Every now and then one stumbles upon an interesting find on eBay. Today I am showcasing such I find I discovered a couple of weeks ago. The subject of the review is a curious spider that was advertised as being produced by Play Visions. The design looked familiar (I think I may have even owned it at one point) but it didn’t look like any Play Visions figure I had seen before. When I received […]

Better shots of the Theraphosa apophysis juvenile this morning. I really hope it's female... Much prettier than the blondii I think, albeit rather more leggy.

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One nice thing about working until the middle of the night is that I catch more of our #tarantulas out and being active when I get home. Here are some pics of the ones who welcomed me back tonight.

#Theraphosa blondi (Goliath Birdeater Tarantula)
#Pterinochilus murinus “Usumbara” (Orange Baboon Tarantula)
#Tliltocatl albopilosum (Honduran Curlyhair Tarantula)
#Caribena versicolor (Antilles Pinktoe Tarantula)

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My #Theraphosa blondi finally let me have this #molt and it was both large and intact enough that I am pretty sure I can officially determine that she is female! 🎉

That flappy bit between her front book lungs that is resting on a part of the forceps is, I believe, her spermatheca.

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Here is a reference photo for comparison (tho I can't comment on the reliability): https://www.mymonsters.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THEBLO_FS.jpg

Woohoo! My #Theraphosa blondi molted!

#Goliath #Birdeater #GoliathBirdeater #Tarantula #Tarantulas #TarantulaKeeping #TarantulaKeeper #ILikeTarantulasMoreThanPeople​