Nature Question For Jeanette (Or, "Tarantulas")

[Anonymous]

My lady picked up a tarantula today and is storing it here. I wanted to know a few things...

- Someone told her that if you drop it from 4 inches or above, its exoskeleton will shatter. I told her that's impossible because I've seen 'Home Alone' and know better, but I need you to put her mind at ease.

- How can you determine its gender? Can male tarantulas spin web things? It had some web dragging from it and has two black bits on its end.

- How can we tell if it has venom sax? :o

- (for everyone) GIVE IT A NAME :<

*- Is it safe to keep its cage on top of a microwave? I'm not using the 'wave until I find out, anyway... :<

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MEOW I AM A GAY CAT MAY I HAVE A KISS? :<

[Jeanette X]

I think it would probably be okay to put the cage on top of the microwave.

All tarantulas possess venom. In general (although some species have been reported to have more potent venom) a tarantula bite can be compared with a bee sting in severity. Tarantulas are considered harmless, and bites are extremely rare. Some people have reportedly experienced reactions to a tarantula bite, including severe localized pain or breathing irregularity. If this happens, GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM!

I'd be more worried about it using it's hairs to defend itself than I would about being bitten, to be honest with you.

It is possible for the abdomen to rupture if the tarantula is dropped from a height. Ground-dwelling species are more vunerable to this than abroeal species, but in general, dropping from a height is a bad idea.

I'll see what I kind find about sexing tarantulas. Telling me what species of tarantula is will help immensely. And yes, many species of male tarantulas can spin silk, although most species use this silk to line burrows rather than make webs.

[Johnny Horton]

http://www.geocities.com/tracey332002/sexing.html

[Spooky]

Originally Posted by Jeanette X

sexing tarantulas.

[Jeanette X]

tr.v. sexed, sex·ing, sex·es
1.To determine the sex of (an organism).

[Rev. Danno]

You should name it Bitey, Mighty Aracno , Chojin Jr, Ringo, or Boris.
No stupid goth names, or anything that has anything stupid about, that would be stupid... Dude, Name it Stong Bad if it's a boy, or Strong Bad if it is a girl... Um, Seriously... I just drank 32 glasses of Mellonaide.

[Rongi]

Name him "WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!? THAT THING IS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE "

[The_voice_of_reason]

Look, he's crawling up my wall
Black and hairy, very small
Now he's up above my head
Hanging by a little thread

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Now he's dropped on to the floor
Heading for the bedroom door
Maybe he's as scared as me
Where's he gone now, I can't see

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly

There he is wrapped in a ball
Doesn't seem to move at all
Perhaps he's dead, I'll just make sure
Pick this book up off the floor

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

Creepy, crawly
Creepy, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly
Creepy, creepy, crawly, crawly

He's come to a sticky end
Don't think he will ever mend
Never more will he crawl 'round
He's embedded in the ground

Boris the spider
Boris the spider

[Jeanette X]

Name it "Harry" if its male, and "Arachne" if its female.

[FartinMowler]

I wish I had a spider that I could suck into my vacuum then discard.

[CastroMotorOil]

Zoltar si a good anme for ANY pet. Or trogdor. Zule is cool, basically anyhtign with a Z in it.

[Helm]

Name it SPIDER.

[Anonymous]

HERE ARE SOME MORE PICTURES ;>



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And we don't know the species or whatever, Jean.

[Zero Signal]

Oh she wants to conquer the world completely
But first she'll conquer me discreetly
The female of the species is more deadly than the male

[kahljorn]

Spider's scare me.

You should call it..

Vilo. Or something with a Vil.

[Cap'n Crunch]

Name him Rogni. LOL

[Jeanette X]

Well, I can't tell the sex. I'm going to have to try to figure out what species that is before I can sex that sucker. I'll get back to you. Have your gf ask whoever she got it from what species it is if she can.

[MLE]

i work there, actually.i'll ask scott if he knows what species/sex it is, but i doubt the breeders he got it from even know the sex after only a few months. i'm posting the pic on one of those "ask the expert" sites..

she's so cute! i'm still trying to think of a good name. i'm considering Chojin Jr.

[Zero Signal]

Where is William Shatner when you need him.

[Jeanette X]

I try to appreciate all of nature's creatures, and I admit that my irrational fear of spiders is an embarrasment to me.
However, your opinion of what constitues "cute" is pretty weird.

[MLE]

i've always loved arachnids. i don't think i've ever been afraid of one. i kept a few that i caught in my house as pets before, too. they were wolf spiders, but they're better let go by october, so they would survive the winter... i was sad..

[Rev. Danno]

Yeah, I rock! Chojin Jr.!

I admit that my irrational fear of spiders is an embarrasment to me.

That's nothing Jean X, I have an Irational fear of Zombies, I'm not kidding...
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[Ninjavenom]

LOL at Rongi.

I think it would be Bastardo, OJB2, Justice, Avenger, Mider-Span, Legs, or Sparky.

[executioneer]

I don't think keeping a tarantula on the microwave is such a good idea, considering you're not suppose to get closer than a arm's length to microwaves when they're operating :/

-willie

[Spectre X]

Name it SPIDOR!!! THE SPIDOR!!!

ok, here's names:

Siegfried
Spidor
Tarantula-man
the not-so-human-spider
Tarantulor
Jixby bitsy Spider
Jixby Junior
the not-at-all-human Spider.