GQ's Photo Thread

[pinkzebra]

Thanks Natemass and Jen.

Jen,

That is the first time she has ever made a defensive display. I put her enclosure lid in front of her so I could transfer her from the lid and into her enclosure. She quickly reared back with fangs out. I tried to coax her onto the lid and she bit the lid. I took a few photos of her in that position as it was unusual. I put my hand and also a stick in front of her and she didn't react. Maybe she just didn't want to go back into her cage.

Guess she was just really enjoying her romp and did not want to go back home yet.

 

[GQ.]

Here are a few more photos to break my long stretch of lurking.

Avicularia metallica - female

Avicularia versicolor - female with flash

Avicularia versicolor - female in natural light

Avicularia versicolor - female - yellow speckled color form.

Heheh. I'm just kidding about the yellow speckled color form. I was trying to take photos of her next to a couple of red hibiscus. She bolted through the flowers and here legs were quickly covered with pollen.

 

[GQ.]

Aphonopelma moderatum - juvenile male

Cyclosternum fasciatum - female

Cyriocosmus elegans - mature male

 

[GQ.]

Psalmopoeus cambridgei

Poecilotheria subfusca - Freshly molted

 

[Tegenaria]

Some great looking spiders dude,nicely photographed too. I especially like the YCF versicolor

 

[Talkenlate04]

Hey are those Subfusca co habiting? They are beautiful! :clap:

 

[GQ.]

Thanks Tegeneria and Talkenlate.

talkenlate,

I put the P. subfusca together for that photograph. They have been housed individually. I had not caught sight of them for awhile so I coaxed them from their retreats. They looked so stunning I had to take a few photos.

I ended up pairing them the weekend after that photograph. A lot of loud tapping and a few paradiddles ensued. The male achieved insertion within five to ten minutes of this introduction. I tried pairing them several more times and they didn't show any further interest. I then let them cohabitate for two weeks. I removed the male to his enclosure. The female is now fattening up in her lair. I'm hoping she is fattening up with eggs.