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I only fed her every other day! :8o
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P. irminia
YAY! So I just got some more pics of Kracken. She is not a nice girl when it comes to photography. Needless to say I had to chase her around my room before I got her back in her home. At least she had a roach in her fangs, they saved me some pain I am sure.
I got to see some awesome threat displays. Unfortunately my shutter on the digi is too slow...:wall:
YAY! So I just got some more pics of Kracken. She is not a nice girl when it comes to photography. Needless to say I had to chase her around my room before I got her back in her home. At least she had a roach in her fangs, they saved me some pain I am sure.
I got to see some awesome threat displays. Unfortunately my shutter on the digi is too slow...:wall:
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B. smithi MOLTED!!!
YAY! My B. smithi molted. Here is a picture of the exuvia, as well as one of the lightness of her exoskeleton just hours after the molt. Isn't it fuzzy and cute!?
YAY! My B. smithi molted. Here is a picture of the exuvia, as well as one of the lightness of her exoskeleton just hours after the molt. Isn't it fuzzy and cute!?
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AWESOME new pictures! Especially the one of Kracken feeding. And I'm glad to see that my t-sitting didn't have any lasting problems with Mr. Smith.
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I am a happy tarantula mommy! I plan on getting a few more next week from NWInverts! And I know you only fed Indigo every other day, but that is a lot for such a small sling...
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B. smithi
Her is B. smithi again, this time climbing on the wall of his vial attempting escape.:razz:
Her is B. smithi again, this time climbing on the wall of his vial attempting escape.:razz:
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Amazing pictures....just amazing...
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Looks a bit like a ghost smithi climbing towards heaven
(Or The Light, perhaps )Nice pictures.
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Those are some wonderful photos! Your babies are all very beautiful, especially the irminia!
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Yay!
I'm just glad there was a roach in between fang and finger...
Heheeheee it certainly does! I love that picture because I found the little one while it was still light colored from the molt. Now it has since greyed up a bit and the hair patch on the opisthosoma is coal black.Looks a bit like a ghost smithi climbing towards heaven
Nice pictures.
Thank you! I love the pic of the irminia feeding. I just wish I could have taken a video of how fast it moved to snatch up the roach, and then the threat postures it was giving the camera as it moved in for its closeup...
I'm just glad there was a roach in between fang and finger...
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Here Comes More!!!
YAY!!! So I paid a visit to Dean Pittman of NorthWest Inverts (www.nwinverts.com - sensless advertizing ) and this is what I brought home! Two more than originally planned, but I am not complaining. Each of the species is a very first for me so I am super excited. But then again, I have mostly stuck to Avics... Time to diversify passed long ago. Bleh, I am blabbering too much, on with the good stuff!
First off, her is my new Poecilotheria regalis!
Here she is with a mouth full of roach. This was taken through the side of her house, which happens to be a slightly modified Ed's fly meat fruitfly culture container - 32oz (great guy, great stuff!)
Here she is with the tasty roach again. At first I thought she wouldn't take it because it is a bit larger than she is. I had it dangleing with the forcepts and she lunged for it, so I guess that settled it. She only managed to get one fang in it, and I could see her trying to figure out what to do with the other fang for a few seconds before she gave trying to get it in.
Last one, another close up with the tasty roach.
YAY!!! So I paid a visit to Dean Pittman of NorthWest Inverts (www.nwinverts.com - sensless advertizing
) and this is what I brought home! Two more than originally planned, but I am not complaining. Each of the species is a very first for me so I am super excited. But then again, I have mostly stuck to Avics... Time to diversify passed long ago. Bleh, I am blabbering too much, on with the good stuff!First off, her is my new Poecilotheria regalis!
Here she is with a mouth full of roach. This was taken through the side of her house, which happens to be a slightly modified Ed's fly meat fruitfly culture container - 32oz (great guy, great stuff!)
Here she is with the tasty roach again. At first I thought she wouldn't take it because it is a bit larger than she is. I had it dangleing with the forcepts and she lunged for it, so I guess that settled it. She only managed to get one fang in it, and I could see her trying to figure out what to do with the other fang for a few seconds before she gave trying to get it in.
