopidae]

Some new pics:

I think these are among the best I've ever taken.

Not tarantulas, but still a bonus:

 

[thedude]

is that a malaysian species or one of the giant vinegarones from souther US?

 

[Stylopidae]

is that a malaysian species or one of the giant vinegarones from souther US?

It's the species from the southern US.

I just realized that there's a pic on there that I mistakenly uploaded...it's of the B. albopilosum

I'll post the pic I meant to post either later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[Stylopidae]

Some new pics...I'll be starting threads about a few of these pics later.

(Crawled onto my hand during rehousing...don't handle OW spiders)

For TTstinger...this is my injured Aphonopelma seemani

 

[Stylopidae]

Finally, a few months later...the pic I meant to post of my subadult male B. albopilosum.

You know what?

Let's do what I call some B-sides. Stuff I took but didn't think was good enough to post, but still interesting/thematic enough to keep. These are all old pics I've had on my comp for awhile.

 

[Truff135]

You know what?

Let's do what I call some B-sides. Stuff I took but didn't think was good enough to post, but still interesting/thematic enough to keep. These are all old pics I've had on my comp for awhile.

I like this one, looks like it's lurking

 

[Stylopidae]

More B-sides

 

[funnylori]

What is the plunger looking thing for?

 

[Stylopidae]

What is the plunger looking thing for?

I use the plunger looking thing to separate the males and females in a hurry if need be. It's actually very useful. I can use it to interfere with the working of the female's fangs, use it as a shield or even just use it to prod her away.


More pics of the collection:

 

[Truff135]

I use the plunger looking thing to separate the males and females in a hurry if need be. It's actually very useful. I can use it to interfere with the working of the female's fangs, use it as a shield or even just use it to prod her away.


More pics of the collection:

Nothing better than reading about biological diversity with a friend.