Versi, curly and chaco pics duw...

Took a few quick pics today and thought I would share them with everyone. They are all females...

Versicolor...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0401.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0407.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0408.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0410.jpg

Curly Hair...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0411.jpg

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Chaco...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0419.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0421.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...2/DSCF0422.jpg

Very nice :)

Love the Chaco

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Very nice :)

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Love the Chaco

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Thanks :gj:

I know it's ridiculous, but I am scared to death of them! LOL I have 14 snakes but spiders make me get up, turn the lights on, and check the room... haha :) They are so cool, though. I totally respect them. Yours are very neat.

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Originally Posted by TheOtherLeadingBrand

I know it's ridiculous, but I am scared to death of them! LOL I have 14 snakes but spiders make me get up, turn the lights on, and check the room... haha :) They are so cool, though. I totally respect them. Yours are very neat.

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It's funny how certain things creep people out. My wife for whatever reason ABSOLUTELY does not like centipedes. That is why I don't have any of them-lol

Ha now those I think are awesome! I would have one!! Do they bite? Are they poisonous? What about the spiders- do you hold them much? Very interesting critters.

Oh my god you have twenty big hairy spiders... AH! I just noticed that. Also, how long do they live? Sorry for the questions! I just haven't ever talked to anyone who had them.

Pedes bite and some are highly poisonous. I hold some of my tarantula's (the one's that tolerate it-some will bite and some will kick hairs) if I need to move them or something but I don't really hold them to just hold them though. I am like that with all my animals though. Most of the really poisonous tarantula's are old world but I don't keep any of them.
The male tarantula's sadly only live a few years (long enough to mature and do their thing) but the females will live a long time. And no problems about asking all the questions!!! I love answering them :gj:

Pretty wild! Kicking hairs? Is that a defensive thing? I actually googled tarantulas after viewing this thread, but the pictures freak me out here in the dark! haha

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Originally Posted by TheOtherLeadingBrand

Pretty wild! Kicking hairs? Is that a defensive thing? I actually googled tarantulas after viewing this thread, but the pictures freak me out here in the dark! haha

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Yup, for defense. The hairs are called urticating hairs and are barbed. They get embedded into your skin and make you itch like crazy. Some people are highly sensitive to them and they break out in a bad rash looking thing. Luckily i am not that sensitive to them although they do make me itchy. I just make sure they don't get in my eyes and that I don't breath them in. The versicolor at the top shoots poo as a defense which is kinda funny and gross at the same time.

Wow, I definitely did not know that. I bet they are very neat to look at. Thanks again! Maybe some day I will conquer my fear of spiders and get one. It is a silly fear. Spiders are our our friends, especially here in mosquito and roach land. Oh yeah- don't some huge ones eat birds in the wild? Or even small fish and frogs and such?

A T blondi (golith bird eater) is big enough to eat a bird. Most adult tarantula's can eat mice, frogs and such (I only feed mine multiple crickets). They do not eat fish though that I know of. The only swimming tarantula I can think of off the top of my head is the T gigas (I think that is it)?

yes the gigas is the only swimmer.
the bites are not poisonous though, but VENOMOUS.
go figure... lol;)

and are you sure thats a versicolor?
looks to me like an
Avicularia Avicularia...

nice T's man. cant wait for my chaco to hit 8 inches lol

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Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE

yes the gigas is the only swimmer.
the bites are not poisonous though, but VENOMOUS.
go figure... lol;)

and are you sure thats a versicolor?
looks to me like an
Avicularia Avicularia...

nice T's man. cant wait for my chaco to hit 8 inches lol

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You are correct they are venomous and not poisonous. Thank you for the correction and sorry for any confusion. I don't know why I wrote that...

100% positive it is a versicolor. I have had her since she was a little blue fuzzball. I also have an A. avic so I know the difference between the two. The versi is still small. The jug that she is in is a 1/2 gallon jug. She still has a ton of growing and coloring to do yet. You did catch me in a mix up of poisonous/venomous but I didn't mix up what she is ;) Thanks...

Thanks for sharin! Im feelin a lil creeped out haha. Do you get creeped out by any insecT? Moths are my worst lol..

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Thanks for sharin! Im feelin a lil creeped out haha. Do you get creeped out by any insecT? Moths are my worst lol..

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I can't think of any insects that creep me out :gj: My wife gets creeped out by centipedes and roaches (that I can think of off the top of my head) but I like both of them. Out of respect for her I don't have either though...

Man, I hate centipedes. I get the furry ones ( not the black and red ones) in my apartment all the time.

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Originally Posted by Creeptastic

Man, I hate centipedes. I get the furry ones ( not the black and red ones) in my apartment all the time.

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Are these the ones you get in your apt all the time? Maybe they think your cute and that's why you keep getting them ;)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera

Yah thats what I get, and they make my heart stop sometimes lol!!! Had one crawling up my side of the bed the other night. They are just so...fast...and hairy...lol. And they dont think I'm cute, they want to rip me to pieces lol!