Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New articles
New media comments
New article comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Articles
New articles
New comments
Search articles
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Dark Theme
Contact us
Close Menu
Are you a Tarantula hobbyist? If so, we invite you to join our community! Once you join you'll be able to post messages, upload pictures of your pets and enclosures and chat with other Tarantula enthusiasts.
Sign up today!
Forums
Tarantula Forum Topics
General Tarantula Discussion
I got one more
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="MBullock" data-source="post: 216265" data-attributes="member: 33994"><p>inbreeding actually doesnt really seem to harm tarantulas or arachnida in general. It might actually be the main reason for dwarfism too. Genetic isolation resulting in a smaller maximum size which has the added benefit of storing less heat, and thereby tolerating extreme heat and drought. So then they survive better and get smaller. Seems like Paloma itself is the champion of it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p>Or say a population suddenly had a mutation causing them to be smaller, and able to colonize closed scrub, etc, giving them an advantage over a big hulking 5" tarantula that needs open ground to thrive well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MBullock, post: 216265, member: 33994"] inbreeding actually doesnt really seem to harm tarantulas or arachnida in general. It might actually be the main reason for dwarfism too. Genetic isolation resulting in a smaller maximum size which has the added benefit of storing less heat, and thereby tolerating extreme heat and drought. So then they survive better and get smaller. Seems like Paloma itself is the champion of it :P Or say a population suddenly had a mutation causing them to be smaller, and able to colonize closed scrub, etc, giving them an advantage over a big hulking 5" tarantula that needs open ground to thrive well. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Tarantula Forum Topics
General Tarantula Discussion
I got one more
Top