Posted by Ecooper on 16-02-2013 19:33
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I bought this spider specifically to photograph, but it is also an interesting critter. I chose this species because they are easy to keep in captivity; they are very pretty; and they are docile. I do a lot of my photography on the kitchen table and didn’t want something that would take off and disappear under the fridge the moment I picked-up my camera! Besides, since buying this spider we added two young cats to the household—they would love a young tarantula to play with. Mind you, the cats may have solved the other problem: they keep chasing their toys under the fridge. There might not be room for a tarantula under there anymore.
The spider is about three inches across. When I first got it its colours were drab and some of the urticating hairs on its abdomen were rubbed-off. I didn’t want to photograph the little beast until it moulted and had a nice bright new and complete skin.
Cheers,
EC
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brachypelma copyright ernie cooper 2012_filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr
brachypelma w skin copyright ernie cooper 2012_filtered by ernie.cooper, on Flickr
Edited by Ecooper on 17-02-2013 20:06