Cariblatta lutea Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 ID determined by Nate Nelson and Marcus Bullock Seeing this gentle giant in its natural habitat was a memorable experience. Interestingly, this specimen was extremely aggressive compare to other specimens collected from the same area. Without the aid of a shovel and stick my hands would be full of holes from her bite by now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Beautiful! What other critters did you see on this collecting trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 Beautiful! What other critters did you see on this collecting trip? There are too many to list so I'll just list some of my fav. finds : Roaches : Arenivaga sp. Myrmecoblatta sp. Latiblattella lucifrons Parcoblatta notha Possible black Shelfordella lateralis Tarantulas : Aphonopelma chalcodes Aphonopelma cf. hentzi Aphonopelma cf. madera Aphonopelma sp. "Rodeo" Orthoptera : Dactylotum bicolor Neobarrettia spinosa Neobarrettia victoriae Mantid : Stagmomantis californica Stagmomantis gracilipes Stagmomantis limbata Litaneutria cf. obscura Iris oratoria Yersiniops sp. Vinegaroon Centipedes : Scolopendra heros "héros" and "arizonensis" Scolopendra polymorpha Scolopendra polymorpha "Sky Island Blue" Beetles : Megasoma punctulatus Hemiphileurus illatus Strategus aloeus Strategus cessus Chrysina gloriosa Chrysina lecontei Chrysina beyeri etc.... Millipedes : Hiltonius sp. UnIDed species that somewhat resemble Tylobolus but thin and long Assassins : Apiomerus flaviventris Apiomerus spissipes Apiomerus longispinis Zeluroides americanus Phymata sp. Possible Rocconota sp. Isopods : Venezillo arizonicus Possible Platyarthrus sp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 You saw both species of Neobarretia? Did you collect any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 You saw both species of Neobarretia? Did you collect any? Yep. I kept one female victoriae. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 YES! Was hoping you'd find some Latiblattella lucifrons, were you able to collect any of those? Very nice Tarantula, she looks pretty big! Hope she does well for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 24, 2016 Author Share Posted August 24, 2016 YES! Was hoping you'd find some Latiblattella lucifrons, were you able to collect any of those? Very nice Tarantula, she looks pretty big! Hope she does well for you! Yep. Collected 2 males and 3 females. Unfortunately all males died and one of the females died too but I managed to bring back 2 females alive along with 3 ooths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted August 24, 2016 Share Posted August 24, 2016 Yep. Collected 2 males and 3 females. Unfortunately all males died and one of the females died too but I managed to bring back 2 females alive along with 3 ooths Well hopefully those two females will be enough to start a colony, would really like to see that species in culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Well hopefully those two females will be enough to start a colony, would really like to see that species in culture. Ya, as long as the ooths I got hatch for me I think I'll be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanny haff Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Good morning I like your Tarantula. I have a A. sps. new river rust rump, it is 1 of the nastiest in my collection even though they ae supposed to be a docile species. It rears up + flicks hairs f you disturb her. I raised her from a sling + shes about 3 years old, half grown. I assume shes a female judging by how fat she is. It will a while before I know because they're a very slow growing species. Lanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cariblatta lutea Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share Posted October 17, 2016 Good morning I like your Tarantula. I have a A. sps. new river rust rump, it is 1 of the nastiest in my collection even though they ae supposed to be a docile species. It rears up + flicks hairs f you disturb her. I raised her from a sling + shes about 3 years old, half grown. I assume shes a female judging by how fat she is. It will a while before I know because they're a very slow growing species. Lanny I just looked that one up. It looks like A. chalcodes. LOL Most of the A. chalcodes I encountered in the wild were extremely docile, but this one light colored specimen was being a total a$$ to me. I would've got bit by it if I hadn't used a stick to push it out of the burrow. I guess their personality can vary from specimen to specimen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanny haff Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 It does look like A. chalcodes. I bought mine at a reptile show and the guy who was selling them had a bunch of adults all were docile and he handled all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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