10-27-2015, 02:00 PM
I've got a new monster to add to the list, and a second one will be likely next week.
I managed to snatch up a very nice "blue form" Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni). She is HUGE. She easily dwarfs my next largest tarantula, and I think she is bigger than my scorpion. I wasn't able to get any good shots of her, so this is the best I can do.
My next tarantula will be a "Cobalt Blue" tarantula (Haplopelma lividum), which will be my first old-worlder. That one might actually be a little dangerous, but they make fascinating pets from a scientific standpoint. And they look good. Unfortunately, it might be getting ready to molt, so the pet shop is holding it for a week.
I lso picked up some Tobacco Horn Worms for my nephew to watch. These are pests in the wild, but were sold as lizard food. I figure I'll let my nephew watch them grow, then feed the moths to the spiders when they start getting old. Its rough, but thats life.
I managed to snatch up a very nice "blue form" Costa Rican Zebra Tarantula (Aphonopelma seemanni). She is HUGE. She easily dwarfs my next largest tarantula, and I think she is bigger than my scorpion. I wasn't able to get any good shots of her, so this is the best I can do.
My next tarantula will be a "Cobalt Blue" tarantula (Haplopelma lividum), which will be my first old-worlder. That one might actually be a little dangerous, but they make fascinating pets from a scientific standpoint. And they look good. Unfortunately, it might be getting ready to molt, so the pet shop is holding it for a week.
I lso picked up some Tobacco Horn Worms for my nephew to watch. These are pests in the wild, but were sold as lizard food. I figure I'll let my nephew watch them grow, then feed the moths to the spiders when they start getting old. Its rough, but thats life.
Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.