Anyone got pics of Mexican reds?

[alexrls]

anybody got em?

[Smulkin]

You talking about Mexican Red-Knee's (b.smithi)?

[alexrls]

sorry

yeah thats it thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

[kavmon]

she's not a mexican but she has a nice color to her.
she is a M. robustum (columbian red leg)


vaughn

[Andrew00]

Whats up with the bald spot? Does it mean its going to molt soon or something?

[guitrage]

I'm not sure, but I know some tarantulas rip the hair off their rear ends and throw it at enemies. It's supposed to be really itchy and stingy.

[kavmon]

yeah she molted about three weeks after that pic.


vaughn

[MilkmanWes]

1 - Which mexacan reds, there are 6 or 7 species that are from mexico and have a lot of red or orange on them?

2 - The bald spot is from flicking hairs, eventually they run out. With most brachys they are pink and fleshy colored there. When approaching molt it turns darker until it reaches black as the new hairs grow under the exoskeleton. The one in that pic is getting closer. Age and health have nothing to do with the baldness, strictly how nervous the spider is and how prone to hair flicking it is.

3 - Here are some pics of mine during and at molt, aint she sexy?

[alexrls]

awsome abosolutly awsome pics man

[Andrew00]

They are cold uricating hairs, right?