User The Spider House's Tarantula Pictures

[The Spider House]

What better way to be greeted when home from work than by 6 of my big girls ready to give me a 'cuddle'

 

[The Spider House]

Grammostola pulchripes AF
Freshly moulted
Plus spermathecae for reference

 

[The Spider House]

A couple of new additions (pic 1 and 2) and one I haven't posted for a while but she was out so would be rude not to

1. Neoholothele fasciaaurinigra (F). A wonderful gift from the wonderful @Charliemum
2. Aphonopelma sp Michoacan (F)
3. Megaphobema mesomelas (F)

 

[The Spider House]

New addition today (although was 24hrs later thanks to Royal Mail)

Pamphobeteus sp mascara "light"
(Female)

Edit. Water dish is only empty as just rehoused from shipping container. It is now full

 

[Woody72]

That's a beautiful spider!

 

[The Spider House]

That's a beautiful spider!

Thank you.

 

[The Spider House]

Couple of moults overnight
1. Xenthesis immanis
2. Theraphosa blondi (Brazilian locale rather than FG supposedly)
3. Moults side by side
4. Immanis spermathecae for reference
5. Blondi spermathecae for reference

 

[The Spider House]

My doggie (Shae) last Christmas and this one.

 

[The Spider House]

One of my AF T blondi was feeling a bit frisky last night. She is drumming for a male.
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[The Spider House]

8 days to go until I try and get this duo of Pamphobeteus Mascara mommy spiders to let me check on their babies.

Think I am in for a wrestling contest looking at how they are protecting their sacs.

 

[The Spider House]

Some pics
1. Thrixopelma cyaneolum AF moult collage
2. Theraphosa blondi (possibly gravid)
3. Pamphobeteus ultramarinus juvie female (one of 3 added to the collection)
4. Pamphobeteus Mascara EWLs.

 

[The Spider House]

Theraphosa blondi pairing 18.2.24
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[IntermittentSygnal]

Couple of moults overnight
1. Xenthesis immanis
2. Theraphosa blondi (Brazilian locale rather than FG supposedly)
3. Moults side by side
4. Immanis spermathecae for reference
5. Blondi spermathecae for reference
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That Xenthesis looks like a gorilla mouth, lol. (I know, active imagination)

 

[IntermittentSygnal]

8 days to go until I try and get this duo of Pamphobeteus Mascara mommy spiders to let me check on their babies.

Think I am in for a wrestling contest looking at how they are protecting their sacs.

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That always makes me sad. I know I’m anthropomorphizing them.

 

[The Spider House]

Pamphobeteus mascara update
(Screenshot as video wouldn't load)

 

[The Spider House]

Very quick video of Pamphobeteus mascara nymphs
Undergoing final incubation.
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[The Spider House]

Will have to take my word for it but there is a Pamphobeteus machalla in there, nesting and making sure her egg sac will be protected.

 

[The Spider House]

Freshly moulted Xenesthis intermedia SAF. Unfortunately the moult was shredded in the business end but do have DLS (6.5inches) and sucking stomach confirmation.

 

[The Spider House]

2 new additions today
1. Aphonopelma vorhiesi (SAF)

2. Theraphosa blondi (MM on breeding loan)

 

[The Spider House]

New additions and a new moult
New addition (from unpacking to hiding) = P muticus AF
New Moult (collage) = Sericopelma sp Darien AF