lasiodora parahybana hissing

May 19, 2012

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Has anyone had their lasiodora parahybana hiss?

 

May 19, 2012

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The noise you are hearing is called "stridulate", but im unsure if L. parahybana are able to do this. I know alot of african and aussie Ts are able to. The only ones i see/hear doing this are my P. muticus (king baboon). They really are not hissing too. They rub the hairs on thier pedipalps and first set of legs together, and it makes a hissing sound.

 

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Yes, I understand it is stridulate, but mine did exactly that and I didn't know that this species had that characteristic.

 

May 19, 2012

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mlongfoot said:

Yes, I understand it is stridulate, but mine did exactly that and I didn't know that this species had that characteristic.

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Not sure if LP's have stridulation organs, but I the genus "Psalmopoeus" means translated "Psalmsinger" and they actually are able to stridulate, though I've never heard any doing that either...

Maybe post a pic of the T in question?

 

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I am a bit ignorant on how to post a pic, but it was purchased from Swift inverts as an LP. I will tease it a little again with a paint brush (in time) and see if it is a recurring thing.

 

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mlongfoot said:

I am a bit ignorant on how to post a pic, but it was purchased from Swift inverts as an LP. I will tease it a little again with a paint brush (in time) and see if it is a recurring thing.

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Uhm, don't! Prodding a T continuously is stress for the animal and doesn't help. If you got it from Swifts, I'm pretty sure it IS an LP. Leaves the question about the stridulation...no idea since I don't own one of those. Others might be able to shed some light onto this...

 

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I dug this up in the search.

LP Stridulating?

 

May 20, 2012

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I have noticed mine will make a "scratchy" noise when agitated. It's not very loud, sound kinda like rubbing a toothbrush with your thumb. She only makes it when she's walking quickly to respond to something that's irritating her (usually me cleaning up).

 

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