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I have never seen them take more than one prey at a time. But when I feed my Stirmi a worm she runs up, pins it with her front legs for a moment, quickly rolls it into a ball then takes into her den and eats.
T.s Are fascinating with their own little quirks. This evening I checked out my Stirmi, she was in her den laying down like a pasture cow with her legs sort of curled up under her. It a sort of freaked me out. Then quick as a blink she was up in her normal stance. Just content and resting I...
What are some identifying features to look for in telling the differences. The pet store just called mine by the common name. She jolted a month after I got her.
I think my wild ones are aphonopelma hentzi chocolate Brown with a blonde or tan carapace. I'll try to get a picture if I can figure out how to post it
I have always found spiders interesting. In the last year I have acquired 4 tarantulas. My first a wild Texas Brown my son found in his yard. Then I purchased a Rose Hair about 8 months ago. I just recently purchased a T. Blondi. And the forth, 2 days ago, another Texas Brown that was clipped by...