Tarantula Madness

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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.