Jess S
Arachnobaron
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I can remember changing babies being a lot easier, albeit stinkier hahaWell if you have ever tried to change a baby it normally goes this way... Except without the venom... hopefully lol
I can remember changing babies being a lot easier, albeit stinkier hahaWell if you have ever tried to change a baby it normally goes this way... Except without the venom... hopefully lol
Nope! Never had a demonic one. But one of my triplets was a bit...iffy giving threat postures suddenly. I still have themYup! I'm not sure if I'm tagging the right guy here, but I think it was @Storm76 ?
Was it you with the (former) E.sp Red turning demonic?
The little guy behaved like a P.murinus.
Hi! Long time no see!Nope! Never had a demonic one. But one of my triplets was a bit...iffy giving threat postures suddenly. I still have them
Need to update my pics hmm.
Also, hey Andrea!
Actually quite a common occurrence.I had a somewhat skittish, though actually quite calm P. murinus that never even gave me a threat pose until he molted into a MM. He went through a phase after that where I would almost consider him aggressive. He would actively lunge towards any disturbances, even if I just walked by his enclosure. Now, however, his condition has been steadily deteriorating and he almost never comes out of his burrow, definitely preferring to hide. The drastic behavioral change after he molted was very interesting to me.
Interesting theory, but I think it'll remain just a theory for a very long time. It's hard enough finding toxicology data on a lot of our common species and venom is relatively easy to harvest as opposed to hemolymph.Actually quite a common occurrence.
I would like to read some scientific literature on exactly why that is though. I imagine there are a great deal of hormonal changes that go on when spiders reach full maturity which I would not be surprised to discover is part of the sudden behavioral change.
It wouldn't surprise me if this was true....it would be really interesting if we could somehow actually verify it!Actually quite a common occurrence.
I would like to read some scientific literature on exactly why that is though. I imagine there are a great deal of hormonal changes that go on when spiders reach full maturity which I would not be surprised to discover is part of the sudden behavioral change.
Those 3 girls are now around ~2-2.5" - still not fully grown hence. And it's been some years as you know! They're doing well though and will need to be rehoused soon, too. Funny enough, they all have different personalities, too.Hi! Long time no see!
Wow, the little guy is still alive? That's impressive!
Oh, they're all girls! I thought the feisty one was a little guy, it's why I was surprised he was still alive. Funny how they each have their own temperament despite being the same species!Those 3 girls are now around ~2-2.5" - still not fully grown hence. And it's been some years as you know! They're doing well though and will need to be rehoused soon, too. Funny enough, they all have different personalities, too.
Lol, you need to read the thread before replyingOk, I’m a few days late, but I’m just going off memory here. @Andrea82 I think I know who you may be referring to when mentioning the defensive H. chilensis, but the name doesn’t pop up when I go to tag. I think the name began with an R.
...except that sounds like imagination considering they aren't capable of stridulation.My dolichothele diamantinensis is crazy. She's barely rocking an inch in DLS and already giving me threat pose flips and stridulation.
I definitely misused the term, my bad! I meant to say that she way rubbing her fangs together. Thanks for the clarification...except that sounds like imagination considering they aren't capable of stridulation.
To quote Dr. Bertani: [...] Claw tufts present; STC without teeth. Tarsi I-IV scopulate, IV with sparse row of setae; metatarsus I scopulate along a third of segment length, II 4/5 of its length, III 3/5 and IV 2/5 of their lengths. Femur IV without retrolateral scopula. Stridulatory setae absent. Length of legs and palp in Table 1. [..]
Taken from the publication by Rogério Bertani, Thiago dos Santos, Alexandre Ferreira Righi: A new species of Oligoxystre Vellard 1924 (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Brazil. ZooKeys 5: 41-51, 2009. CLICK FOR PAPER (page 46)
Whoops, (I don’t pay attention when I’m half asleep), there is (was) another one though.Lol, you need to read the thread before replying
We've already established that it was Storm76, see above posts
I think Chris had one that was a bit nuts. Though I might mix that up, too. *shrugs* It's been a long time heheWhoops, (I don’t pay attention when I’m half asleep), there is (was) another one though.
Happy to see you again, my manI think Chris had one that was a bit nuts. Though I might mix that up, too. *shrugs* It's been a long time hehe