Brachypelma albopilosum

[Arachnoking]

I think these are one of the nicest of the Brachypelmas. maybe not as colourfull but one of the most interesting and certainly most docile spiders i have ever kept. This is my adult female (almost 6 inch legspan) that i have had almost 8 years and she was adult size when i got her.

Lets see some of your curly hairs pictures and lets have your views on the species.

[David_F]

I bought my first curly hair back in March as a .5" sling. I've loved them since I first saw one. Not my favorite Ts but they are great. The one I have has molted twice and seems to be gaining a lot of size between the molts. Big eater too. Cool little spider.

[LPacker79]

Here's mine. It's about 2.5" right now. This pic was taken when I got it.....the store was keeping it on soaking wet vermiculite. This little guy/gal is my garbage disposal. Since I only buy crickets on feeding day, this T gets any leftovers and is always happy to eat them. She's now quite fat.

http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/LPacker79/bceff94e.jpg

[JBoyer]

Hey, Thanks for posting pics of these guys/girls! I have an adult female that has bulkdozed her house and lives inder hte ground! I never see her out. I have to shine a flashlight in the hole just to make sure that she is still alive! I would love it if she wold come out! I miss seeing her! I have 2 slings that are her offspring and they are little bulldozers too!

Jennifer

[Immortal_sin]

gravid female...just refused food starting today, I'm looking for an eggsac anytime. 2 years ago, she gave me over 600 slings..

[Mendi]

I thought it was 800+? :D From the size of the cargo section, you might be seperating over 1000 this time

Here's Roxanne, but she doesn't get to enjoy the gravid excuse... She's just a good eater :o


And the little female, she's 1 from the sack 2 years ago... She has her mom's rump... :p :o :)

[Immortal_sin]

LOL Mendi!
I think it was Joy that had over 800, we both used the same male though! Poor Billy Norton, he ended up with ALOT of slings <giggle>

[ORION_DV8]

Here is my girl she was recently mated heres to hoping, ill post pics of the male later my battery died

[Archangel]

I have been going back and forth on whether or not to add one of these to my collection. The decision is made. How cute could you get! Thanks for posting the pics. :)

[Joe1968]

yup, she's truely a beauty. :)

[ORION_DV8]

Here is the male you can see the tarsal hooks in the first of the pics

[Archangel]

Damn, these are some great shots! Even down to the tibial hooks showing so clearly. Tell me about your camera and setup. I've recently bought a macro for my digital Olympus and am just getting used to how close to get for a decent shot. Great job on the shots AND the T's :clap:

Allen

[nowhereman]

Although very common. I think the curly hair is very underated as a T. They are very gentle and quiet beautiful. We have 3. :)

[ORION_DV8]

Hopefully soon this little guy will be a proud poppa, the camera i am using is a simple Canon Powershot S60 the macro isnt all that good but everyonce in a while it gives me a good shot. Although i am also phobic to manuals so maybe im just not using it right, either way experimentation is the key so ill keep on trying till something works.
:)
ORION

[trojan101]

Hi! I'm new here... i'd like to show my spider :D mayby the quality of photo isn't goood, but thats all i've got. :D that's my Spider SHE IS FROM POLAND :D

[Spydra]

Hi Welcome to the boards. What a pretty gal you have there. I love the Brachy's!

Renee

[Arachnoking]

This one shed about 3 weeks ago and is now back to eating like its going out of fashion lol.

I make it clear that i dont condone the handling of ANY spider but i do from time to time.

[Crunchie]

Been getting a bit more into my photography so used this curly hair as a model. She is a real poser...

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pets/curly003.jpg

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pets/curly005.jpg

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pets/curly006.jpg

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pets/curly007.jpg

http://www.onefinfalkirk.com/pets/curly011.jpg

[David_F]

Quick question I've been meaning to ask but left out of a couple threads it should have been in. At what size do male B. albopilosum mature? I wasn't able to find anything specific with a search and I've never seen a mature male of this species. The one I have now is ~3". My female just molted and the male is due for a molt in January (if my estimations are correct). Can I expect him to hook out with the next molt or do I have a while to go? Thanks for any info.

Here's a pic of him to show size in relation to my hand (sort of). Sorry, no dorsal shot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/dflanagan79/786e59b5.bmp

[jw73]

Here is mine B. albopilosum

http://www.arachnopics.com/data/500/2768Obraz-889.jpg

They are the most popular spiders in Poland.