Posted: 11/19/2015 11:02:31 PM EDT
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Spiders are fucking awesome! They keep to themselves, and kill all the obnoxious bugs. They are one of my greatest allies in my war against flies and moths. No, they don't. I have been bitten by spiders at least a half-dozen times when they crawled into my bed or sleeping bag. I know I'm nice and warm, but find another heat source, or die. |
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Pics of the tarantulas please! I lost mine a couple years ago. I want to get a B. Smithi, but I want to make sure it's a female. Males just live too short of a life. Quoted:
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I've got 7 tarantulas and a brown widow who think you're a pussy. Pics of the tarantulas please! I lost mine a couple years ago. I want to get a B. Smithi, but I want to make sure it's a female. Males just live too short of a life. I don't have good pics, but it's a rosy, a P. pulcher (Ragnar, my blond fuzzy bear), a P. irminia, a couple juvie H. maculatas and a pair of P. murinus (named Obama and Michelle, lol). |
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I guess I am then because I hate spiders too. But outside they are left to live and eat. Inside they must die 
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I've got 7 tarantulas and a brown widow who think you're a pussy. I guess I am then because I hate spiders too. But outside they are left to live and eat. Inside they must die
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Spiders are our allies in our war against insects. I dispose of spiders indoors, but let them be outdoors. 'Fear' of them is silly, unless you live in Australia. This. Without spiders, human life on earth would not be possible. Our crops - the entire planet - would be overrun with insects. |
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<---Former tarantula keeper. I used to pick them up and hold them. Ever do that?  Quoted:
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I've got 7 tarantulas and a brown widow who think you're a pussy. <---Former tarantula keeper. I used to pick them up and hold them. Ever do that? Lol, never. Not even the Rosy. She was used to being held, but I've never felt the urge since she seems to prefer being fed and left alone. My other Ts are aggressive, fast as heck and some pack a medically significant poison. The OBTs would require a nerve block if they ever tagged me. |
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First gif? Not so bad. Second gif? Fuck you. I'm turning off the internet now. Good night. |
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First gif? Not so bad. Second gif? Fuck you. I'm turning off the internet now. Good night. Quoted:
First gif? Not so bad. Second gif? Fuck you. I'm turning off the internet now. Good night. Lol. Sweet dreams. 
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got 2 P metallica, 1 A versi, and 1 E murinus. http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/cccpNyC/a367cd46-057a-4fb6-81f2-70b39edda5f0_zps0597e491.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/cccpNyC/e12b7734-e1d2-4914-b242-ca8b0b498787_zps511731c0.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/cccpNyC/8809af53-07af-4948-be80-72122867d4d6_zpsddada3da.jpg So very jealous. Especially that P. metallica. I've been looking for one for a long time. |
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So very jealous. Especially that P. metallica. I've been looking for one for a long time. Quoted:
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got 2 P metallica, 1 A versi, and 1 E murinus. http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/cccpNyC/a367cd46-057a-4fb6-81f2-70b39edda5f0_zps0597e491.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/cccpNyC/e12b7734-e1d2-4914-b242-ca8b0b498787_zps511731c0.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc284/cccpNyC/8809af53-07af-4948-be80-72122867d4d6_zpsddada3da.jpg So very jealous. Especially that P. metallica. I've been looking for one for a long time. PM me on March 1st. We'll see if weather permits one to make a journey to Louisiana
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I've posted his here before, but it applies to the topic...
