The underappreciated A. seemani

[rknralf]

My Costa Rican zebra "Boo" was out of her hide tonight and I took the opportunity to snap a few pics.
If you've got pics of yours, post away! It would be great to see everyones zebras!
Enjoy!
Ralph

 

[BigSam]

Cool, I don't have one so I can't post pics of mine but it's the next T on my to get list, then after that is the T blondi and my T list will be complete for a while ( like a Year)

Sam,

 

[rosehaired1979]

Here is mine its name is Stryper unsure if its male or Female yet

 

[arachnopunks]

Here is a macro shot of our adult female:

 

[Psycho]

here is stripes our adult male....oh ya this is before a recent molt so his brilliancy is not so noticible.....

 

[PapaSmurf]

nice pics mines stripes arent as bright ill try and post A Pic he/she is about 3.5"-4" and is ready to molt but as soon as i get the pics ill be posting a lot of pics of my T"s since i dont got a digital (well one i can find)



Josh

 

[PapaSmurf]

OH YEAH!

is any of yours hair kickers?????? mines a nasty little hair kicker

 

[hillie16]

How about a video instead??

http://www.centerpolice.com/tpink.mpeg

 

[hillie16]

Heres a pic of it eating a pinkie.

 

[chuck]

im getting one on sunday at the NY Reptile Expo (dont let the name fool you) im also picking up another zebra, a PZB. A.seemanni's are so pretty but yet so cheap, ive seen a 3" advertised for $14.

 

[Phillip]

I agree it is a very cool species that seems to be overlooked due to its being common and the low price tag. Still though fantastic looking when molted and a great pet species.

Did you say that male was mature Psycho? I sure would love to get one paired up with my big ol female. I have more than one but this one is the best of the bunch by far.

Phil

 

[Telson]

I've GOT to get a digital cam with macro.... I've got a 6" A.seemani and she's gorgeous. Sorry I can't post a pic of her.

 

[TheDon]

Here is my pokie/seemani. This picture is taken about 5 hrs after a molt so she is all stretched out relaxing. This is definately one of my favs as she comes out alot, eats whenever I throw food in and is docile but very fast moving. Lets just say she surprised me one time and ran across the floor and booted it up the clothes hamper before i could even say "oh sh!t". And trust me I have seen my P. Irminia move and this girl was almost as fast so it caught me iff guard. Anyways heres a pic of my Zebra.

 

[Vys]

Originally posted by rosehaired1979
Here is mine its name is Stryper unsure if its male or Female yet

'S a pretty funny name.
Stryper= Strangles

 

[rosehaired1979]

LOL Vys well the thing about my A.Seemanni s/he has not shown any agression or defensive toward me. It is skittish but one time it let me pet it. I am hoping it will molt soon so I can know what I have, Stryper is 3" to3.5" so I doubt i will see a molt before next year.I bought it at this size btw

 

[Charlie]

My A. seemani

I named mine Kicker. As you can problably guess she is a little hair kicker from hell.

She is the most aggresive spider I own. I have seen cobalts with better temperment.

If I gave her half a chance she would chew my arm off.


-Charlie

 

[Psycho]

Originally posted by Phillip
Did you say that male was mature Psycho? I sure would love to get one paired up with my big ol female. I have more than one but this one is the best of the bunch by far.

Phil

Not sure if he's mature yet. I really dont know how to tell. Personally I think it's unrealistic to watch for him to make a sperm web, because first off he doesn't web that much anyway, and secondly dont they distroy them right after they make them?:?

~~~Psycho~~~

 

[Code Monkey]

Originally posted by Psycho
Not sure if he's mature yet. I really dont know how to tell.

You'd know if your A. seemanni was mature: the males get these copper highlights that make them look almost like an Xenesthis or Pamphobeteus species.

There is also, as with *all* mature males, the matter of the modified pedipalps.

 

[krucz36]

also, tibial spurs. A. seemani males get spurs, right? i haven't had one yet.
here's a link at phong's site

http://www.bighairyspiders.com/pix/rosea-spurs1small.jpg

pretty much the hooflike pedipalp transformation, and a general look of lanky legginess, like supermodel, along with the spurs, and you know you have a male. it's a startling change, so you won't miss it. they won't show any of the structural changes til they're mature (AFAIK? anyone have any different experiences?)
they get pretty dang antsy too, crawling around all over the place. at least mine have.

 

[rosehaired1979]

If stryper is a male or a female I am going to try to breed it so I can have some babies but i hae awhile on that