ArborealLotus
Arachnosquire
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- Mar 12, 2021
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The adorable Tliltocatl vegans - the Mexican Red Rump! When I first opened the large deli container he was in from the shop, he absolutely adorably scurried about, shaking his little bum trynna fit into little crannies to hide. It'd try one, wasn't covered enough, then scurry over to another spot, and repeated thrice. Once he successfully found cover, I gave about 45 minutes of undisturbed time until in the open again before brushing him into a catch cup (only one kick in the beginning, no threat poses, just disgruntled but not aggressive or defensive). Now in a 4x4x5 drilled amac box with 2" substrate which he hasn't used yet (this one actually FILLED IN my starter burrow I made just in case he wanted one). This sling is also the first spider I've had to seem interested in the standing water dish - he dipped a single toe in on a few occasions (truly like the little elephant in Tarzan).
Since, this little fella has been my most active T thus far. The other new world terrestrials I've got (B. boehmei and G. pulchripes) only shift positions every few hours, or are denning themselves up beneath a hide out of sight, respectively. This guy however, moves around so far every 10-30 minutes or so that I've been able to observe. (Though to be real, I'm pretty sure the other two are both in premolt phases of lethargy and chillness).
Also - I thiiiink I felt some urticating hairs on 3 different occasions. had to do a double-take for sensations on my hands like a 20 second "pins-and-needles" feeling if I had let them go numb for a little too long, but only in a few locations rather than the whole hand. Neither my fireleg nor chaco gave me this feeling. Nevertheless, I washed up well before coming even close to any eyeballs just in case, and was on my merry way.
Is 1.75". The shop told me they fed the day before, so I'd be good for a week, but I'm deciding to feed them and am going with instinct on this one. For example, the abdomen on my new O. aureotibialis was smaller than its carapace, and I was like naaah even if he did eat yesterday, I'm offering another one. Sure enough, both new spiders made quick work of their crickets.
Here's some visuals:
What a cutie.
nomnom... "one often meets their destiny on the path they take to avoid it"
View attachment IMG_2638.mp4
Since, this little fella has been my most active T thus far. The other new world terrestrials I've got (B. boehmei and G. pulchripes) only shift positions every few hours, or are denning themselves up beneath a hide out of sight, respectively. This guy however, moves around so far every 10-30 minutes or so that I've been able to observe. (Though to be real, I'm pretty sure the other two are both in premolt phases of lethargy and chillness).
Also - I thiiiink I felt some urticating hairs on 3 different occasions. had to do a double-take for sensations on my hands like a 20 second "pins-and-needles" feeling if I had let them go numb for a little too long, but only in a few locations rather than the whole hand. Neither my fireleg nor chaco gave me this feeling. Nevertheless, I washed up well before coming even close to any eyeballs just in case, and was on my merry way.
Is 1.75". The shop told me they fed the day before, so I'd be good for a week, but I'm deciding to feed them and am going with instinct on this one. For example, the abdomen on my new O. aureotibialis was smaller than its carapace, and I was like naaah even if he did eat yesterday, I'm offering another one. Sure enough, both new spiders made quick work of their crickets.
Here's some visuals:
What a cutie.
nomnom... "one often meets their destiny on the path they take to avoid it"
View attachment IMG_2638.mp4
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Looking forward to seeing this one grow.
