Ricky Ortiz84 How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: 34
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 7:48 pm Post subject: Nor Cal Trap doors (with Cody )
Well today Cody, Traci, and I went out to a super secret location..... so dont ask And went looking for local trap doors it started off slow mainly I think due to the fact we were not entirely sure on what we were looking for but once we found the first one it was cake finding the rest.
Here are some old not occupied burrows we found
After Cody dug those up with no luck I found a nice looking one that had what looked like a solid mud lid on the opening I guess they use this to prepare for winter I'm guessing, and I started my dig and these guys have some really really deep burrows and the ground is pretty hard this time of year lol anyways after some digging I managed to tease the mom to the top of the burrow and then she darted back down then babies started coming out and we all got excited.
a shot of Cody taking over getting the mom out.
Here is mom
and a baby you can really see the chevron pattern on the abdomen.
we also found a couple smaler ones the one that is on the carpet bit Cody lol.
Cody also spoted this really cool little guy no one wanted to hold it though lol
Cody thanks for comming over and hanging out with me I had a blast cant wait till spring maybe it'll be alot easier to find their burrows when there not all closed in for winter!!
here are a couple of Codys cool centipedes!
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BayLee SFBATS Secretary How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: 45
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:07 pm Post subject:
Great outing.
WOW, what is that red fuzzy thing?
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CodeWilster How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: plenty
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject:
Jeez Ricky you got those pics up quick!!!
Thanks for everything I had a great time. I'll post the terrible pics I took with my video camera in my trapdoor thread probably on tuesday, once I get my last habitat visit uploaded and posted.
BTW, my hand is all better! :) _________________ A considerably greater amount of faith is required to believe that the complexity of this world happened by chance alone, rather than to believe there is a God.
BayLee SFBATS Secretary How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: 45
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject:
That is what came to mind first but I did not want to assume _________________ Visit me @Tarantulas.us
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CodeWilster How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: plenty
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject:
It was interesting to note that it was red in front and back as well, most I've ever seen are only red on the abdomen. Diff species? Diff sex, maybe? _________________ A considerably greater amount of faith is required to believe that the complexity of this world happened by chance alone, rather than to believe there is a God.
BayLee SFBATS Secretary How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: 45
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject:
Could very well be. _________________ Visit me @Tarantulas.us
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CodeWilster How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: plenty
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:15 am Post subject:
We did miss you Edgar! Next time, right?
Oh and for those who care, that species of trapdoor (folding-door, technically) is Promyrmekiaphila sp. MOST LIKELY P. clathrata but I will take a look at them with my scope and compare features to my species descriptions and the whole shabang soon for a concrete ID :)
Oh and Ricky I love that shot of the polymorpha! _________________ A considerably greater amount of faith is required to believe that the complexity of this world happened by chance alone, rather than to believe there is a God.
Ricky Ortiz84 How many Tarantula(s) do you own?: 34
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject:
CodeWilster wrote:
We did miss you Edgar! Next time, right?
Oh and for those who care, that species of trapdoor (folding-door, technically) is Promyrmekiaphila sp. MOST LIKELY P. clathrata but I will take a look at them with my scope and compare features to my species descriptions and the whole shabang soon for a concrete ID :)
Oh and Ricky I love that shot of the polymorpha!
Ha sweet thanks Cody and again thanks for coming out this weekend. Let me know if its is not the same species like you said maybe we can give it a common name if it does not have one already like Edgar in a hole spider or something! _________________ http://www.iherp.com/RickyOrtiz
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And went looking for local trap doors it started off slow mainly I think due to the fact we were not entirely sure on what we were looking for but once we found the first one it was cake finding the rest.