Last one, another close up with the tasty roach.
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Next up, OBT
Here is a non exciting pic of my new Orange Bitey Thing (Peterinochilus murinus). It was out and about all day yesterday, but I gave it a roach and it decided to be unsocialble and tacitile today... So here is it's lovely door to the lair.
Here is a non exciting pic of my new Orange Bitey Thing
(Peterinochilus murinus). It was out and about all day yesterday, but I gave it a roach and it decided to be unsocialble and tacitile today... So here is it's lovely door to the lair.
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YAY, its American!
My first U.S. speicies, Aphonopelma chalcodes. It has taken the award away from B. smithi for smallest T in my collection, coming in at less than half an inch! Sorry about the glare. (stupid flash! grumbles)
My first U.S. speicies, Aphonopelma chalcodes. It has taken the award away from B. smithi for smallest T in my collection, coming in at less than half an inch! Sorry about the glare. (stupid flash! grumbles)
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A giant whoo hoo!
And, last but certainly not least: Acanthoscurria geniculata! This little fuzz-butt caught my eye through the mass of vials sitting on Deans counter and called out my name. I wasn't planning on spending that much... But what can I say. I am a sap when it comes to cute spotted furry things with attitude. The first thing this little one did was flick at me. It is like a good morning kiss... Anyways, I am rambleing again. On with the photos!
And, last but certainly not least: Acanthoscurria geniculata! This little fuzz-butt caught my eye through the mass of vials sitting on Deans counter and called out my name.
I wasn't planning on spending that much... But what can I say. I am a sap when it comes to cute spotted furry things with attitude. The first thing this little one did was flick at me. It is like a good morning kiss... Anyways, I am rambleing again. On with the photos!
Nice new pictures!
The first one of the Poecilotheria especially; you can sort of tell that they're built for speed They eat well as slings, too.
As for the geniculata...well, quite possibly the 'best' spider there is (If you appreciate visibility, non-hyperness, beauty, an appetite worthy of a yeti and rather lethal urticating hairs)
What sort of roach are you feeding them with, by the way?
The first one of the Poecilotheria especially; you can sort of tell that they're built for speed
They eat well as slings, too.As for the geniculata...well, quite possibly the 'best' spider there is
(If you appreciate visibility, non-hyperness, beauty, an appetite worthy of a yeti and rather lethal urticating hairs)What sort of roach are you feeding them with, by the way?
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Pretties!
And she's feeding Blatta lateralis, AKA the Turkestan Roach. A great feeder, in my opinion. They stink less than crickets, can't climb glass, and can't fly. The males can do a falling helicopter sort of thing, but they can't gain altitude or go horizontal.
And she's feeding Blatta lateralis, AKA the Turkestan Roach. A great feeder, in my opinion. They stink less than crickets, can't climb glass, and can't fly. The males can do a falling helicopter sort of thing, but they can't gain altitude or go horizontal.
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Yep the roaches are Blatta lateralis. I dont mind them as feeders except that my colony has no adult males left so it might be going sterile. And, there aren't any tiny tiny babies for me to give to my smallest slings... They do stink some what though... I do have a few complaints: I can't breath when I am working in their enclosure trying to get feeders out, they are very fast and hard to catch (like crickets), and they cast of legs very easily so if you want to hold them with forcepts be warned.
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Lightning!
It got out today as I was trying to show it off to my bro's friends... :wall: :wall: :wall: But all was cool, it tapped my hand and then I set it down on the nightstand I keep them on and it ran behind it. We were able to safely coax it back into its container though. Speedy little beast. I'm just happy I didn't get bit...
Me too!Hey great pics, I especially like your P.Regalis pigging out on the roach.
It got out today as I was trying to show it off to my bro's friends... :wall: :wall: :wall: But all was cool, it tapped my hand and then I set it down on the nightstand I keep them on and it ran behind it. We were able to safely coax it back into its container though. Speedy little beast. I'm just happy I didn't get bit...