Please do not try this at home
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Quoted from SpiderPharm:manville said:
Ornithoctonus huwena ( Theraphosidae) is a robust burrowing tarantula which is native to Southern China and Vietnam. Selenocosmia huwena has transferred to the genus Ornithoctonus recently and some consider it to be a synonym of Haplopelma schmidti.
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Wow - nice killer.
I heard about Ornithoctonus many times, but in Poland they are not availible.
I heard about Ornithoctonus many times, but in Poland they are not availible.
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Nice pictures, though to be honest I'm not the biggest fan of the 'pseudo-machoism' of such "don't try this!" threads.
I hate to come accross as being anal, bit if you're to continue with the 'carapace' grip demonstrated in figure one, I strongly suggest you take hold of the specimen between legs II and III. It'll provide more support to the specimen, and avoid the excess weight/strain on the opisthosomal regions. It allows for greater manipulation of the spider, thus more control. Also, the spider's mobility is reduced, so you should in theory, be slightly safer...
I can see the similarities of it with schmidti anyway. Here's a pic I took last year
I hate to come accross as being anal, bit if you're to continue with the 'carapace' grip demonstrated in figure one, I strongly suggest you take hold of the specimen between legs II and III. It'll provide more support to the specimen, and avoid the excess weight/strain on the opisthosomal regions. It allows for greater manipulation of the spider, thus more control. Also, the spider's mobility is reduced, so you should in theory, be slightly safer...
I can see the similarities of it with schmidti anyway. Here's a pic I took last year
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Nice one Defiler
some mroe examples of some of mine
T blondi female
T blondi male
P murinus male
some mroe examples of some of mine
T blondi female
T blondi male
P murinus male
It was suppose to be a rountine mites check,particularly for this sp. And it was not meant for any "show off" that you earlier thoughdeifiler said:
Rather, I should have use "Mites check" as the thread title, would that make a big different?
Lastly,thanks for sharing on your griping method.
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