Species Ephebopus murinus

[vespers]

Aren't these OBT size?

Fairly close. Some E. Murinus females can reach 6+ inches, but that's about the maximum.

 

[jigalojey]

Fairly close. Some E. Murinus females can reach 6+ inches, but that's about the maximum.

Right, gorgeous looking spiders, not sure whats going on with the 8 incher lol.

 

[BobGrill]

I Had Flash backs Just Looking At This While Sitting Right Next To My Big 8" E.murinus XD

I'm guessing you've never kept this species before.... if you did, you'd know that they rarely exceed 6 inches.

 

[Imortalis]

My girl is 5"

 

[miss moxie]

Beautiful picture Imortalis. Got to love a grumpy spider who's not happy to see you even though you're happy to see it! I love that iridescent shine on their feet. So pretty.

Perhaps we could see some pictures of Chainsaw's giant spider? You should make a picture thread Chainsaw, with your 50 Ts I'm sure you've got a lot to show off.

 

[SC Tarantulas]

I Had Flash backs Just Looking At This While Sitting Right Next To My Big 8" E.murinus XD

Doubt that. If so it couldn't have been an E. Murinus perhaps it was an E. normous?

 

[Imortalis]

Beautiful picture Imortalis. Got to love a grumpy spider who's not happy to see you even though you're happy to see it! I love that iridescent shine on their feet. So pretty.

Thank you! Yeah she's gorgeous, isn't she?

 

[miss moxie]

Thank you! Yeah she's gorgeous, isn't she?

Yes and since she wasn't doing well before, you know it's a good sign when she's gone from weak to 'get the expletive out of here'.

 

[soundsmith]

Just received this 5" girl from snakecollector on here, what a beauty! (click for larger)

 

[ARspiders]

She looks great!

 

[lalberts9310]

Gorgeous girl you have there! Remember to keep her moist

 

[Radium]

She's absolutely gorgeous! I want one of these so much. I love the contrast and those beautiful epaulets.

 

[soundsmith]

Couple more:






Radium: John (snakecollector) still has a few of these females at an awesome price in the classifieds just FYI.

 

[Radium]

I have issues, because this is the first thing I came to look at when I noticed the forums are back up. She's so cute!

 

[Vanisher]

0.0.1 E murinus. First picture it is down its burrow, next picture it has exit the burrow. I could not take the lid of, cis when i do it shoors back down

 

[NukaMedia Exotics]

Beautiful T, I just sold my female today actually to save room so someone will have a beauty in their collection.

 

[Vanisher]

Juvenile sitting infront of burrow

 

[Joshs Frogs]

Meet Esqueleta, a True Skeleton Tarantula, (Ephebopus murinus) that lives at Josh's Frogs!
Her kind come from the humid forests of northern Brazil, French Guiana, and Suriname.
There, they live in intricate, multi pronged underground silk lined tunnels.
They are very well adapted to tunnel life. It shows in their anatomy.
True Skeleton Tarantulas have bulky, extra strong number 1 and 2 leg pairs oriented towards their front.
These are great for capturing and overpowering prey, at the mouth of their burrow.
Their numbers 3 and 4 leg pairs are oriented to the side and the rear, respectively. This allows the spider to grip the sides of the tunnel to support the tarantula on those two pairs while they use their first two pairs for prey.
This allows them to hoist up their prey and drag them down into their burrow to consume.
They have urticating hairs, like most New World Tarantulas. Theirs is more highly adapted to tunnel life as they also have them on their pedipalps.
They can throw urticating hairs at a threat that they are facing, while they defend their burrow.
True Skeleton Tarantulas get their name for their gorgeous high contrast jet black base color on their legs with bright white "boning" stripes going down the center of their length.
These hole dwellers are rarely seen on the surface of their habitat. That is why it seems so special when you actually do see them out, like I did Miss Esqueleta on the day I took these photos.
I hope you find her as beautiful as I do.