THE (REAL) Spider Thread

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

lacking the bp variety :(

http://www.madwag.com/exos/rawr.jpg

these are the only kind I can contribute in keeping (loosely) with the theme ;)

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Haplopelma sp?


Nice pic!

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Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

Not gonna lie, that pic scares the livin crap outta me!!!!:eek: I don't mind small spiders, but big ones make my skin crawl, still think they are amazing though!

~mike

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I will take on the largest Bird eating spider in the world, but put a small garden spider near me and watch me hang from the rafters screaming. I have such a fear I wount go any where near or under trees, bushes, or plants at night because of small spiders. roches do the same thing to me.

I guess my wild fear was from when i was a kid and was bitten by a racluse and ended up having 6 sugeries to save my leg.

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Originally Posted by ErikH

Haplopelma sp?


Nice pic!

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Yessir!

My departed h.longipes :( (I do have a new sling now though)

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Originally Posted by ErikH

g. pulchra are supposed to be very docile. Not easy to find any other than slings, too, I'm told. They are on my "to own one day" list.

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Yep, she was a big black "rock".

Yeah, I was really bummed and offered the person I was trading with money to make up for the loss, but he wouldn't take it.

Hmm, the A.seemani's have sparked my interest also, so has B. alboposium (sp?) or the curly hair... Anyone know anything about them?

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Originally Posted by bpkid

so has B. alboposium (sp?) or the curly hair... Anyone know anything about them?

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We have one at work that is an outreach animal. We take her out to elementary schools 2-3 times/week. We handle her in front of the kids, and she is pretty calm, but can get startled more easily than G. rosea, or G. aureostriata.

-Evan

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Originally Posted by Evan Jamison

We have one at work that is an outreach animal. We take her out to elementary schools 2-3 times/week. We handle her in front of the kids, and she is pretty calm, but can get startled more easily than G. rosea, or G. aureostriata.

-Evan

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Ahh the G.roseas aren't my thing. I heard they are unpredictable...

I have a HUGE A. seemani. Awesome spider. Real easy keeper and supposed to be docile but I never touch her so who knows.

G. rosea are very docile normally.

A. semmani's have a reptuation for being a little nervous. Easy to keep, slow grower, nice looking T, but they're a little quick, and they do flick hairs.

I don't have a lot of experience with this species though, I'm just going on what I've read. My semmani is about 1 to 1.5" and I don't handle my T's.

Curlyhairs are also recommended as a beginner T, so they're pretty docile.

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Originally Posted by Smulkin

lacking the bp variety :(

http://www.madwag.com/exos/rawr.jpg

these are the only kind I can contribute in keeping (loosely) with the theme ;)

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PINEAPPLE! PINEAPPLE!!:8: