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[Storm76]

Ares is gorgeous Jan! Can't wait for my teeeeeny slings to get big enough to start showing off! :biggrin:

They've really grown onto me after that easier than expected cage-transfer. Defensive, potent and ightning fast - yes - but as long as you stay calm and confident apparently not a big deal. And I fully agree: They look amazing! I really love their coloration and pattern! A huge plus IMO is the fact that these are often out and visible during night, although being burrowers. I might have to explore some more in the OW league

"Hera", Chilobrachys fimbriatus, ~4" female - a couple days after transfer she's already established a burrow and started to web all over the place


"Ares", Chilobrachys fimbriatus, ~3.5" male - in comparison to "Hera", it took him only one night (she took over 24hrs) to vanish and web all over

 

[Storm76]

Update...various species

First off, this one's for you, Michael:
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And here's some cuteness for you Avic-lovers out there
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Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, ~1" - sling during rehouse in a bigger jar

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens, ~1" - same sling again in his new home

Avicularia diversipes, suspect male, ~3" - after the last molt he gained quite different colors, lovely!

Avicularia geroldi, 1.5" sling (#3 of 3 I have) - this one's probably a male and really a pig in regards to eating!

Avicularia velutina, ~0.75" sling (#1 of 2 I have) - on the chopstick during rehousing, loves to jump all over the place

Avicularia velutina, ~0.75" sling (#1 of 2 I have) - same picture, but in b/w only - I think it does look even better than the normal one!

Avicularia velutina, ~0.75" sling (#1 of 2 I have) - and after jumping into the jar, the little one naturally has to climb right back out...*sigh*

Hapalopus sp. "Colombia large" - 0.5" and molted again - not much sizegain, but a very voracious little eater...awesome!

"Asteria", Ephebopus murinus, ~4.5"+ female - she still loves to play rock during rehousing! No defensiveness whatsoever from her...oddball?

"Asteria", Ephebopus murinus, ~4.5"+ female - in natural light, frontal view

"Asteria", Ephebopus murinus, ~4.5"+ female - in natural light, top view

"Firali", Psalmopoeus irminia, ~5" female - I just can't get her out of her enclosure to get some good pics! She's instantly like in the picture, lol

"Firali", Psalmopoeus irminia, ~5" female - annoyed, other angle

Don't have Arachnosupporter anymore currently and don't have the money right now for it either. Apologies if this causes trouble viewing my pics. Let me know in case!

 

[papilio]

Thanks Jan, what a wonderful amazonica! That's not one of the slings grown up already is it??

And boy do I like that A. geroldi! :biggrin:

 

[Storm76]

Thanks Jan, what a wonderful amazonica! That's not one of the slings grown up already is it?? And boy do I like that A. geroldi! :biggrin:

That is exactly one of the couple slings that I got, Michael! The female is in premolt currently - they take a looong time to grow. The A. velutina grow slowest so far of all the Avics I have, however...

 

[papilio]

That is exactly one of the couple slings that I got, Michael! The female is in premolt currently - they take a looong time to grow. The A. velutina grow slowest so far of all the Avics I have, however...

Ah, the kids grow up so fast ....

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BTW, I really like B/W photos of Ts, often when you compare the color version with the monochrome, the color just seems like a distraction!

 

[Storm76]

Ah, the kids grow up so fast ....

---------- Post added 08-23-2013 at 08:55 PM ----------

BTW, I really like B/W photos of Ts, often when you compare the color version with the monochrome, the color just seems like a distraction!

Yeah, although the A. amazonica grow comparitively slow. As do the A. velutina. The other Avics are seemingly faster while being treated and kept the same way.


And no idea why this picture is suddenly missing in my IS Account, so I uploaded it anew and posted it anew here...

"Firali", Psalmopoeus irminia, ~5" female - not happy about me trying to get her out for a photo-session...

 

[Storm76]

A few molts...

So, 2 of 3 of the E. pulcherrimaklaasi slings have actually molted again, as has the H. sp. "Colombia Large".

Also captured one of my E. sp. "red" slings eating - these guys can certainly be fast IF hungry - very cute, too!

Euathlus pulcherimaklaasi (sp. "blue femur") sling #1 - still only 0.5"

Euathlus pulcherimaklaasi (sp. "blue femur") sling #2 - this is the bigger one of the couple that molted...~1"

Euathlus sp. "red" sling ~1.25" eating - something that's captured rarely I was actually amazed how quick the little one grabbed the food

Avicularia geroldi sling ~1.5" - this is probably a male as it's growing pretty quick and is basically a pig with food...

Chilobrachys fimbriatus, "Hera" ~4" female - she has settled in nicely in the new enclosure and allready dug down and webbed quite some

 

[CEC]

Sweet! Pictures please?

Sure:

http://www.tarantulasus.com/showthread.php/6562-Avicularia-sp-quot-Colombia-quot-Fan-Club

 

[Storm76]

Sure:

http://www.tarantulasus.com/showthread.php/6562-Avicularia-sp-quot-Colombia-quot-Fan-Club

That's interesting. Afaik, the ones that I linked you the pic of the adult from, don't look like A. purpurea as slings. There are 2 "versions" of A. purpurea around over here in Germany, the "true form" without any whitish hairs is being called A. purpurea and the other form that does have whitish hairs instead of purple / black ones, is referred to as "A. sp. purpurea" or "A. sp. "Colombia" interestinly. I guess we'll see what you have there Looking forward to see their development.

On the subject of "mystery" Avics, the one I bought as 5th instar A. azuraklaasi which I suspected to be braunshauseni has molted today finally again! Molt went fine, she's humungous ~6" now and looks stunning. What you cannot see on the picture, what I could see in person upon close inspection however, is the fact that she has a) the red "socks" on the leg pair IV very much so, but b) she has also blue (!) satae on her abdomen aside the red ones! That is absolutely -not- typical for braunshauseni. I'll have to wait for her to harden up and see if these retain their coloration, or if they change up some, but now I'm more convinced of azuraklaasi again - because ours over here do have those satae on the abdomen. It's a mess, but I have to be sure of what species this is, before I consider breeding her. I might just get a male for "in case", but more importantly I'm gonna check up with some people and get a look at their azuraklaasi in person, to be better able to judge this. Also - gonna check again on her spermathecae, since the molt is perfectly intact (as you can see from the pics) and considering her size, will be easily visible.

Either way, I also included some pics of the A. diversipes male and the Homoeomma sp. "blue" female

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - this old molt measured 5.25" actually

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - in her web-castle she built for molting

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - a closer look at her, but sadly you can't see the blueish satae below the reddish ones on the pic

"Jewel", Homoeomma sp. "blue", ~4" female - she's going into early stages of premolt and is way less active lately accordingly

Avicularia diversipes, ~3.5" male - he was hungry

Avicularia diversipes, ~3.5" male - check out this leg coloration...sooo beautiful! And white-toes, not pink-toes

 

[CEC]

That's interesting. Afaik, the ones that I linked you the pic of the adult from, don't look like A. purpurea as slings. There are 2 "versions" of A. purpurea around over here in Germany, the "true form" without any whitish hairs is being called A. purpurea and the other form that does have whitish hairs instead of purple / black ones, is referred to as "A. sp. purpurea" or "A. sp. "Colombia" interestinly. I guess we'll see what you have there Looking forward to see their development.

Do any of the purpurea types have a copper sheen to the abdomen like mine? I bought it from a well known dealer for a hefty price, so I hope they are truely A. sp. "Colombia". We'll see.

Very nice pictures and spiders!

Edit: I just went searching for more pics of slings- found a sling pic that looks just like mine with the copper sheen:
http://www.aracmania-forum.com/inde...45&highlight=Avicularia+sp.+Colombia#post8845

 

[Storm76]

Do any of the purpurea types have a copper sheen to the abdomen like mine? I bought it from a well known dealer for a hefty price, so I hope they are truely A. sp. "Colombia". We'll see.

Very nice pictures and spiders!

