hermzxd45
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Can anybody tell me what does instar mean?
For the first part of your question, heres an example of molt history for my Mature Female C. cyaneopubescens (GBB)Does anybody have an average of moult numbers before reaching typical adulthood? And do faster growers gain more size between moults, or moult more often? I know...a little off subject, but I've been curious and this is an instar thread.
+1 a B. smithi can reach adult hood at 14th instar (is that accurate?) . But as they get older , we tend to use L . Like , my smithi was at L9 when it passed away . That would be about 5 more molts till adult hood .For the first part of your question, heres an example of molt history for my Mature Female C. cyaneopubescens (GBB)
Brought home 8-10-2007 .75" (3/4")
Molted 8-23-07 Has a gold Carapace!!
Molted 9-14-07 Has bluish femurs
Molted 10-08-07 Entire legs is colored bluish
Molted 11-04-07 Showing adult colors
Molted 12-14-07
Molted Early February
Molted Early April
Molted 6-28-08 Very Vibrant coloration! Confirmed Female.
Molted 9-10-08
Molted 2-20-09
Molted 3-28-10
For your second question, I would have to say yes and no. Sometimes faster growers like L. parahybana gains considerable size with each molt and others just molt more often. Every species has their numbers of molts to adulthood. They are not all the same. Much like us. Two people can grow different rates in the same time frame.
In my example for the GBB, she reached adulthood in around 10-12 molts.
For the first part of your question, heres an example of molt history for my Mature Female C. cyaneopubescens (GBB)
Brought home 8-10-2007 .75" (3/4")
Molted 8-23-07 Has a gold Carapace!!
Molted 9-14-07 Has bluish femurs
Molted 10-08-07 Entire legs is colored bluish
Molted 11-04-07 Showing adult colors
Molted 12-14-07
Molted Early February
Molted Early April
Molted 6-28-08 Very Vibrant coloration! Confirmed Female.
Molted 9-10-08
Molted 2-20-09
Molted 3-28-10
For your second question, I would have to say yes and no. Sometimes faster growers like L. parahybana gains considerable size with each molt and others just molt more often. Every species has their numbers of molts to adulthood. They are not all the same. Much like us. Two people can grow different rates in the same time frame.
In my example for the GBB, she reached adulthood in around 10-12 molts.
Is this your estimate? Or can you please cite your source?+1 a B. smithi can reach adult hood at 14th instar (is that accurate?) .
It is my understanding that L refers to legspan in centimeters.But as they get older , we tend to use L . Like , my smithi was at L9 when it passed away . That would be about 5 more molts till adult hood .
Glad I could help!Thanks so much for that info! My wife has wanted a GBB for a long time, and we just got one similar in size to the one you got, so this is a cool timeline to guesstimate (ours may grow slower...it's 70-75 in our house most of the time.) Thanks for posting that though, really.
No iv'e never heard that before . There was a video on a L9 smithi , but I cant find it right now .Is this your estimate? Or can you please cite your source?
It is my understanding that L refers to legspan in centimeters.
Wow your like . . . Magic lol . Does that t look 9" to you ? Not to me . . . Cause the guy above is saying the "L" means Leg span . . . That looks more like 4"Just a guess... Is this it?
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It is my understanding that L refers to legspan in centimeters.
Not magic. Just typed in "L9 Brachypelma smithi". And I think Endagr8 is stating that it means Centimeters, not inches by his understanding.Wow your like . . . Magic lol . Does that t look 9" to you ? Not to me . . . Cause the guy above is saying the "L" means Leg span . . . That looks more like 4"
Yeah I always though it mean instar too .Not magic. Just typed in "L9 Brachypelma smithi". And I think Endagr8 is stating that it means Centimeters, not inches by his understanding.
When taking that train of thought L9 would be the following.
9 Centimeters = 3.54330 inches
Personally I have no idea what that means (the "L") but I always thought it was instar number. But its not critical for me to know so I never looked into it.
L# stands for the Larval stage number, so yes, that is right.Doesn't L# just stand for the # of molts it's had?
How 'bout that! Thanks for the clarification, Roski!L# stands for the Larval stage number, so yes, that is right.
Embryo -> L1 -> L2 -> L3 -> etc. -> adult.
LOL. Yeah I anal like that I guess. I have molt records dating back to the year 2000In America, most of us don't keep strict accounts (with the exception of TalonAWD) of the instars of our tarantulas, or at least I don't.