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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PamCz" data-source="post: 47409" data-attributes="member: 3784">NO!!!!!  I hate that. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />  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...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />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.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />  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... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  An occasional peek is all I need.</blockquote>

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