Edit: I just went searching for more pics of slings- found a sling pic that looks just like mine with the copper sheen:
http://www.aracmania-forum.com/inde...45&highlight=Avicularia+sp.+Colombia#post8845

Alright - those are the real deal. Sorry for the confusion, I couldn't see that copper sheen on them yet on your pics. Goes to show how wrong pictures can lead one occasionally. Nice!


On a sidenote: "Phaedra" molted...hope I'll see her soon again

 

[Alltheworld601]

how long have you had the E. sp Red? Its showing adult colors already, I had a sling for a while and got impatient and sold it...have you raised that little one from a speck?

 

[Storm76]

how long have you had the E. sp Red? Its showing adult colors already, I had a sling for a while and got impatient and sold it...have you raised that little one from a speck?

I got my 4 slings when they were 3rd instar and around 0.25", I think. They're now nearly 2.5 years old and I actually had No. 2 molt again today, which makes me think this one might be a male. Going onto 1.5" nearly so "half-grown" only. I have patience with them, not in a hurry to see them grow.

 

[Storm76]

New molt: Euathlus sp. "red" sling, outcome of a dud-sac and a couple updates

"2 of 4", Euathlus sp. "red", ~1.5" sling unsexed - freshly molted a couple hrs ago when this pic was taken

"2 of 4", Euathlus sp. "red", ~1.5" sling unsexed - as a reminder: I acquired them July 11th, 2012 and they're now nearly 2.5 years old! Still that small! But oh so great to raise them...very rewarding!

I decided to pull the T. violaceus dud-sac from my girl, because she basically left it laying on the floor now after a few weeks. She got very defensive (as expected) when i got it out, but not a big deal. Pity this wasn't a fertile sac, since it had only a single bad egg at this point...really need a boy for her to munch on... - ...uhm mate with.

"Adena", Brachypelma smithi, ~5" female - she's still calm, but has an admittedly low threshold before starting to kick hairs. Beauty though

"Spot", Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (GBB), ~4" suspect male (molt wasn't 100%) - heavy premolt, I'm gonna die laughing if I was wrong and this turns out female despite me not being able to find a spermathecae on the last molt (which, admittedly, was halfway destroyed)....

 

[Storm76]

More pics of the A. azuraklaasi

Reason why I'm sure it's this species now (and not braunshauseni) is her blueish satae on her abdomen. She has reddish ones, yes, but she has very subtle, only in the correct light showing, blue ones as well! Attached some pics now a couple days post-molt:

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - check out that huge carapace of her! She's getting quite bulky - even her legs are pretty thick for an Avic

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - simply beautiful...

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - currently she's acting more like she was when I got her, way calmer - but I doubt it'll stay that way once she's hardened up

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, ~6" female - on this pic you can see the blueish ones best

"Artemis", Poecilotheria subfusca "lowland", ~5" mature male - more scared than anything else...shortly before packing him for sending him out

"Artemis", Poecilotheria subfusca "lowland", ~5" mature male - I basically had to pick him up and put him in there...he was stubborn like hell, no threats, no bolting - just stubborn

Euathlus sp. "red" after molting
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[Formerphobe]

Jan, that E. sp red is gorgeous! Almost makes me want to go out and get one.
Also like the A. azuraklaasi. Glad to know what mine will look like when it grows up. LOL
Great pics all around!

 

[Storm76]

Jan, that E. sp red is gorgeous! Almost makes me want to go out and get one.
Also like the A. azuraklaasi. Glad to know what mine will look like when it grows up. LOL
Great pics all around!

Thanks, Joyce! I adore those 4 I'm raising. They are so easy to take care of and while taking their sweet time to grow, it's awesome to see them develop a little more with each molt
"Nila" is -really- a bulky Avic now after that last molt, it's nuts in comparison to all of my other Avics! For an aboreal, she almost looks "too heavy" even right after molting, but I'm pretty
sure she'll show me just how fast she can be if disturbed / annoyed once she's hardened up. Beautiful Avic to keep for sure!


Some vids...

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And for the Tappie lovers...my T. violaceus now after she has eaten some. Her coloration is simply breath-taking IMO.
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"Spot", freshly molted GBB (suspect) male, ~4" - sadly the molt was destroyed again, couldn't sex for sure yet again...*sigh*

"Saranyu", Tapinauchineus violaceus, adult female, ~4.25" - she ate three shelfordella roaches and looks nicely fed again after I took the dudsac away from her...

"Saranyu", Tapinauchineus violaceus, adult female, ~4.25" - on the downside, she is really defensive now - probably going into premolt soon, too.

"Keeva", Avicularia amazonica, ~3.5" male - "blood-red abdomen" ? WIN!

"Keeva", Avicularia amazonica, ~3.5" male - *nomnomnom* - he incorporated dirt into his webbing that he dragged up from the ground, interesting. Like a Psalmo, lol!

I'll get some new additions probably start of next week in return for the P. subfusca "lowland" MM that I sent to my breeder friend. We agreed that he'll surprise me, so I've no idea what I'm gonna get (aside an A. versicolor sling that I requested )

 

[Storm76]

More pics and vids...

Tarantula Nighttime Video #5
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Short enclosure revamp for my Acanthoscurria geniculata girl...(more substrate, bigger hide)
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Ephebopus murinus female out and about
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Showing my Tapinauchineus violaceus adult female
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"Aurora", Avicularia minatrix adult female, ~2.75"

"Asteria", Ephebopus murinus, ~4-4.5" female

"Medeia", Acanthoscurria geniculata, ~6" female

"Timea", Avicularia avicularia, ~4" female

"Moriko", Psalmopoeus cambridgei, ~7" female

 

[Storm76]

More updates and vids...

First, the videos:

"Nila", Avicularia azurklaasi update - pretty obvious now why they're called "Power-blue Pinktoe" commonly - she looks awesome!
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Avicularia diversipes, immature male - showing attitude
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Rehousing "Kenno", Brachypelma boehmei, juvenile male that loves to kick hairs usually at the slightes disturbance
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Tarantula Nighttime Video #5 - with some nice footage of my Psalmopoeus langenbucheri, still kinda rarely seen me thinks!
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And now for the pictures...

"2 of 4", Euathlus sp. "red", unsexed ~1.5" sling - happily nomming on some roach larvae after molting a few days ago

Avicularia diversipes, ~3.5" male - candy-store tarantulas for the win!

Avicularia diversipes, ~3.5" male - candy-store tarantulas for the win!

"Kyla", Avicularia amazonica, 3.5" female - for those not believing that mine are defensive...some proof

"Kyla", Avicularia amazonica, 3.5" female - this is what I got upon opening her enclosure...it's what happens often when I check on her

"Kyla", Avicularia amazonica, 3.5" female - this is what I got upon opening her enclosure...close-up - when I took this pic, she actually slapped the air!

"Kenno", Brachypelma boehmei, juvie male ~2.5" - before rehousing

"Kenno", Brachypelma boehmei, juvie male ~2.5" - after rehousing

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, mature female, ~6" currently - nearly fully hardened up now - stunning looking T

"Nila", Avicularia azuraklaasi, mature female, ~6" currently - on this one you can see how bulky she looks for an arboreal, more so for an Avic...

That's it, hope you enjoyed

 

[Storm76]

New additions arrived

In return for my MM P. subfusca "lowland", I only requested a single A. versicolor when being asked what I'd want. Back came more than I expected...

Avicularia versicolor I, 0.25" spiderling - yay for blue baby!

Avicularia versicolor II, 0.25" spiderling - yay for blue baby!

Poecilotheria miranda, ~1" spiderling - this is one the bigger of the couple I got

Poecilotheria miranda, ~1" spiderling - and this is the smaller one

Poecilotheria fasciata spiderling, ~0.75" - got 2 of these, but the 2nd one I found dead in the evening after housing them

All of them ate today evening nicely, except that one dead A. fasciata. Sad, but it does happen. It was perfectly fine when I housed it, but I'm guessing the shipping stress was too much for it.