Who molted today?

[NMTs]

Phormictopus sp Bayahibe large sling. (3cm DLS measured but spider itself looks to have nearly doubled in size)

RE: Pic 2: Is this just wishful thinking as could be the accessory organs? Taken from screen of electronic microscope
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I'd say female!

 

[fcat]

Airstream - Ornithoctoninae sp Vietnam Silver (don't know if I'll ever spell that right )



I tried rehousing a few days ago. Put in a consolation cricket and it threat posed it for so long he/she was drooling. I've never any defensive behavior, so I figured it was getting ready to molt. I felt bad leaving it like that and it appears to be larger than the enclosure now. I tried to tell them, they wouldn't listen.

 

[NMTs]

Molts today from:

0.0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah red sling, will be around 1.25" DLS (bad pic):


0.1 Psalmopoeus pulcher, Rubia. She'll be 5.5" DLS:


0.1 Thrixopelma pruriens, Olive, about 4.5" DLS. I love their gold carapace and orange trim right after a molt:

 

[fcat]

Molts today from:

0.0.1 Phormingochilus sp. Sabah red sling, will be around 1.25" DLS (bad pic):
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0.1 Psalmopoeus pulcher, Rubia. She'll be 5.5" DLS:
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0.1 Thrixopelma pruriens, Olive, about 4.5" DLS. I love their gold carapace and orange trim right after a molt:
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Your bad pictures are still visually pleasing, keep em coming. When do you usually decide on a name?

 

[NMTs]

Your bad pictures are still visually pleasing, keep em coming. When do you usually decide on a name?

My son usually chooses the names when I show him pics of what the sling will look like once it's grown (with some suggestions from me). Sometimes we have to adjust when we sex them down the road - for example, our T. albo was named Hagrid (Harry Potter phase) until we found out it was female, so she's now Hagatha.

When I get groups of a single species I tend to use things like the Greek alphabet or Latin numerals, because I think P. emeraldus Unus, Duo, and Tres is more interesting than 1, 2, and 3. I also have a lot named after planets, constellations, Greek gods, and Tekken characters.

 

[NMTs]

1.0 Harpactira dictator, about 4.5" DLS. I was sure he'd continue my streak of MM's, but it seems that we'll have to wait until next time.

Yeah, he wasn't happy with me taking pictures...

 

[CalicoGremlin]

0.0.1 Aphonopelma sp puebla molted yesterday.
Tiny weirdo decided to molt vertically against their burrow wall. Not a molting position I've ever heard of before, but whatever works.

 

[NMTs]

0.0.1 Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus, 1.625" DLS (very fresh):

 

[spiderman336]

Lol don't be. I still have another ~18 months or so until I can visually confirm they're actual mooreae. Honestly, I've had horrible luck with these..... I have 4 left out of 9.....

How come? I have a 1/3”~ sling molted once with me and eats really dam good.

 

[Dayners666]

Happy New year!! We got our first molt of the year from my T. vagans

 

[spideyspinneret78]

Had a few molts today to start the new year!

 

[NMTs]

I had a few molts to ring in the new year...

0.0.1 Cyclosternum sp. cundinamarca, 1.125" DLS:


0.0.1 Avicularia variegata, 1.75" DLS (suspect male - you can see some of the blue starting to come in on the front legs):



0.0.1 Ornithoctoninae sp. Ranong blue dwarf molted, too, but no pics.

Also, the 2 recently molted above both turned out to be female...

0.1 Harpactira dictator - 3.75" DLS

• NMTs
• Jan 2, 2024
• dictator female spermathecae harpactira harpactira dictator juvenile female

Not much better than when a T you thought was a male turns out to actually be female. Images...

0.1 Psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus - 1.25" DLS

• NMTs
• Jan 2, 2024
• ecclesiasticus psalmopoeus psalmopoeus ecclesiasticus sling spermathecae

Young female spermathecae for reference.

 

[fcat]

I think we broke 1"!!!! This thing is all chelicerae

Nostradamus - Aphonopelma sp Queretaro

 

[SpookySpooder]

I haven't had many molts in several months. Things really slow down during the winter here.

 

[CalicoGremlin]

One much anticipated new years day molt for me! 0.0.1 Acanthoscurria geniculata Astrolabe. They're nearing the 4 inch mark, not bad for a spider that was half an inch in April.

 

[fcat]

Holy guacamole look at the growth on this one. I can't believe that came out of that!





Castor Bean - Tliltocatl vagans

 

[Tbone192]

Rufous the rufilata has finally emerged after his molt, looking really nice .

 

[corydalis]

Grammostola rosea sling

 

[8 legged]

Grammostola rosea sling
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Perfect pic!

 

[NMTs]

1.0 Ybyrapora diversipes, molt measured 3.75" DLS, but I'll bet he's over 4.5" DLS now. I expected him to mature with this molt, but I guess he's just going to be a large MM when the time comes!