Hope to write a kids book about tarantulas!

[thesakedoc]

I'm looking for pictures right now.

I need photos of the below species in the wild or in a habitat - no handling pictures please.

Slings, juvies, sub adults, and mature Ts of either sex would be appreciated!

I still need good photos of:
A chalcodes
A seemanni
Avic versicolor
Avic diversipes
B smithi
B vagans
B boehmei
E uatuman
G pulchripes
G pulchra
P nigricolor
P platyomma
P. Formosa
P. Metallica
P. Irminia
P. Cambridgei
P pulcher
T blondi
T stirmi

Please post any if you have and are willing to share. Thanks all!!

 

[Josh]

This is a neat idea!

 

[thesakedoc]

Thank u!!!!

 

[Payden King]

I have a really good pic of my MM Brachypelma Smithi but he is sitting on my jeans.

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I have a really good pic of my MM Brachypelma Smithi but he is sitting on my jeans.

Hello
That can easily be edited,just an example by cropping the photo I'd suggest arrange and send it to the poster of this.

 

[thesakedoc]

Any other pix of him elsewhere?

 

[thesakedoc]

Yes please send it anywats

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Here is an example of a young/sling Avicularia Diversipes

 

[thesakedoc]

Very gorgeous I needed a pic of that!

 

[Payden King]

Here is the one of him on my jeans and I can see what other pics I have of him on my phone because I am away from home until around Christmas so can not take any other pics but can see what I have on my phone

 

[thesakedoc]

TARANTULA BOOK:



PAGE ONE:

General tarantula info:

What are they? - Tarantulas vs true spiders

Tarantulas range in size from 3”-12” in terms of leg span

(Pic of t being measured)

The largest kinds can dine on animals as large as lizards, mice, and birds.

They produce silk



PAGE TWO:

Anatomy:

(Need chart)

Ts are invertebrates, which means they have no bones inside, just a hard shell which they molt (or shed off) everytime they grow.



PAGE THREE:

Sexing:

Point out differences, ie, Males are longer, females have more girth

Show how to sex a molt

(need pic of male and female molt)

Show how to ventrically sex

(need pic of male and pic of female undersides)



PAGE FOUR:

Aboreals vs Terrestrials

There are generally two types of tarantulas: aboreals and terrestrials.

Aboreal species…

Terestrial Species …

(Pic of two of each kind)



PAGE FIVE:

Where do they live:

(need map with highlighted areas)

explain the kind of t found in each region



PAGE SIX:

NW vs OW

What constitutes NW?

NW attitudes, encloure needs, special needs, behavior, defense mech

OW attitudes, encloure needs, special needs, behavior, defense mech



PAGES SIX-FOURTEEN

Pictures and info on specific species

(Still need more picture…)



PAGE FIFTEEN:

Bredding and the growing hobby



PAGES SIXTEEN and SEVENTEEN:

Did you know? Trivia ?s



PAGE EIGHTEEN

Conclusion:

Over view of the importance of tarantulas in our ecosystem

Touch bases with “fear” and what it is and y and how it can be cover come.

This is an extremely rough draft outline FYI
All suggestions will be much appreciated!!!!

 

[thesakedoc]

Here is the one of him on my jeans and I can see what other pics I have of him on my phone because I am away from home until around Christmas so can not take any other pics but can see what I have on my phone

I'll see if I can crop it

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Very gorgeous I needed a pic of that!

Look on my page 1 of my tarantula corner,see what you need pics of and pvt message me.

 

[thesakedoc]

I dunno how to do that can u send me a link? I'm new here

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

I dunno how to do that can u send me a link? I'm new here

Will do and add it to this post.

http://www.tarantulaforum.com/index.php?threads/1755/

 

[thesakedoc]

Thanks a billion Martin !!!

 

[Payden King]

Here are some more of my B. Smithi and my T. Stirmi (about 5-6 inch female I believe) she was sold to me as a female anyway.

 

[thesakedoc]

Gorgeous I may want to use one I'll ckntact u if I do thanks u guys are great

 

[thesakedoc]

Rick u got any pics

 

[Rick Stallard]

Gorgeous I may want to use one I'll ckntact u if I do thanks u guys are great

Over there, by the 5th person replying, you had already lost control and they were making fun of the idea, and telling, not suggesting how you should do it.