The drama unfolds

[saviourseph]

I came in from shopping a few hours ago to be met with this:



"Wait a minute!", I hear you say, "that spider's upside down!".

Indeed. Which could mean only one thing:

THE MOULT HAD BEGUN!












And finally (old skin removed from the tank):




Still waiting for hir to flip back the right way so I can take a picture of hir shiny new back, but there you go - the moulting process of a Chilean Rose tarantula. :D

Comments

[daveisdead.livejournal.com]

They see me moultin'. They hatin'.

Sweet spider.

You got any other creepy crawlies? When I was younger, my father had hissing cockroaches and a giant Tanzanian millipede. Fun times.

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

Just the spider currently (although I'm wanting to get another one, possibly a Mexican Red-knee when I can afford it). Oh, and a tank of around 40 crickets, but they're feeders, not pets.

A giant millipede sounds like it could be interesting... stop giving me ideas. ;)

[daveisdead.livejournal.com]

You gotta watch out for those giant millipedes though. They actually can secrete hydrochloric when threatened. Badass creatures.