Inkie14 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Check these guys out!! Adult Male Adult Male Adult Male Adult Male Adult Male Adult Male Adult Male Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Adult Female Adult Female Adult Female Adult Female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Aww, cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Its a mini tarantula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Riight?? I just love their little wavy "eyelash" hairs that stick out of the top of their heads. And their eyes convey so much intelligence, even though they're just little round balls. You really feel like you're looking into the eyes of something that's analyzing and trying to understand you back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blattodea313 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I think I read somewhere that jumping spiders are the most intelligent arthropods. I don't remember where I read it originally, but I did find an article on wikipedia that said something similar to what I had read. It is in the first paragraph of the article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portia_(genus)#cite_note-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 Check this out: an herbivorous jumping spider!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagheera_kiplingi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 And the best thing is, is that they arent totally aggressive like some tarantulas are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted December 25, 2014 Author Share Posted December 25, 2014 If you get a really fat, gravid female, they're usually too heavy to jump, in which case they can be handled exactly like a calm, fuzzy tarantula! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Portia sp. is definitely on the upper end of intelligent inverts. It really amazing how diverse the salticids are. Phenomenal group. And they make awesome pets too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Photos I took of this species http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24125218 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Stunning pictures of my favorite spiders! Are these two pets or just brought in for the pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 She actually breeds them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inkie14 Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 I've got a small "colony" of these spiders, about 30 or so individuals. I'm selectively breeding them for color and large body size. I'm currently waiting on two females to lay egg sacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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