Some new T shots (dial up death)

M. robustum molted again a couple of weeks ago.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...tum8-16-06.jpg

B. Boehmei, in it's new home (immature male), he's brighter than my female
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...imovedhome.jpg

P. platyomma, which I have raised from a fairly small sling.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...newhousing.jpg

And a link to picture of the same species as one of my new T's that is really really cute. (I cannot take a picture of this T, it is 1/2" in size) This T makes out at 2".
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/the.tar.../C.elegans.htm

Burgandy Skeleton Tarantula (I can never spell the scientific name of this T properly without looking it up)

E. rufescens

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...Erufescens.jpg

Wow! Those first couple looked like they glowed. :eek: Very nice pictures!!

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Wow! Those first couple looked like they glowed. :eek: Very nice pictures!!

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Alot of the "glow" is some effects from the flash. I admit those though are some of the brightest T's I have right after a molt though. Also, in some species, the male T's seem to be extra showy. I was acutally disappointed to find out my P. platyomma is a female. The males of that speices are bright metallic purplish/pink.

It still makes for some great pictures tho. :D So when will you be acquiring this male. Purplish pink spiders (even if they're spiders) are pretty cool. :rolleyes: I have a bit of an arachnid issue, but I can still appreciate what beautiful animals they can be. :)

Schlyne, those are some awsome looking T's.

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

It still makes for some great pictures tho. :D So when will you be acquiring this male. Purplish pink spiders (even if they're spiders) are pretty cool. :rolleyes: I have a bit of an arachnid issue, but I can still appreciate what beautiful animals they can be. :)

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I don't think I"ll be obtaining one anytime soon, I have no plans to breed that species. Also, I have discovered that the urticating hairs on that species are the worst out of my entire group, so it's cut back on my enthusiasm for that particular genus a bit.

I can link you to a picture of a male though.
http://giantspiders.com/platyomma_male.html

Thanks for the link. It was an awesome color. :eek: :D

Beauty shots as always - you have once again inspired me to get some updated shots of my many-legged boarders.

Do you catch a lot of kicked hairs from your new worlders? My b.smithi is by far the worst but admittedly the my pool of Ts pales by compare lol.

It's usually not to bad. I have gotten haired once by the male Boehemi. I headed for the shower immediately after that one. I wear disposable gloves if I have to rehouse anybody. Btw, if you set up your Hap in a deep burrow setup, (well you won't see it too much) but it won't freak out to much at ya.

I also wear gloves if I'm trying to sex a molt. I hang out on a couple of invert boards and long term exposure to the hairs seems to increase the reaction to it. I want to be able to keep my "oh so itchy" pretty new world species for a long time.