Ephebopus murinus

[Ravnos]

Picked up this girl the other day. Ephebopus murinus, or the French Guyana Skeleton Tarantula. They are somewhat of an enigma of the tarantula world: they are a new world species, but look more like an asiatic species. They have features of an arboreal, but are terrestrial burrowers. Also, their urticating hairs are not on the abdomen like all other genus of new world tarantulas, they are on the pedipalps, and are released by rubbing the pedipalps on their chelicerae.

They are rather defensive, not generally a species to be handled. Get to just over 4 inches or so. They love to dig and web, but aren't overly shy. This one loves to sit right in the open.




Rav
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[Blackwidow_woman]

[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img] Way to go Rav.. very nice looking T and mine was a very good webber to and would webb up its whole house and leave a tunnel opening just by the water dish was very intresting to watch her do all her work on her house.. Yup, they stay on the small side.. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_cool.gif[/img] Our T addiction is never ending..hehehehe!!!! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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[deadboy]

Wow now that is a cool looking T. I am thinking about getting into the world of Ts soon. Gotta get all my snakes stuff good to go though. There is still Boaphiles that need to be paid for and stuff, but after that, how about a T for me [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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[JonnyB]

way cool [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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[JuliusSqueezer]

nice looking bug rav. Maybe something came over on a shipment of cargo and went through some changes here or crossed maybe? who knows....still...very cool bug

Ummm JonnyB...you might want to correct some spelling and grammar in your sig LOL...otherwise you may be proving your own point. hehehe

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we will forget the typo of wasn't since it should be &quot;weren't&quot; anyway. There should be a comma after idiots and considerable should be considerably....oops I missed one. You also spelled idiots wrong LOL

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[Blackwidow_woman]

[img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Julius, your to funny... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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[JonnyB]

yea i know but i did fix it just now befor I red your post lol thanx man
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