Jump to content
Pod Your Reef

The Arachnophoto Thread


Lalani

Recommended Posts

For the sake of trying to reference how large your "pet" is. Is that bowl about the size that bettas get sold in?

Link to comment
  • Replies 191
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Thanks guys! :D

Its hard to get pics of it right now because its in a plastic container (not good to shoot through) and any time I pop the lid off Tony freaks out and hides... its super fast. Once it gets bigger, it'll be rehoused to a glass tank where it'll be easier to photography.

 

Its been working hard at webbing the place up!

 

IMG_3002_zpse0e30512.jpg

 

IMG_3008_zps1cf29700.jpg

 

You named him Tony?

 

:lol:

Link to comment

They are prolific webbers, soon enough the whole container will be white. Has it started fasting yet?

Yes, GBBs are great webbers, and it fasted as part of its pre-molt behavior a few weeks ago.

 

For the sake of trying to reference how large your "pet" is. Is that bowl about the size that bettas get sold in?

That's exactly what it is, a betta container. ;)

It's approx. 4 1/2in. in diameter. The sling (spiderling) is quite small!

You named him Tony?

 

:lol:

Tony or Toni depending on gender. Won't know which for a while yet!

Link to comment

 

Yes, GBBs are great webbers, and it fasted as part of its pre-molt behavior a few weeks ago.

 

Maybe it will start showing some blue soon. I remember, not only do they web a lot but they're quite skittish....

 

...and will do a lot of this

img1147t.jpg

Link to comment

It's already showing a little bit of blue in the right light:

IMG_2765_zps3d390d48.jpg

 

:happy:

 

And ugh, I think I got hit by some of those urticating hairs last week. Three spots on my hand burned like fire for hours. Not fun. :/

Link to comment
  • 4 weeks later...

When I saw this my first thought was " oh it's so small, I could own one of those and really enjoy it"

 

After doing some more research, no thank you.

 

Still, I'm liking the pics!

Link to comment

So this cute little jumping spider was terrorizing the ladies of my family during a crawfish boil last weekend so I picked it up to show them it was harmless then let him go. I think he liked me. :happy:

 

IMG_3224_zpsa6ce4a51.jpg

 

IMG_3228_zps15d3c80c.jpg

 

Toni molted last week and has eaten quite well since but she's been staying in her hide... haven't been able to get a good look at her or any pics. Sigh.

Link to comment

 

Nice! Pictures please :flower:

 

Here's the latest pic of the A. versicolor. I was hoping for a female but meh. Looks like he won't be long for this world.

DSC02483.jpg

 

Here's when I got him.

DSC08235.jpg

 

Here's some old pics of the others.

 

G. rosea

DSC08185.jpg

 

B. emilia

DSC08180.jpg

 

B. smithi

DSC08187.jpg

 

 

And those which have gone to that great web in the sky. RIP. :(

 

B. klaasi

DSC08182.jpg

 

Paraphysa scrofa

DSC06283.jpg

Link to comment

Ooh, they all look so great! :happy:

Sorry about the ones you've lost and that the versicolor is a male. I'm really really hoping Toni is female. And now I've got the itch to get a couple more T's, but I must resist..

No qualms about handling them? I'd love to handle Toni but she's so skittish and fast.

Link to comment

Ooh, they all look so great! :happy:

Sorry about the ones you've lost and that the versicolor is a male. I'm really really hoping Toni is female. And now I've got the itch to get a couple more T's, but I must resist..

No qualms about handling them? I'd love to handle Toni but she's so skittish and fast.

 

Thank you. No qualms about handling but I really don't handle them that much anyway except for cleaning. For New World species, mine are quite flicky. Imagine if I'd have gotten a B. boehmei. I've never seen a calm one yet. And Old World ones are downright scarier for me. Ever see a Haplopelma lividum move and threaten? Ugh.

Link to comment

Hehe, ya some of them are scary.

 

I've been drooling over the P. metallica.. those are gorgeous.

The avics are cute too. Heck, I may end up with one of each type: avic, pokie, and one of the terrestrials. I'm not too interested in the burrowing Ts.

 

All day yesterday Toni was hiding, then as soon as the lights went out I looked with a red flashlight and she was sitting in the middle of the container, stretched out on her web, that bitch, lol. She's chilling out on the top of her hide right now, so I'll see if I can get a couple of shots of her.

Link to comment

Oh the pokies. They're one of the more expensive t's. Not for me, I prefer ones that are more handleable, even if I don't handle them much.

 

Yep, a fellow hobbyist here commented on burrowing species and trapdoors. He said it's like you have a pet hole. :lol: You hardly ever see them except when they're grabbing prey and woosh! Gone in an instant again.



Oh hey I saw this on Yahoo! just now.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/meet-tarantula-big-face-142024417.html

Link to comment

Avics are nice. I also like Honduran curly hairs. Getting another pet is the last thing I need right now though, haha. Are you getting another anytime soon?

Link to comment

Soon? Probably not, too many other things going on.... but you never know, I might just cave in one day and buy a bunch. :scarry:

Link to comment

This is so cool but I'm pretty sure my wife would move out if I ever came home with one. I love your photography lalani!

Link to comment

You can hide them easily! :P

 

Toni has been out and about a lot these past couple of days but she stays up near the lid of the container, making it impossible to photograph her.... So tempted to put her in a 2.5gal or 5.5gal tank already....

Link to comment

She decided to come out today in full view.. still can't wait to get her into a glass tank for clearer pics.

 

IMG_3453_zps44b420f3.jpg

 

IMG_3457_zps43e67ef8.jpg

 

IMG_3458_zps9d63fc8a.jpg

 

IMG_3473_zpsac417e92.jpg

 

IMG_3475_zps66c1beca.jpg

Link to comment

Cool spiders lani. My GF wants to get some but I won't allow that as the tank situation is getting a little nuts now a days. Do you handle them often? I'd be to much a nancy to touch a spider w fangs like that. Also what's the life expectancy of the bird eater?

Link to comment

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recommended Discussions


×
×
  • Create New...