Mightier Than The Sword? Sure. However....

[belewfripp]

...not mightier than the fang. I was getting the spider into the open for a photo and, as usual, the spider got the best of me.


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Adrian

 

[kellygirl]

LOL, that is hilarious! Sometimes tarantulas can be such brats--little temper-tantrum-throwers!

kellygirl

 

[JacenBeers]

Just thought I would let you know that the photo was awesome.

 

[belewfripp]

Thank you. It isn't often that a strange spider moment like that occurs, but when the T kept the position after forcibly taking the pen from me, I decided what the heck.


Adrian

 

[Immortal_sin]

that is too funny!
Great pic

 

[Bridget]

Just courious...did the T ask to borrow your pen? ;P Nice picture!!

Bridget

 

[Nixy]

LOL.
I Love the picture.
Do you think it will graduate to the keyboard soon?

By the way,, did you get your pen back?
And um,,, How?

 

[Gillian]

Hilarious pic!
If tarantulas could talk...(I must, I must improve my...oh well.. )
Peace,
Gillian

 

[That Guy]

How did you get it to lay on its back?? If it was molting that isnt good......Sorry to bring everyone down........But how did you do that??

 

[Mister Internet]

T's always flip over on their backs before they molt... is that really what you meant to say?

 

[Valael]

Originally posted by hampton
How did you get it to lay on its back?? If it was molting that isnt good......Sorry to bring everyone down........But how did you do that??

Sometimes Ts get so carried away, they fall backwards. It's nothing unusual.

 

[Nixy]

Originally posted by hampton
How did you get it to lay on its back?? If it was molting that isnt good......Sorry to bring everyone down........But how did you do that??

Hampton molting isnt the only time T's flip over.
Some do it while attacking/wrestling with something.
Like in that picture. The T wasn't molting. Just being a pissed off tarantula and "beating up" a ball point pen.

Kinda think of when a cat gets made while your petting it.
Flip,, and it's all claws and teeth on ya.

 

[belewfripp]

I was moving it out of its burrow for photo-time, and using a pen to do it. It attacked the pen, got it in its fangs and actually took it away from me. As I tried to take it back it got it gripped tight under both and continued to do threat posture. As with Usumbaras and others, they will often lean so far back that they actually wind up on their backs. Once that happened and it kept the pose, I thought "Hell, this would make an interesting picture" and snapped one.


Adrian

 

[ceaser68]

now that was good !

lol man that is what it really looked like.. a baby throwing a tentram tantram........ lol

 

[veronyka]

That is so cute! Total temper tantrum! Hehe!