G. rosea male postultimate molt

pronty

Haunting Spider
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Yesterday when I got back from a weekend at the cottage, I noticed that my old mature G. rosea had molted.
I bought him two years ago as a mature male.
He lost both of his palps and some of his legs are deformed. The carapace had not come off completely and that had made the molt more difficult.
He still has his fangs so I'll try feeding him later.

Sorry no pics... My own computer is still at the computer store's maintenance... (4 ½ weeks now... :mad: )
 

pronty

Haunting Spider
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Got my computer back yesterday... :)

The T:




And the molted skin:

 

Telson

Arachnodemon
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uhhh....

All I can say is wow.....:eek:


That is by FAR the longest I've ever heard of a male living past it's "final" molt, much less having an aditional molt.
 
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