Sam Marshall, PhD

[viper69]

Was googling, came across this one. A former senior AB member/large breeder knew @Sam Marshall . And I think he knew his famous father too if I recall correctly.

There’s some interesting tidbits from Sam in here.

Stalking Spiders

Tarantulas reveal intriguing mammal-like behaviors, says a scientist who cares enough to study them (not to mention keep 500 of them alive in his lab)

www.discovermagazine.com

 

[Hardus nameous]

Interesting read, I'll keep an eye out for his book.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

Was googling, came across this one. A former senior AB member/large breeder knew Sam. And I think he knew his famous father too if I recall correctly.

There’s some interesting tidbits from Sam in here.

Stalking Spiders

Tarantulas reveal intriguing mammal-like behaviors, says a scientist who cares enough to study them (not to mention keep 500 of them alive in his lab)

www.discovermagazine.com

AWESOME!!!!!!! I loved that article. Right in the beginning I immediately liked this guy. I don't know anyone else who is willing to take a face full of T. blondi UrS Now that's a true arachnologist.

This part here was most intriguing:

"Tarantula hobbyists have reported similar observations. One told Marshall how a tarantula methodically sorted the multicolored aquarium gravel in its tank into separate colors. Another had a female tarantula who learned to unscrew the lid to her container. He found her two days later in a stack of folded laundry."

I knew tarantulas were strong as they demonstrated to me but unscrewing a lid???? That's the end of those type of containers.

Great article and thanks for sharing. I have it bookmarked now

 

[viper69]

AWESOME!!!!!!! I loved that article. Right in the beginning I immediately liked this guy. I don't know anyone else who is willing to take a face full of T. blondi UrS Now that's a true arachnologist.

This part here was most intriguing:

"Tarantula hobbyists have reported similar observations. One told Marshall how a tarantula methodically sorted the multicolored aquarium gravel in its tank into separate colors. Another had a female tarantula who learned to unscrew the lid to her container. He found her two days later in a stack of folded laundry."

I knew tarantulas were strong as they demonstrated to me but unscrewing a lid???? That's the end of those type of containers.

Great article and thanks for sharing. I have it bookmarked now

There’s an excellent vid of a hamorii that opens up its sliding style lid. It’s a rather impressive video!!

 

[Arachnophobphile]

There’s an excellent vid of a hamorii that opens up its sliding style lid. It’s a rather impressive video!!

I have to try and find that video. Any tarantula that can unscrew a lid is a marvel to witness.

Found Sam's book Tarantulas and Other Arachnids: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual on Amazon. Found it and purchased it, can't wait to read it.

I really like this guy. He's the one/type I'd love to go on an expedition with looking for arachnids minus sticking my face right up to a burrow lol.

Thanks for sharing that article and introducing Sam Marshall, PHD to us unfamiliar with him it's much appreciated.

 

[Introvertebrate]

Any tarantula that can unscrew a lid is a marvel to witness.

I'd better rethink my saltshaker feeder hole. A few other interesting tidbits:

Few tarantulas roam widely, preferring to live out their lives almost entirely within inches of their burrows. “You can say tarantulas are agoraphobics,” he said. “See how they live in the wild: one foot in a tidy, snug hole. Tarantulas just do their thing, whether they’re in a plastic container from Wal-Mart or on the side of a tree in South America.”

Even more surprising, in a presentation at the Ohio Academy of Science two years ago, two of Marshall’s undergraduate students demonstrated that Indian ornamental tarantulas—fast, high-strung spiders with bright black-and-yellow markings on their forelegs—usually choose to live with a sibling. Melissa Varrecchia and Barbara Vasquez offered 20 11-month-old tarantulas a choice of retreats: a tube in which a sibling had spun silk or an identical empty one. Fourteen chose their sibling’s tube.

 

[Arachnophobphile]

I'd better rethink my saltshaker feeder hole. A few other interesting tidbits:

Few tarantulas roam widely, preferring to live out their lives almost entirely within inches of their burrows. “You can say tarantulas are agoraphobics,” he said. “See how they live in the wild: one foot in a tidy, snug hole. Tarantulas just do their thing, whether they’re in a plastic container from Wal-Mart or on the side of a tree in South America.”

Even more surprising, in a presentation at the Ohio Academy of Science two years ago, two of Marshall’s undergraduate students demonstrated that Indian ornamental tarantulas—fast, high-strung spiders with bright black-and-yellow markings on their forelegs—usually choose to live with a sibling. Melissa Varrecchia and Barbara Vasquez offered 20 11-month-old tarantulas a choice of retreats: a tube in which a sibling had spun silk or an identical empty one. Fourteen chose their sibling’s tube.

That was fascinating I thought and even some baboon species how the spiderlings share food with their legs intertwined. Even spiderlings crawling on their mother taking food from her mouth lol.

 

[viper69]

I have to try and find that video. Any tarantula that can unscrew a lid is a marvel to witness.

Found Sam's book Tarantulas and Other Arachnids: A Complete Pet Owner’s Manual on Amazon. Found it and purchased it, can't wait to read it.

I really like this guy. He's the one/type I'd love to go on an expedition with looking for arachnids minus sticking my face right up to a burrow lol.

Thanks for sharing that article and introducing Sam Marshall, PHD to us unfamiliar with him it's much appreciated.

well the lid is slide to the slide, not unscrewed.

I'm pretty sure @cold blood has a book or two by Sam.

Definitely going with scientists and a local guide is the best combo for hunting down critters.

Quite welcome!!

That was fascinating I thought and even some baboon species how the spiderlings share food with their legs intertwined. Even spiderlings crawling on their mother taking food from her mouth lol.

That was one of the primary reasons I dropped the link.

 

[cold blood]

I'm pretty sure @cold blood has a book or two by Sam.

Correct, I've quoted Sam here on the boards countless times

 

[viper69]

Correct, I've quoted Sam here on the boards countless times

Yep that's why I tagged you.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Was googling, came across this one. A former senior AB member/large breeder knew @Sam Marshall . And I think he knew his famous father too if I recall correctly.

There’s some interesting tidbits from Sam in here.

Stalking Spiders

Tarantulas reveal intriguing mammal-like behaviors, says a scientist who cares enough to study them (not to mention keep 500 of them alive in his lab)

www.discovermagazine.com

Neat !!! That’s a a lot of Ts !!!!