B smithi molt....

Phillip

Arachnoprince
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 19, 2002
Messages
1,328
I had one of my female smithi molt today and got a few good shots of the plumbing.
Phil
 

Botar

Arachnoprince
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 27, 2002
Messages
1,441
A B. smithi was my first T ever when I was in high school and is still one of my favorites. That is a beautiful pic.
 

ArachnoJoost

Arachnobaron
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 6, 2002
Messages
530
Hey Phil,
My smithi's are just small juvies, hope they grow op to be as fine as yours! And quite the big bottom for a post-molt spider, is this normal for an adult spider or not?
greetz,
Joost
 

MrDeranged

He Who Rules
Staff member
Joined
Jul 16, 2002
Messages
2,000
Great plumbing pics Phil!!!

AJ,

It's been my experience that while T's in general will lose some weight when they molt, if they were rather plump before they molted, the size difference post molt is mostly negligable. It is when they molt after a long fast time that they generally come out really skinny after a molt.

Scott
 

ArachnoJoost

Arachnobaron
Old Timer
Joined
Aug 6, 2002
Messages
530
I guess this would depend on the growth of the spider, because if a spiderling molts the cephalothorax grows substantially, so the bum would appear to be very small (compared to the cephalothorax). If the spider is mature or not really growing the bottom would not appear to be so small.
What about this thought?
Greetz,
Joost
 
Top