LuiziBee's Picture Thread

[LuiziBee]

Timelapse of my juvenile male Nhandu coloratovillosus molting.

My two female C. cyaneopubescens. Juvenile, Pia and adult, Cyrene.







P. subfusca highland




P. subfusca lowland

 

[LuiziBee]

Monocentropus balfouri



Chilobrachys sp black satan



Freshly molted Bumba cobocla


C. elegans



Hapalopus sp Colombia large





Freshly molted Haplocosmia himalayana







Avic avic

 

[LuiziBee]

Brachypelma emilia









Brachypelma albopilosum







Poecilotheria subfusca



Cyriocosmus elegans


Avicularia avicularia

 

[LuiziBee]

Phormictopus sp purple molted and surprisingly changed an awful lot. Quite interesting:
















Cyriocosmus elegans molted for the first time in 2 years:

 

[LuiziBee]

Brachypelma smithi molt










I was asked to be a "tarantula handler" on a TV show. I haven't held any of my tarantulas in at least 8 years. So.... I decided to test a few of them out. Turns out, all of my "docile" species are quite feisty. The only T I'd trust a stranger to hold on television would be my Euathlus sp red, which is a tiny species. I may also bring one of my G. porteri to also be featured walking around or something since they are much larger.The details are still being worked out, so this could be an interesting gig.

Euathlus sp red


Angry G. rosea



Angry G. porteri



L. parahybana attacked my tongs, ran up a wall. Nooope. lol

 

[LuiziBee]

H. sp Colombia large


C. cyaneopubescens





P. subfusca


I haven't seen a black widow since I was 5 years old. A local friend of mine caught a female a while back and she laid a few sacs. He gave me one of the babies the other day. Latrodectus mactans:








Update on C. sanderi pairing: THIS IS NOT MY PHOTO!!! I hadn't heard back from the guy I sent my MM to in 4 months. He finally responded and said he eventually let the male and female cohabitate until the male passed away. The female is looking a bit chunky and we're currently hoping she's gravid.

 

[LuiziBee]

Ornithoctonus aureotibialis





Brachypelma emilia









Haplocosmia himalayana





Nhandu coloratovillosus


Megaphobema robustum

 

[LuiziBee]

Avicularia avicularia pairing







Chilobrachys sp black satan 2 days post molt





Chilobrachys fimbriatus



Cyriocosmus elegans


Latrodectus mactans

 

[LuiziBee]

I've been researching the last two weeks and decided what I wanted to use as the next enclosure for my two irminia sac mates. Perfect timing because one of them molted and DOUBLED in size!!! Couldn't believe my eyes when I grabbed her container. Rehousing both of them this weekend.





and her sac mate. She's about half her size. A molt or two behind.



and while I'm at it, I'm going to go a head and stick the cambridgei in a larger enclosure as well.



Phormictopus sp purple looking more like herself a few weeks post molt.



Haplocosmia himalayana



Poecilotheria subfusca lowland



Chilobrachys sp black satan

 

[LuiziBee]

Update since the last time I've posted and a bit of a photo dump.
My largest M. balfouri came out and hung out with me for a good week or two every night. Was a wonderful treat as I only see her maybe once a year like this. (a different specimen than the last one I saw and made a huge deal about)





I picked up a mystery Cyriopagopus / Haplopelma spp at an expo because I have no self control and it was twenty bucks.



P. vittata molted and grew back all of her leggies. I'll be starting a breeding project with her in the coming next few weeks. Hopefully the male doesn't just end up as an expensive meal!





I rehoused my hopefully gravid A. avic into a nicely decorated cheeseball container and put her in a closet. A couple nights ago I caught her heavily webbing and she was non-stop for two days. I haven't checked since because I don't want to disturb her. I'll check her in a week. Let's hope for a sac!!



Her boyfriend still going strong, eating, webbing, and generally just hangin' around.



Grammostola porteri looking glamorous.



Phormictopus sp purple

 

[LuiziBee]

photo dump continued.....

9 months of growth comparisons.





Euathlus sp yellow molted and I finally managed to sex as female.
I swear this thing hasn't grown a damn inch since I received it 3-4 years ago.



I went to Florida and found a tiny, adorable Centruroides hentzi



Rehoused my 2 P. irminia ladies into larger, somewhat experimental enclosures. By now they have settled well and every evening they leave their burrows to go hunting / exploring.









I also went a head and rehoused my P. cambridgei. Managed to also sex this one as female recently. Little beast is growing up quick. Will probably also set up an experimental enclosure for her as well in the near future.

 

[LuiziBee]

photo dump continued....

H. sp Colombia large in a web blankie



L. mactans







Ornithoctonus aureotibialis


And lastly, I suffered a horrendous loss with my MF Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, Cyrene. One day she was suddenly discovered in death curl. She would not accept water via a syringe or otherwise, and I'm confident it was not from old age. Perhaps some kind of internal injury I couldn't see. It's one thing to lose a T, but to lose one that you've kept around for many years is truly saddening to the heart. Anyway, I compiled some of my favorite pictures of her from over the years. RIP <3

 

[Trenor]

Awesome tarantula photos. I'm sorry about the loss of your C.cyaneopubescens Cyrene.

 

[LuiziBee]

@Trenor thanks!

 

[LuiziBee]

P. subfusca highland. Freshly molted with spectacular fresh colors!!



Freshly molted Bumba cabocla. Love how blue and white she looks!



Also, officially sexed female. Yay!



Little Grammostola pulchripes caught molting.



Little cutie is a male. Note accessory organs and gonopore in middle microscope view.





Latrodectus mactans also molted!



Ornithoctonus aureotibialis





Chilobrachys sp black Satan



11 months of growth P. cambridgei

 

[Sliptooth]

very beautiful gbb.

 

[Storm76]

Beautiful subfusca! Love the purple hues on her.

 

[LuiziBee]

Quick timelapse video of my female Lasiodora parahybana molting last night:

Chilobrachys sp black Satan

 

[Storm76]

So how's that Chilobrachys spp. doing thus far?

 

[LuiziBee]

Really great!! Eats well, growing well, etc. I see it a lot too, which is a plus.