Offkillter
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2010
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- 149
Well today I saw my first wild T. I was eating lunch at work (construction) when I noticed a rather large spider cross the drive way, thinking it was a really large true spider ,I felt compelled to check this little (2 1/2") fella out.upon closure inspection it turned out to be an Aphonopelma something something.I could not believe I was seeing this I had heard stories of mature males looking for love in this area but have never seen one.This was a beautiful juvie, I took a stick and touched it's leg to check it's temperament and wham it struck and took me by surprise , then it threw up an awesome threat display,unlike any of my captive bred T's.That got me thinking how much nature versus nurture plays in to the temperament of any given T, even semi skittish T's can become relatively accustom to occasional human contact (with certain obvious exceptions). This little guy had no desire to interact with me, initially I considered taking him home but decided against it he was born free and who was i to change that. So this weekend the kids and I go spider watching.