Awesome! I love it when T's molt, they look so gnarly fresh out of the exo, but then when they darken, they're gorgeous!
My parents hate spiders and kill them on site, I used to hate them too; worrying about them being in my bed etc when I had recent affairs with them. The last year or two I weirdly just became adjusted to them and realised they're not so bad, I said to myself it's all in my mind and started to pick up any small ones I found and put them outside. Now I can pick the big house spiders up without a problem, although some days i'm not so keen so a jar will come in use, hell at least it stops these creatures from being squished nice thread [member="smokehound"]
mushrooms, crows, bears, coyotes, manure worms, humans. Thank you! Nice to see caring people that understand this thread.
I wish i could say that, i have had a few bites, however they were all my fault. One bite came from a Phidippus audax that i foolishly held too close to my eye, I blinked and either she saw her own reflection, or mistook my eye for prey, and she jumped, i flinched and she bit my cheek hard, then jumped back onto my hand lol..
I'm going to capture one of those. I got a nice big cage for it and I know how to feed and water it. But idk how to play with it. Do they recognize you after awhile? I've read they're pretty smart and not aggressive but handling it seems a little sketchy to me. "I'm to drunk, to taste this chicken" -Talladega nights
Aphonopelma eutylenum/reversum Still just a little baby. Actual size: 2" legspan. Beautiful though Mature Female Aphonopelma Eutylenum-type, an unnamed species of tarantula native to southwest california. They look similar to Aphonopelma chalcodes, but are more attractive, in my opinion.
This was brought back from Peru probably 10 years ago now. Can anyone tell me if its real? Sent from a dope trailer using fuck off!
Found this lil guy in the shower, while I was taking a shower.. Like how his eyes are reflecting the flash straight back, it's like you know where he is focusing.
I like spiders when there not injecting people with flesh destroying venom hah like the recluse black widow I don't like the black widow she should be called the Mate Killer instead or the gold digger more like blood sucker. Respect.
Actually, only the redback spider has been faithfully documented preying on males, and then, it's the male triggering it. The male will bend his abdomen up and into the female's mouth, triggering her to feed. It's actually a novel way to ensure his brood survives, as a poorly-fed female will not be able to lay eggs. In reality, 99.9% of male widows escape unharmed after mating, and unlike most spiders, can live quite a while. Male widows are sexually mature before their ultimate (final) molt. Also, widow venom is systemic, and doesnt cause necrosis unless you're a dirty motherfucker and dont wash your hands. Spiders are misunderstood; A result of the pesticide industry repeatedly hammering in the learned fear of all things invertebrate into the minds of young children, with cartoony bugs that explode in a harmless poof of smoke. These children grow up to teach their children to fear arachnids, and the cycle continues. Quite a sad form of culture fueled by greed and ignorance Moving on... This beautiful specimen is an unnamed dwarf tarantula with a metallic greenish tinge on her legs and cephalothorax. A tiny aphonopelma eutylenum spiderling- one of three i collected a few days ago.. ^-- Ridiculously gravid female Anuroctonus pococki "California Swollenstinger Scorpion", she's not yet ready to give birth, upon the time of their birth, the embryos will become visible.
If you had arachnophobia you wouldnt have read through it. See what I mean by the "Fear culture"? People will pretend to be afraid of spiders to fit in.
I do not pretend. I never had an interest in spiders, and your thread was intriguing. I did not read through (most of) it easily. I still squish the ones in my house but they're practically harmless. Never been in contact with one of these monsters though, and I'm not sure if I'd ever care to, even if they are harmless. To me, just another fascinating creature, if you look hard enough.
.... Moving on. ^-- This is a female Olios peninsulanus, a dwarf species of huntsman. Her legspan is about two inches. Other species in this genus are much larger, like this Olios giganteus, pictured below- another southern california native, which is more common in arid climates, but DOES occasionally make it over the mountains when spiderlings get caught in updrafts and blown into coastal socal. These are much larger, adults can be 5" in legspan. Despite their appearance, these spiders are very docile, albeit agile and skittish. This beautiful tarantula is Monocentropus balfouri, a species of social tarantula. The females band together and start small all-female communities, working together on their burrows, laying down silk together, and protecting their retreat together. Males are forced out and live solitary lives until they mature, generally being viciously torn apart after mating with the largest female. Her younger sisters/daughters will feed on him after mating has completed. Pretty much like when you try to date a girl and her girlfriends all lay into you and make your life hell. ^-- Calisoga longitarsus, a species of tube trapdoor spider in the family nemesiidae, these gracile trapdoor spiders are very defensive, and unlike true trapdoor spiders, which are passive, these silvery mygalomorphs will attempt to bite you if touched or harassed.