lasiodora parahybana hissing

[mlongfoot]

Has anyone had their lasiodora parahybana hiss?

 

[catfishrod69]

The noise you are hearing is called "stridulate", but im unsure if L. parahybana are able to do this. I know alot of african and aussie Ts are able to. The only ones i see/hear doing this are my P. muticus (king baboon). They really are not hissing too. They rub the hairs on thier pedipalps and first set of legs together, and it makes a hissing sound.

 

[mlongfoot]

Yes, I understand it is stridulate, but mine did exactly that and I didn't know that this species had that characteristic.

 

[Storm76]

Yes, I understand it is stridulate, but mine did exactly that and I didn't know that this species had that characteristic.

Not sure if LP's have stridulation organs, but I the genus "Psalmopoeus" means translated "Psalmsinger" and they actually are able to stridulate, though I've never heard any doing that either...

Maybe post a pic of the T in question?

 

[mlongfoot]

I am a bit ignorant on how to post a pic, but it was purchased from Swift inverts as an LP. I will tease it a little again with a paint brush (in time) and see if it is a recurring thing.

 

[Storm76]

I am a bit ignorant on how to post a pic, but it was purchased from Swift inverts as an LP. I will tease it a little again with a paint brush (in time) and see if it is a recurring thing.

Uhm, don't! Prodding a T continuously is stress for the animal and doesn't help. If you got it from Swifts, I'm pretty sure it IS an LP. Leaves the question about the stridulation...no idea since I don't own one of those. Others might be able to shed some light onto this...

 

[cmcghee358]

I dug this up in the search.

LP Stridulating?

 

[B00]

I have noticed mine will make a "scratchy" noise when agitated. It's not very loud, sound kinda like rubbing a toothbrush with your thumb. She only makes it when she's walking quickly to respond to something that's irritating her (usually me cleaning up).

 

[wvtarantulaguy]

Uhm, don't! Prodding a T continuously is stress for the animal and doesn't help. If you got it from Swifts, I'm pretty sure it IS an LP. Leaves the question about the stridulation...no idea since I don't own one of those. Others might be able to shed some light onto this...

I have my LP out and she was on my shoulder and just stridulated 2x when I went to try to pick her up from there. Had no idea they did it. But I definitely her it right beside my ear twice.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

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[Ultum4Spiderz]

I have my LP out and she was on my shoulder and just stridulated 2x when I went to try to pick her up from there. Had no idea they did it. But I definitely her it right beside my ear twice.

I have 7 of them never heard of one stridulate. I used to have 12.

 

[Brewser]

Music to your ears

 

[Moakmeister]

I forgot how this forum will sometimes resurrect threads that are more than ten years old. That will never not be amusing.