My big girl, RAMBO molted!!

[SpiderDad61]

My adult female T stirmi molted this morning, finally. I've been waiting and worrying a while. Can't wait to see her hardened and stretched so I can get a measurement. I've got a time lapse vid I'll post a lil later

 

[SpiderDad61]

That's a 10" paper plate the molt is on for comparison. Molt measures a lil over 8.5". Any guesses as to what her size will be?

 

[kormath]

That's a 10" paper plate the molt is on for comparison. Molt measures a lil over 8.5". Any guesses as to what her size will be?

Put me down for the 9-9.5 range

 

[SpiderDad61]

Put me down for the 9-9.5 range

I'd be happy with that

 

[Entity]

Huge! might wanna get her a leash!

 

[SpiderDad61]

Huge! might wanna get her a leash!

Lol. I'd love to walk her outside n scare my neighbors!!

 

[Phil]

View attachment 14366 View attachment 14365 View attachment 14364 View attachment 14363 View attachment 14362 My adult female T stirmi molted this morning, finally. I've been waiting and worrying a while. Can't wait to see her hardened and stretched so I can get a measurement. I've got a time lapse vid I'll post a lil later

Awesome spider and great photos. Glad the molt looks to have gone very well.

 

[Scoolman]

 

[SpiderDad61]

 

[RedCapTrio]

That'll make a neat mask come Halloween!

 

[Entity]

i dont think im putting anything with urticating hairs on my face. lmao!

 

[Scoolman]

i dont think im putting anything with urticating hairs on my face. lmao!

Especially this genus.

 

[Entity]

right!

 

[SpiderDad61]

Especially this genus.

Yea, I'm usually pretty "immune" to them, BUT when I was putting the molt together to pose it, i must've got some on my hands, them touched my neck n arms n got the itch. Weird, I never got the itches when I held her or cleaning the tank before, but her molting must've loosened more than usual. Woo boy it's bad

 

[Scoolman]

Yea, I'm usually pretty "immune" to them, BUT when I was putting the molt together to pose it, i must've got some on my hands, them touched my neck n arms n got the itch. Weird, I never got the itches when I held her or cleaning the tank before, but her molting must've loosened more than usual. Woo boy it's bad

I mounted a molt from my stirmi, spent severl hours working with it. For two days my hands were on fire, it was painful. For the next 4 days they itched so bad I wanted chew them off.

 

[Kymura]

I want to mount some. but I think I'm going to use gloves.....especially after reading that from Schoolman!

 

[kormath]

latex gloves enough to protect?

 

[SpiderDad61]

latex gloves enough to protect?

Rubber dish gloves.

 

[Scoolman]

latex gloves enough to protect?

Urticating bristles can travel up to 3mm into human skin. So, latex might not be thick enough. But, anything thicker and you just can't "feel" well enough to do anything.
I am going to give them, latex, a try next time I mount a stirmi exuvium.

 

[RedCapTrio]

I mounted a molt from my stirmi, spent severl hours working with it. For two days my hands were on fire, it was painful. For the next 4 days they itched so bad I wanted chew them off.

And I thought bracky hairs were itchy! Thanks for this heads up.