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Feeding time

Samantha895

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Just a fun question on T feeding. What makes it so much fun to watch for everyone? I personally enjoy the acrobatic abilities some display and the excitement of it all. Not to mention getting to see my babies eat :D
 

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Tgotty90

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I'd have to say the same for myself, it's nuts the way they can twist and contort to make sure they're prey doesn't get away. All their little legs flailing away like arms trying to scoop everything up as quick as they can, and to see that they are healthy,active and thriving is always a plus.
 

kormath

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Feeding time was what sucked me into the hobby. The savagery catching the prey, even as tiny slings, is amazing to watch. Also the way they create the bolus is fascinating to me. Munch on the roach, use their palps to start rolling it into a ball, drop it after a bit and web it, then pick it up and continue eating and rolling it up.
 

Enn49

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My LP once gathered 6-7 crickets up, rolled them all into a ball and sat and chomped his way through it. One of the Ts that makes me laugh every feed is my Phormictopus sp. full green who leaps into air as I drop food in and grabs as many crickets as it can before they hit the ground.
 

kormath

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My LP once gathered 6-7 crickets up, rolled them all into a ball and sat and chomped his way through it. One of the Ts that makes me laugh every feed is my Phormictopus sp. full green who leaps into air as I drop food in and grabs as many crickets as it can before they hit the ground.
Sounds like my LP, he'll jump on the tongs and slide down taking the roach with him, then does his happy dance like he's saying Thanks!
 

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I like the swift, sure strikes. My campbridgei come to mind. They're not in site. I drop a roach, and they are out, grab it, and are back behind the cork before I can blink. The efficiency they display is extremely impressive. They've also become quite bold, showing themselves in the sunlight coming through my window sometimes. One of my recent top 5 species :)
 

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The thrill of the crunch. it almost makes me feel bad for the unsuspecting prey, but my A. Geniculata gives it a quick and painful death.
 

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my 2 A. seemanni are like that. We call them our wannabe trap door spiders :)
 
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