I'm not a fan of spiders. Not particularly afraid of them, but you won't find me keeping one as a pet. As a zoology major in college during the early 90's, I was chosen to be a member of a research team that was to go to Brazil and study a variety of mammals. We were camped under the canopy about 80 miles upstream from Manaus. Due to the density of the canopy, nightfall came very early, so we often retired to our tents around 6pm. The local guides recommended we use duct tape on the zippers of our doors to keep out the insects at night because they would come in such numbers that they could separate the zippers. I thought this was silly until I turned on my lantern to read and the sides of my tent sagged from the weight of the insects attracted to the light. I can still hear the sounds of their legs scraping on the fabric and their chirps/screeches were unnerving. I don't think I slept more than a couple of hours that week. On the third or fourth night, I was reading and the bugs were screaming/threatening to crush me again, when all of a sudden they went dead silent. Then they all scattered. The sudden silence was very creepy then I heard something very large start to crawl up the side of my tent. The fabric was too slick for it to gain traction, but I saw the indentions of three/four legs as it tried to climb. It went all around my tent then wandered off into the jungle. About 10 minutes later, all the bugs came back. Still gives me an "all-over-body shiver" when I think about it. I have no idea how big the bastard was, but it had to be huge. During the day, we saw quite a few large spiders with abdomens the size of a baby's fist and other skinny ones with leg-spans the size of dinner plates. And there were plenty of others creepy-crawlies out there, too...centipedes, millipedes, scorpions, etc. I was very glad to get on the boat and come back home. After that little journey 20 years ago, I don't bitch much about fire ants and mosquitoes. |
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I've posted his here before, but it applies to the topic... I'm not a fan of spiders. Not particularly afraid of them, but you won't find me keeping one as a pet. As a zoology major in college during the early 90's, I was chosen to be a member of a research team that was to go to Brazil and study a variety of mammals. We were camped under the canopy about 80 miles upstream from Manaus. Due to the density of the canopy, nightfall came very early, so we often retired to our tents around 6pm. The local guides recommended we use duct tape on the zippers of our doors to keep out the insects at night because they would come in such numbers that they could separate the zippers. I thought this was silly until I turned on my lantern to read and the sides of my tent sagged from the weight of the insects attracted to the light. I can still hear the sounds of their legs scraping on the fabric and their chirps/screeches were unnerving. I don't think I slept more than a couple of hours that week. On the third or fourth night, I was reading and the bugs were screaming/threatening to crush me again, when all of a sudden they went dead silent. Then they all scattered. The sudden silence was very creepy then I heard something very large start to crawl up the side of my tent. The fabric was too slick for it to gain traction, but I saw the indentions of three/four legs as it tried to climb. It went all around my tent then wandered off into the jungle. About 10 minutes later, all the bugs came back. Still gives me an "all-over-body shiver" when I think about it. I have no idea how big the bastard was, but it had to be huge. During the day, we saw quite a few large spiders with abdomens the size of a baby's fist and other skinny ones with leg-spans the size of dinner plates. And there were plenty of others creepy-crawlies out there, too...centipedes, millipedes, scorpions, etc. I was very glad to get on the boat and come back home. After that little journey 20 years ago, I don't bitch much about fire ants and mosquitoes.  That is so cool.
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This is now a tarantula thread.
My old p. regalis. It's molted twice since so it even bigger. The soda is there for size reference. <a href="http://s579.photobucket.com/user/jcarfcom/media/photo-6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/jcarfcom/photo-6.jpg</a> <a href="http://s579.photobucket.com/user/jcarfcom/media/photo2-4_zps7dd5e5ca.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/jcarfcom/photo2-4_zps7dd5e5ca.jpg</a>
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This is now a tarantula thread.
My old p. regalis. It's molted twice since so it even bigger. The soda is there for size reference. <a href="http://s579.photobucket.com/user/jcarfcom/media/photo-6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/jcarfcom/photo-6.jpg</a> <a href="http://s579.photobucket.com/user/jcarfcom/media/photo2-4_zps7dd5e5ca.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/jcarfcom/photo2-4_zps7dd5e5ca.jpg</a> Beautiful. Confirmed female looks like. I can't sex Ts for shit, so I have no clue lol |
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Quoted: Beautiful. Confirmed female looks like. I can't sex Ts for shit, so I have no clue lol Quoted: Quoted: This is now a tarantula thread. My old p. regalis. It's molted twice since so it even bigger. The soda is there for size reference. <a href="http://s579.photobucket.com/user/jcarfcom/media/photo-6.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/jcarfcom/photo-6.jpg</a> <a href="http://s579.photobucket.com/user/jcarfcom/media/photo2-4_zps7dd5e5ca.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i579.photobucket.com/albums/ss232/jcarfcom/photo2-4_zps7dd5e5ca.jpg</a> Beautiful. Confirmed female looks like. I can't sex Ts for shit, so I have no clue lol |
