paassatt's photo thread

[paassatt]

Nice group of slings! It'll be nice to watch some color develop in the balfouri and metallica.

Thanks, man. I'm looking forward to seeing those two little ones grow.

 

[Storm76]

Nice shot of your Homoeomma, Chris...my female displays a very unusual behavior after her last molt: She actually hides now under her log and only leaves a small hole open to come out, get in. Rarely leaves it anymore either. Only for eating/drinking, then it's back in there. Looks like she likes it suddenly

 

[paassatt]

Nice shot of your Homoeomma, Chris...my female displays a very unusual behavior after her last molt: She actually hides now under her log and only leaves a small hole open to come out, get in. Rarely leaves it anymore either. Only for eating/drinking, then it's back in there. Looks like she likes it suddenly

Thanks, Jan. I wasn't able to sex this spider after its latest molt because it got to the exuvium and mangled it before I could retrieve it, but based on how it looks ventrally I'm leaning towards saying it's a male. It rarely hides, and has never burrowed. I've been lucky to have it pretty much always stay out in the open. Pretty good display spider.

 

[Storm76]

Thanks, Jan. I wasn't able to sex this spider after its latest molt because it got to the exuvium and mangled it before I could retrieve it, but based on how it looks ventrally I'm leaning towards saying it's a male. It rarely hides, and has never burrowed. I've been lucky to have it pretty much always stay out in the open. Pretty good display spider.

Yep, my male is out all the time as well!

 

[GS]

One of the best picture thread that i've seen.

Thanks for sharing, Chris!

 

[paassatt]

One of the best picture thread that i've seen.

Thanks for sharing, Chris!

You're far too kind, thank you.

 

[paassatt]

Got a new addition today, Aphonopelma moderatum.

Flash


Without flash

 

[mcluskyisms]

Always wanted some of these, nice looking tarantula!

 

[paassatt]

Always wanted some of these, nice looking tarantula!

Thanks man, it's a looker for sure. Ventrally I'm thinking it's a male, but it looks pretty fresh off a recent molt, and seeing as how this genus are notoriously slow growers it may be a while before I'm able to get a molt and tell for sure.

-Chris

 

[paassatt]

Who wants pictures of ecdysis sequence-by-sequence? You guys do. I was fortunate to notice my female Acanthoscurria geniculata on her back when I got home from work today.














Her lady parts


The exuvium laid out

 

[paassatt]

I got a female Heteroscodra maculata shipped in today, and she wasn't being very photogenic but I took her picture anyway


Female Acanthoscurria geniculata eating

Female Ceratogyrus marshalli eating

 

[Mike41793]

A Maculata and marshalli are both on my never ending "Want" list. Very nice specimens. Too bad the maculata didn't want it's picture taken, they're so cool looking.

 

[paassatt]

Too bad the maculata didn't want it's picture taken, they're so cool looking.

Yeah I think once she has a day or two to chill out and recuperate from the shipping she'll come out and pose for some pictures.

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Or maybe she just needed a couple more hours to get comfortable instead of a day or two...

Better pictures of the female Heteroscodra maculata

 

[Storm76]

She looks pretty big, but her abdomen looks somewhat small in comparison to her carapace. Molted not long ago, or just looking like that?

 

[paassatt]

She looks pretty big, but her abdomen looks somewhat small in comparison to her carapace. Molted not long ago, or just looking like that?

Which one, the H. maculata? I don't know when she last molted, but I'm guessing the seller I got her from didn't want to keep her too fat for the sake of avoiding any problems in shipping her. I'll be fattening her up, so no need to worry there.

 

[Storm76]

Which one, the H. maculata? I don't know when she last molted, but I'm guessing the seller I got her from didn't want to keep her too fat for the sake of avoiding any problems in shipping her. I'll be fattening her up, so no need to worry there.

Not worried, was just curious

 

[Mike41793]

Nice pics of the H. mac! I really love the look and colors on them. Hoping to pick up a sling soon.

 

[paassatt]

Nice pics of the H. mac! I really love the look and colors on them. Hoping to pick up a sling soon.

Thanks! Here's another one of her just because she's such a looker.


The female Brachypelma albiceps molted yesterday, the first time in 15 months. Talk about a long time in between molts...

 

[Formerphobe]

Every time I see a picture of an H. mac it reminds me why I got one. I still have to browse the picture threads to remind myself what they look like since mine is almost continuously hidden.
Nice looking spider, your girl. Love the albiceps, too. One of my favorite species.

 

[paassatt]

Every time I see a picture of an H. mac it reminds me why I got one. I still have to browse the picture threads to remind myself what they look like since mine is almost continuously hidden.
Nice looking spider, your girl. Love the albiceps, too. One of my favorite species.

Thanks, Joyce. I share your sentiment on B. albiceps being one of your favorite species. My girl is such a sweetheart and so docile it's ridiculous.

-Chris