Got me some WIDOWS!

So I traded in my Nhandu chromatus female at Tarantula Canada for two female 1" Latrodectus. I got a Latrodectus hasselti and a Latrodectus mactans mexicanus (the dark red abdominal colour form, if that makes sense).

I'll apologize in advance for the horrible picture quality, it really doesn't do them justice whatsoever. I had to take them from a phone and couldn't get a good angle to get really nice pics.

Latrodectus mactans mexicanus, Mexican widow:
http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/x...W1leC5qcGc.jpg

Latrodectus hasselti, Redback widow (I think? I'm horrible with common names lol):
http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/x...GFzcy5qcGc.jpg

And here's something cool I thought I'd show T keepers who don't keep widows, they actually have a pretty prominent epigastric furrow like T's do. I thought it was really cool when I noticed it on my mexicanus (but y'all may already know that haha, I may just be behind the boat).
http://i764.photobucket.com/albums/x...WZ1ci5qcGc.jpg

Nice :).

While I don't think I'll ever fully understand what goes on inside the head of people who keep spiders, I can see that they are fascinating animals. Congrats on the pick ups!

now i may be paraphrasing BUT "im gonna start cutting down on my T's and even giving them away. i need to save for that snake"-alex. V on FB chat.... lol oh well alex at least you tried right?

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Originally Posted by Alex.B

now i may be paraphrasing BUT "im gonna start cutting down on my T's and even giving them away. i need to save for that snake"-alex. V on FB chat.... lol oh well alex at least you tried right?

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LOL yeah... Shhh! I tried! :oops: I'm still selling some other ones though, at least 2 of them are going to someone else! I sold 2 cages though so I'm gonna be good to get the snake :D

Nice, i like these guys better than T's. Idk why tho bc i doubt ill ever own one haha.