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Trip looks female to me -- seems to be a very prominent epigastric furrow. I see no hint of epiandrous fusillae either. ;-)
Trip looks female to me -- seems to be a very prominent epigastric furrow. I see no hint of epiandrous fusillae either. ;-)
I think I'm right...we'll see, eh? *fingers crossed*I hope you're right. I always thought of it as male but hoped it was female
C. schioedtei...another one I've been looking at....gorgeous!
Just got a new A. avic yesterday, a 2.75 - 3" specimen. Mine just turned into a MM (darn it!), so I thought it time to start on a new one, since mine will be on his way out soon(ish). Stinks...I can't find anyone, as yet, who needs a MM A. avic. They're too common.
NO!!!!! I hate that. Too long a wait...can make one insane. (lol)The C. schioedtei is a great T but getting pictures of it is almost impossible, it's so quick to dive back down its tunnel. The tunnel began in the back corner and it's dug along the back but it's also webbed upwards to the top, coating it in substrate, so I can only see it looking down on the top and the slightest disturbance and Tigger's gone.
Paypal messed up and now I'm having to wait 'til next week for my new A.laeta and the T. violaceus
NO!!!!! I hate that. Too long a wait...can make one insane. (lol)
Ah! You're getting the Tapi I want! Love it! Can't wait to see your pics of it! Always wanted a purple tree spider. Love, love, love. I'll be looking for a "behavior report" in Enn's Bunch on this one, for my edification. Ugh....so many T's on the wish list......so many to learn about...
Yes, the infamous "dirt curtain." My P. irminia and my L. violaceopes are masters of this technique, building tunnels out of silk and substrate. They're also masters at the dash-into-the-burrow thing, too, so I feel your pain...getting pics is decidely difficult. Fortunately, they both have moved so much substrate out of their burrows, they've made windows on the bottom of their enclosures for me and my flashlight to peek through... An occasional peek is all I need.
Tappies will run laps around both of those.@Fuzzball79: HAHA! Right on! I've heard about these little speed demons. I have a particular bathroom I use with all escape hatches covered. Except....the vent fan on the ceiling. For a Tapi...I may need to cover that. A little saran wrap & frog tape...no problem.
How do Tapis rate, speed-wise, against H. lividum & L. violaceopes? Those two are faaaaaast. I had a lot of "fun" chasing those two around my bathtub/room. I have never seen anything faster than my H. lividum, a recent acquisition. The other day, I was looking at it & I must've blinked, because I didn't see it move, but it was 6" away from where it was! I now get it when people say some T's "teleport."
Nice... Should be fun....Tappies will run laps around both of those.
"ginger flash"....hahaha...cracked me up! I think I'll name my first Tapi, "Flash."My Tappie tries to lull you into a false sense of security by acting all chilled and docile. Even its first rehouse went without drama with the spider just staying on the bark. Last time I saw it at one end of its web tunnel, looked away for half a second and saw this ginger flash running around in the big box I use for rehousing. Luckily I was prepared and had a lid ready to catch it. No drama.
Now its in his bigger tub and its acting all nice and calm again, lol.
Poor "tea." LOL....