Papilio's photo thread

[papilio]

Thanks guys! I'm pretty excited about her ... she's on the small side, but somehow that even seems to add to the pristine appearance.

[matt82]

Great new addition Michael, H. maculata is also a T that's right up there on my want-list; an amazingly camouflaged species in the wild I reckon! Are they similar in LS to a Poeci or a little on the smaller side? Fantastic pics as standard!

[papilio]

Great new addition Michael, H. maculata is also a T that's right up there on my want-list; an amazingly camouflaged species in the wild I reckon! Are they similar in LS to a Poeci or a little on the smaller side? Fantastic pics as standard!

Gracias! She's just as I'd always wanted ... I've raised them myself from slings in the past but they all came out more tan, not too interesting. She's really quite small. This is actually Thad's! Check out his photos with her beside a dime. That kind of threw me at first, it looked so tiny (seems larger in real life) that I also had him pick up and send me another female from a neighbor of his! But that one's going on the auction block, it's about an inch larger but doesn't have the same elegance as his.

[papilio]

... and another T which I found in Thad's care package, a 3-inch juvie Blue Fang, which he was kind enough to just give to me since it's a male. Still great for photos though ... but what a monster! Took me forEVER to get just a few useable photos!!




Ephebopus cyanognathus juvie male, Blue Fang by _papilio, on Flickr

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Ephebopus cyanognathus juvie male, Blue Fang by _papilio, on Flickr

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[advan]

Very nice Michael! Be sure to let me know when he matures!

[papilio]

Very nice Michael! Be sure to let me know when he matures!

Cool, thanks for reminding me Chad! I def will!

Any chance of your getting your hands on a MF L. nigerrimum? I've got a male which should be maturing before too long now. How's your experience with pairing Asians?

And speaking of trying it with my H. maculata, I actually have a second female which I bought at the same time and is about an inch larger than this one, but not quite so pretty (just a bit darker coloration). Would it be a better idea to pass on a 'size' gene or a 'pretty' gene?

[papilio]

"One who's never kept a Heteroscodra maculata cannot be said to have truly lived."





Heteroscodra maculata, 5-inch adult female by _papilio, on Flickr

[papilio]

Here are some older photos of mine which have interesting aspects to them I think, but don't really fit into any other particular groups except one of their own.





Psalmopoeus cambridgei post-molt colors. by _papilio, on Flickr





What's holding these? by _papilio, on Flickr





Acanthoscuria geniculata, carapace rear by _papilio, on Flickr





Stromatopelma calceatum sperm-web palp charging. Featherleg Baboon by _papilio, on Flickr





Backlit Avicularia amazonica eyes on exuvium by _papilio, on Flickr

[papilio]

Once he'd run out of venom-dripping threat poses, finally got the shot I was after ...





Ephebopus cyanognathus juvie male, Blue Fang by _papilio, on Flickr

[Prometheus]

Michael these are by far the sickest photos on AB bro! People should bring their T's to your house to get them photographed. Keep up the professional work, I am deffinetly going to be back to this thread.

Cheers,

Chris

[papilio]

Michael these are by far the sickest photos on AB bro! People should bring their T's to your house to get them photographed. Keep up the professional work, I am deffinetly going to be back to this thread.

Cheers,

Chris

Wow, thanks Chris!! Super nice of you to say and MUCH appreciated!

Boy it would be a blast to run a T portrait studio. I keep running out of models ( nice rationalization to buy more Ts ).

[Trogdora]

These photos are incredible. If you do decide to open a "T portrait studio" I'll be your first customer!

[papilio]

These photos are incredible. If you do decide to open a "T portrait studio" I'll be your first customer!

Thanks so much Trogdora!

Do you live in or near the Twin Cities? Advan just hooked me up with a local T group, 'MinnVerts', I'll be attending my first meeting with them in a few days.

[Trogdora]

Thanks so much Trogdora!

Do you live in or near the Twin Cities? Advan just hooked me up with a local T group, 'MinnVerts', I'll be attending my first meeting with them in a few days.

Yes I do, I'll be there as well. It should be a good time.

[Prometheus]

Wow, thanks Chris!! Super nice of you to say and MUCH appreciated!

Boy it would be a blast to run a T portrait studio. I keep running out of models ( nice rationalization to buy more Ts ).

Hahaa yeah I like where your heads at with that rationalization. I also like to use the one where I wake up in the morning and realize "Hey it's Sunday!" Surprisingly that one seems to happen every week... I can not argue with logic