Augacephalus junodi

[OldHag]

She shed a couple of weeks ago and decided to come out and show off. Had to snap some pics while she was in the mood :D

Should have gone outside but I didnt want her to run back down into her burrow. The lighting isnt so good... but she sure is purty!! :D

[DavidBeard]

Very nice! Gotta love those African T's! :D

[Schlyne]

I'm so jealous. She looks great :)

[OldHag]

Thanks :D The hard part will be finding her a boy friend when she matures. Id love to attempt to breed her! She looks so ferocious but shes really quite mellow. There should be more of these in the hobby!

[GoTerps]

Thanks The hard part will be finding her a boy friend when she matures.

I'd say she's mature already! Probably was before this molt even.

Nice looking girl :)

[BileDrunk]

Insanely beautiful spider You got! Everytime I see a pic of one of those is like another session of torture! :mad:

Lovely. :)

Gary

[Mattyb]

Wow very nice, what a beauty :clap:



-Mattyb

[shogun804]

yeah she is really good looking T, i wish they were more readily available.

[T.Raab]

Hi,

really nice baboon spider ... :clap:

[OldHag]

Thanks all, I am very stunned everytime she makes her appearance. Shes just amazing!! The great part is, I got her as a C. marshalli when she was nothing but a speck! For $10!!!!!!! I feel very VERY lucky!

GoTerps... Shes about 3" maybe 3.5" Would that be mature?? I got the idea they were mature when their leg span was closer to 5" (maybe my informant was wrong) I know the males are just rediculously small! The body length of the male is .5" to .75" WOW That would be a daunting job to service a HUGE ole female when your just a wee bit of nothing :D

[GoTerps]

GoTerps... Shes about 3" maybe 3.5" Would that be mature?? I got the idea they were mature when their leg span was closer to 5" (maybe my informant was wrong) I know the males are just rediculously small! The body length of the male is .5" to .75" WOW That would be a daunting job to service a HUGE ole female when your just a wee bit of nothing

First let me say I don't keep this species... however, there's no doubt in my mind that she is mature. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the she was mature at 2".

[Brian S]

Nice looking specimen there Hag :) . Don't tell it that you like sowbugs better...LOL :D

[OldHag]

BRIAN!!! I WOULD NEVER TELL HER THAT!!!! She would pyne away! Hows that tic infestation anyway??

[cacoseraph]

Thanks all, I am very stunned everytime she makes her appearance. Shes just amazing!! The great part is, I got her as a C. marshalli when she was nothing but a speck! For $10!!!!!!! I feel very VERY lucky!

GoTerps... Shes about 3" maybe 3.5" Would that be mature?? I got the idea they were mature when their leg span was closer to 5" (maybe my informant was wrong) I know the males are just rediculously small! The body length of the male is .5" to .75" WOW That would be a daunting job to service a HUGE ole female when your just a wee bit of nothing :D

if she is in the Harpactinae sub-family a lot of genus/species mature at suprisingly small size it seems like.

[brachy]

Very nice spider. Especially her eyes

[OldHag]

I got out my Arachnoculture mag (1st issue) where they have the article on the junodi. The authors largest female has a body length (not leg length) of 2.5" (his other is 2.4) My females body length is just 1.5" So shes still a young lady :D Ill give her anther molt or two then start actively looking for a male. If one happens to pop up in the mean time I will take advantage of it, of course.

Brachy--I love her eyes too :D

[T.Raab]

My females body length is just 1.5" So shes still a young lady Ill give her anther molt or two then start actively looking for a male.

Hi,

your female is quite mature (harpactirinae mature in smaller size than the most think). - To find a male will be very difficult, cause the males are very very little (i saw adult male of this species in "real" with a bodylengh of about 1,5 - 2 cm !!!).
They looks VERY different to the females. They have no thicked legs and they lack tibial spurs !!!

Hope i could help you.

[brigebane]

if she is in the Harpactinae sub-family a lot of genus/species mature at suprisingly small size it seems like.
Indeed, I've had a fresh import P. lugardi who has laid eggs already and is roughly 3.5 inches. Survivors for sure.

And not to forget, beautiful spider Hag. Whish I could get so lucky