This is a repost from my  Blog

I love quickies….

So, here is mine for the night…

Tomorrow, Dan and I are headed to Fish Lake by Klammath Falls to test run our new car!  YAY!!  Being that this is a buggy blog though, you might be wondering why I am posting about this here.

Well, not only are we taking the car for a trip…but I will also be filming with my webcam out there!  If all goes well, it appears there may even be a wifi connection to stream from..so look for videos-’cause if I can post them, I WILL!!

I am bringing my bug catching gear, and Dan’s 35mm…his seems to work, so we will give it try!  Keep your fingers crossed!!!!

I have a few jars, and a nifty film container, so hopefully I will be bringing home some new critters for the desktop!  You never know!!

Pictures will probably be uploaded to Insect Geeks first, so be on the lookout….

See you all tomorrow!

Tags: Photography Video Bug Catching Traveling

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So much for fixing Buddha!

Every time one of my tarantulas moves from its jar into an official tank or keeper, I place a water resistant mini Buddha in one of the corners.  Usually everyone ignores the Buddha, but my C. fasciatum  (Zero) has found him useful to make webbing from.

Tonight, I managed to shift the tank, knocking over the Buddha.  Zero was playing aboreal, so I thought I could simply get my hand in the tank, and put the Buddha upright again.  Besides, Zero had just finished a good sized adult cricket, so I had no reason to worry…..

Come to find out, Zero is just a fan of attacking ANYTHING within the enclosure that moves.  I managed to pull my fingers out right before it reached them.  It stopped, and appeared to look up at me as if saying:” I’ll get you next time, my pretty, and your little dog too!!”

Buddha still sits on his side, and I am adding fast and VERY AGRESSIVE to the 1.5″ C. fasciatum care sheet.

Zero the Tigerrump and Buddha

*When this photo was taken, Zero actually walked up to where I was photographing, and sat there watching me.  Photogenic, but very eerie…..

Tags: Cyclosternum Fasciatum Behavior C Fasciatum

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I am winning the battle of spiderling feeding!  I have 2 L. parahybana's that are roughly 1/8" and feeding them was one of those tasks that I have been deathly afraid of!

So, taking the advice of everyone, I tried killing feeder roaches with no success, as they (apparently) do not die very well. Then, still taking the advice of everyone, I tried killing mini crickets with huge success!!  One parahybana took about a minute before it pounced on the head of the dearly departed cricket, and the other was showing interest.  I AM WINNER!!!

On another note, I have noticed that one of my Nhandu sp. burrows while the other likes to remain in view...weird!  Both of those guys are pretty good eaters with an appetite for living crickets.

Even my Tigerrump is enjoying larger crickets, but the last one it was given just wound up being tossed by a hole that my spider made.... I don't know if this is normal behavior, but it was interesting to see.

As you guys may have seen, I posted a video of my Tigerrump (I call it Zero) eating it's first meal at home.  I thought it was cool because it appears to be dancing with the food in its mouth.  Tonight, I noticed the same behavior from my N. chromatus sling, and have seen it also from my older Chilean Roses.  I am calling it the Spider I GOT FOOD dance- which oddly resembles an 8 point turn.  Very cool to watch!!

On one last note, I have learned by watching that even 1/8" L. parahybanas WILL kick hairs.  An (unfortunately) alive roach found this out when he managed to piss off my little one, and I got to witness it. 

Sorry for the long update, but I wanted to just let you guys know what's happening, and share my feeding success.  This was a huge step for me, and no one was lost, smooshed, or injured during the process-except for a few crickets.....

Tags: Feeding Spiderlings Cricket Spider Dance

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I just wanted to write a quick note to first of all thank everyone for all of their imput on my profile forums!  That has to be the BEST feature on IG!  So far, we have conqured ants, talked about gigantic spiders, debated misting, and lots more.  I am learning so much!

Secondly, as the title states, I would like to formally welcome 6 new spiderlings to the desktop!  I visited the Invert Shop today, and David did another awesome thing by throwing in some spiders that I had taken off my shopping list due to low funds!  He even replaced my deceased male Hisser, AND threw in babies!!  I know this isn't the review forum, but I just can't help but keep telling everyone what an awesome experience I have whenever I deal with David and the Invert Shop!

Anyway, I am now the proud compainion of:

1 Brachypelma boehmei 1/4"

1 Cyclosternum fasciatum 1"

2 Lasidora parahybana 1/8"

1 Nhandu chromatus 3/4"

1 Nhandu coloatvillosus 3/4"

I am very excited about these little ones, and even better is that I got to wipe the boehmei off my want list!  WHOOOO!!

Okay...excitement aside....  I am still wondering how quickly I will need tanks for my bird eaters.....When they get big enough, I bet none of my regular friends will ever come over again.....

Tags: Tarantula New Spiderlings Slings

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NONE of my Canon pics of the new slings came out.  It was a blank roll.  Can I PLEASE cry like a little girl, while throwing myself on the floor, now??????

Sigh.....  I have a single roll of film left.  I'm giving this camera one more try, and then I am going to throw it off the roof of the tallest building I can find, after anchoring it with a heavy, yet cool looking, rock, 

Dear Canon-  Thank you for the wasted trips to the evil Wal Mart.  I am going to go kick a puppy now.

,

Tia Marie

*Disclaimer*

No unauthorized puppies were harmed during the making of this tantrum.

Tags: Pulling My Hair Out Crying Throwing A Tantrum Rolling On The Floor Scre

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