Just a cool picture! And general question….

[Sbirtell1]

If the cricket only knew…

General question: How, or where, do the Black Brazilian T’s shoot their web? I’ve noticed a lot of web from the glass straight to his/her log. It’s right where it’s tarsus (I hope I’m labeling that correctly) was pressed against the glass. I guess I could Google it, but I figured I would ask the experts. So legs or bum??

 

[Oursapoil]

Spinneret - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Sbirtell1]

Spinneret - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Thank you!!!

 

[Tarantulafeets]

Aka "butt fingers"

 

[Sbirtell1]

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Aka "butt fingers"

Wow!!! Great shot!!! Thank you for showing me…

 

[octanejunkie]

May I suggest a bit of research, Sbirtell1?

A slightly in-depth guide to tarantula anatomy and taxonomic terms

The Beginners Guide to Understanding Theraphosid Taxonomy by A.C. Himpanzee The aim of this guide is to simply try and give you a better understanding of the various taxonomic terms and spider anatomy that are used in description papers and articles. Normally I would suggest to anyone...

www.tarantulaforum.com

 

[Sbirtell1]

May I suggest a bit of research, Sbirtell1?

A slightly in-depth guide to tarantula anatomy and taxonomic terms

The Beginners Guide to Understanding Theraphosid Taxonomy by A.C. Himpanzee The aim of this guide is to simply try and give you a better understanding of the various taxonomic terms and spider anatomy that are used in description papers and articles. Normally I would suggest to anyone...

www.tarantulaforum.com

Thank you! I did look over a bit of this before bed.