Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Chaco Golden Knee Tarantula

Auggie my chaco golden knee tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes) hanging out on my hand!



Thursday, February 24, 2022

Rise and Shine

Ziggy, my Trinidad Chevron Tarantula (Psalmopoeus cambridgei), emerged from hiding after months underground.




Thursday, August 12, 2021

Ruby Does a Little Dance

Get a cricket, do a dance. Ruby, my wife's Brachypelma hamorii, doing a happy dance after getting a cricket.



Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Horacio Quiroga, an Uruguayan Poet

Today I learned something about Grammostola quirogai. Tarantupedia has a section on the etymology of name. Interestingly G. quirogai are named after  Horacio Quiroga, an Uruguayan poet.

Memphis, my G. quirogai

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens (GBB) Out For A Stroll

Blue, my GBB, walked out the top of her enclosure last night when I was feeding her. I let her walk onto my hand. She walked around calmly for a bit, before having her walk back into her enclosure.



Halloween Decorations

We got a new decoration for the front of the house!