2 different slings, 2 different molts in the water dish

SpiderDad61

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It's so funny watching the slings drag their molt in the water dishes.
This one opened up its burrow, drug the molt out backwards then put it in the dish, spun around, then
right back in the burrow, as to say " I'm done with it...now it's your problem", lol
 
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SpiderDad61 said:
It's so funny watching the slings drag their molt in the water dishes.
This one opened up its burrow, drug the molt out backwards then put it in the dish, spun around, then
right back in the burrow, as to say " I'm done with it...now it's your problem", lol
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Youre lucky they take it out of their burrows. all my T's are slobs and hoard their molts. its always a battle to retrieve them
 
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That is funny! Ill pluck them out if theyre easy but if theyre underground or encased with web i dont bother. I feel if the spider didnt want them there theyd put it in an easy to retrieve place and some of mine seem to use them as web anchors.
 
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My p. Cambridgei juvi molted some 3 weeks ago and still hasn't given it up...nor has my month molted h. Colombia sling...lol.
 
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Chris LXXIX said:
Ah ah, years ago had a juvenile Psalmopoeus cambridgei that started a "fight" against her molt.
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The vast majority of my collection have a fondness for shredding their exuvia into tiny pieces shortly after moulting. My P. cambridgei juvies seem to prefer integrating them into their dirt curtains and the walls of their burrows.
 
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My P. irminia would always tear his up and incorporate it into the webbing. That species doesn't have urticating hairs, so the best I can imagine is that it was just trying to show off.
 
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EulersK said:
My P. irminia would always tear his up and incorporate it into the webbing. That species doesn't have urticating hairs, so the best I can imagine is that it was just trying to show off.
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I've read about OBTs working whole molts into their webbing. Seems like a wise defensive tactic to me - if one OBT is a formidable opponent in nature, two OBTs is your signal to find dinner elsewhere.
 
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Radium said:
I've read about OBTs working whole molts into their webbing. Seems like a wise defensive tactic to me - if one OBT is a formidable opponent in nature, two OBTs is your signal to find dinner elsewhere.
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Correct. My female loves to cover with web her molt... last time i removed the molt was a sort of Tutankhamon 'OBT'
 
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Radium said:
I've read about OBTs working whole molts into their webbing. Seems like a wise defensive tactic to me - if one OBT is a formidable opponent in nature, two OBTs is your signal to find dinner elsewhere.
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That's really awesome!

My B vagans/Lp usually bring out their molts from their burrows, while my P muticus/H lividum usually pack theirs up against the deepest walls of their tunnel systems.
 
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