rasing the abdomen

[yz125racr10]

What does it mean when a pink zebra raises its abdomen? Defensive move? Flicking hairs?

 

[Valael]

It's a defensive move.


Some go into a full threat posture, others will do the butt raising move first.

 

[sunnymarcie]

Maybe, who knows. They do tons of odd stuff.
My PZB's do that all the time. If you look real close
you can see them try to flick hairs. My son says they
look like they are trying to kick start a motorcycle
The ones we have are about an inch in size.

 

[D-Man]

Do PZB's have airborne urticating hairs? Either way, it sounds like a defensive posture. They can press or kick their urticating hairs from the starting point.

Dario

 

[chuck]

do PZB's shot their poop as a defense?

 

[Lopez]

I've noticed Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens do this too, particularly as spiderlings. As mentioned already, it is a defensive move.

The only tarantulas I have seen spray excrement are the Avicularias and my small Psalmopoeus irminia.

 

[Malhavoc's]

Originally posted by Lopez
I've noticed Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens do this too, particularly as spiderlings. As mentioned already, it is a defensive move.

The only tarantulas I have seen spray excrement are the Avicularias and my small Psalmopoeus irminia.

Are you saying my wifes new A avic. will try and ... hmm didn't know spiders did that.. Am intrested would like to find out range and accuracy of it... But then again getting killed by wife for annoying her spider and stressing spider doesnt seem like a good idea..

 

[Lopez]

Originally posted by Malhavoc's
Are you saying my wifes new A avic. will try and ... hmm didn't know spiders did that.. Am intrested would like to find out range and accuracy of it... But then again getting killed by wife for annoying her spider and stressing spider doesnt seem like a good idea..

It's quite amusing.
They walk off, raise the abdomen and *squirt* pop a little white blob out. It goes pretty far, a few feet anyway.
That's about as "vicious" as my Avic gets...

 

[Malhavoc's]

Oh but my luv....Death would be too easy for you.....should you decide that you might get away with stressing my baby while I am here at work I shall torture you for years upon years....so leave "MY" baby alone and let her get use to her new home!;P

~*~Ticia Malhavoc~*~

 

[Malhavoc's]

*coughs is busted and moves off to another thread*=D ;P