GBB - molt

[Dark Raptor]

As I promised. I was very lucky again and I catched the right moment in the middle of the night...
3 days before molt...
http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/9866/chromka11sz.jpg
...and the begining...
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5955/chroma022zi.jpg
http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/9307/chroma035cf.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4858/chroma046ji.jpg
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/874/chroma052rh.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3289/chroma060dx.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/8673/chroma072xt.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/3760/chroma086nq.jpg
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/2777/chroma093pu.jpg
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3121/chroma105ip.jpg
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/1436/chroma111lz.jpg
...here my camera was out of order for 5 minutes... I've forgot to recharge acumulator :wall:
http://img368.imageshack.us/img368/5333/chroma126iw.jpg
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/847/chroma133la.jpg
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/9559/chroma140sq.jpg
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/1782/chroma150sb.jpg

I hope you enjoyed it ;P

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[big-n-hairy]

Nice looking T. how big is it? I can't wait til mine starts showing it's adult colors.

[Cirith Ungol]

Stunning series of pictures! :clap:

[Gesticulator]

Incredible photos!!!!

[CodeJACK]

Very cool !

My GBB just molted today but again i missed the whole damn thing.:wall:

Thanks for the amazing series of pix. I see what I missed. Very nice.:D

[Dark Raptor]

Thanks :)
I feel so happy... I've almost missed it (I had to went out 5 minutes after she 'landed' on her back and returned home ten minutes before she started)

Nice looking T. how big is it? I can't wait til mine starts showing it's adult colors.
Probably 5 cm bodylenght and 14 cm legspan.

[smof]

Gorgeous T and AMAZING photos :clap: Did you set your camera up on a tripod or something? Seriously they could be used in a Young Tarantula's Guide to Moulting. Very nice :D

[alucard1965]

great photos nice spider like to get one soon myself:worship:

[solaceofwinter]

how many molts till they start getting adult colors? mine is about 1/4" and has molted once in my care. has to be about the coolest spider ive got. always eating very colorful and lots of cool webbing.

[Dark Raptor]

Thank you :)
Now I'll try to catch my P. ornata...

Did you set your camera up on a tripod or something?

Yes, I used tripod. This was the only way to take this kind of pics.


how many molts till they start getting adult colors?
7 - 8 molts (or 9 - 10 if you count also 'nymphI' and 'nymphII' stages).