my angry tarantula

[halfassedjediknight]

just thought id post a pic of my pissed off zebra leg (costa rican zebra, "aphonopelma seemani")

In the first shot hes crawling up to the camera, the second pic he got pissed at it and started to display his fangs at me. the third and fourth are just him cruisin around, and the last is his home.

halfassedjediknight Reviewed by halfassedjediknight on 08-21-2007. my angry tarantula just thought id post a pic of my pissed off zebra leg (costa rican zebra, "aphonopelma seemani") In the first shot hes crawling up to the camera, the second pic he got pissed at it and started to display his fangs at me. the third and fourth are just him cruisin around, and the last is his home. Rating: 5

[halfassedjediknight]

[quote=xcrispi]

yeah the actual common name is 'goliath bird eater'. i think the scientific name is L. Parhybana, but I could be mistaken. they can grow anywhere from 12-15" in length ranging from fron leg to back leg.

about the jumping part, tarantulas cant jump. their abdomen would burst and they would die.

You would prob. know better than myself ? She claimed it'd hang out in trees like your sayin in the wild and jump and snag birds outa mid air ? She had pics of it since it was a baby and lived in a lil brown medicine bottle . It was as big as a 10 in paper plate . How old / how long do you think it took to get that big man ?

Peace bro.
Crispi :jointsmile:

Well, its possible im sure, but from what ive read its unlikely. People say that their avic avics jump and snag crickets. theyre arboreal so they make webs up high and catch bugs that fly and stuff.

ill look into it and find a proper answer for you.

I found this on the web..

"As hunters, tarantulas can be fearsome predators. Tarantulas don't have any special techniques, such as building intricate webs, or leaping great distances, for hunting their prey. They use good, old-fashioned stealth and strength, very much like wild cats. They sneak up on their prey and pounce on the unsuspecting victim, inflicting a fatal bite with venomous fangs"

oh also they probably take a while to get that big. tarantulas molt and grow slow. i dont know though.

[halfassedjediknight]

come on man theres no need to fucking flame me like that, i am no fool i am just not an expert on spiders, i asked you a question and i got called and "fool" and a "damn ignorant" one at that, i wasint being an asshole to you why you gotta be one to me ay?

and no i am not afraid of fucking bee's


peace out TjM

dude look at your question, it wasnt all that great a question to begin with, so i answered exactly as i was questioned.

ps im not an expert on spiders either

oh but they cant kill you unless youre real allergic to their venom, which you probably arent.

[halfassedjediknight]

Heres my mexican redknee ("brachypelma smithi"). His name is agent smithi (after agent smith from the matrix, haha!) Hes still a young one and is an endangered species, so when he gets older hes gonna be worth some buko dinero. hes my favorite.

First two shots, hes just cruisin his pad. Third shot hes hanging out in his room (half coconut shell) and the others are just his little enclosure.

[halfassedjediknight]

..and last but certainly not least, my native California Ebony (scientific name unknown, some sort of "aphonopelma" species). Hes a jerk, hes mean and fast, anything and everything bugs him. If I open his enclosure, he charges at the opening trying to escape. I think that if arachnids or any other bugs feel captive, hes really angry and wants his freedom.

First two shots are just him goin to his water bowl for a drink, and the last is just his little home. He burrows everywhere, its like swiss cheese dirt in there. Hes a sneaky one, like the nva in vietnam. I think ill name him something Japanese, maybe kamikaze or something.

[orangeman]

Why does it get pissed off when you take pics xD.

[halfassedjediknight]

who knows? i wish i did, im a bio major and zoology minor, but im still no dr. doolittle.

I intruded on its 'turf', it responded with the all too well known 'fight or flight' instinct, obviously not choosing the latter.

tarantulas are sensitive to everything.

[the joint meister]

why the fuck would you want one of those? can you even play with them? can't they kill you?


peace out TjM

[xcrispi]

Sweet Spiders ,
Used to hang w/ a girl that had a "Giant Bird Eating Tarantula " as big as a dinner plate , I shit you not . If it was out cruisin and didn't wanna be put back in it's cage it could jump from the floor to the ceiling from a stand still and run like hell .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

[orangeman]

Sweet Spiders ,
Used to hang w/ a girl that had a "Giant Bird Eating Tarantula " as big as a dinner plate , I shit you not . If it was out cruisin and didn't wanna be put back in it's cage it could jump from the floor to the ceiling from a stand still and run like hell .
Peace
Crispi :jointsmile:

Lol omg, thats insane. They are interesting but soooo freggin creepy. I'd be scared to even own one lol.