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Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 06:35 AM

Since I was reading about all your different hobbies, here are some pictures of one of mine. Some of you know, I have spiders...

Here is the proof

My so called spiderroom
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and here my Latrodectus (Balck Widow) collection:

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the Black Widow from Stan, the Tudorman!

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a Brown Widow

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Widows mating...the arrows pointing to the fully grown male!!!

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guarding her cocoon

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hatching...

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this spider carries my name...how cool is that...

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a housespider, always welcome!!

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tarantula in orange!

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yellow legs, behind glass!

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she moved in a few days ago from Vietnam...

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...and want to be left alone...

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Greetings to all of you and have a great New Year!!!

Fred

tudorman8276 · 1 January 2009, 06:50 AM

...they truly are beautiful!!

...just signed in and saw the thread!

...glad to see our girl is doing so well.

...looking forward to giving you some more this coming summer.

Stan.

...curious: does the BROWN widow have an hour glass or just the unique striping???

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tudorman8276

...they truly are beautiful!!

...just signed in and saw the thread!

...glad to see our girl is doing so well.

...looking forward to giving you some more this coming summer.

Stan.

...curious: does the BROWN widow have an hour glass or just the unique striping???

Stan, yes, our Lady is doing great! The brown widows also have a hour glass, it is yellowish or orange in color

tudorman8276 · 1 January 2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Latrodectus

Stan, yes, our Lady is doing great! The brown widows also have a hour glass, it is yellowish or orange in color

...get the right "EXPOSURE", could you post a pic???

Thx, Stan.

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by tudorman8276

...get the right "EXPOSURE", could you post a pic???

Thx, Stan.

I think I have a good one, but it is in hundreds of slides...I will find it and I will post it....not in 2008 any more

Latrodectus · 26 January 2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tudorman8276

...they truly are beautiful!!

...just signed in and saw the thread!

...glad to see our girl is doing so well.

...looking forward to giving you some more this coming summer.

Stan.

...curious: does the BROWN widow have an hour glass or just the unique striping???

Stan, I was scanning some of my slides today and I found what I was looking for: the slides with the brown widow and her urn as well as the white widow and her marking.

Her we go:

Brown Widow, Latrodectus geometricus

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...and her urn

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White Widow, Latrodectus pallidus

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...and her marking!

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It took me a while, but I hope you enjoy the pictures!!!

Launch Mini · 1 January 2009, 06:51 AM

Sorry, you can't be my friend anymore, that is just kreeppyyyyy

Cool Hobby, even though I am not a big fan of them.
Not entirely true, I appreciate what they do, are capable, their thought pattern is amazing, etc etc.
I just don't want any as pets

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Launch Mini

Sorry, you can't be my friend anymore, that is just kreeppyyyyy

Cool Hobby, even though I am not a big fan of them.
Not entirely true, I appreciate what they do, are capable, their thought pattern is amazing, etc etc.
I just don't want any as pets

You are right, there are so many other pets so much nicer...my dogs...all cats...fish

Launch Mini · 1 January 2009, 07:06 AM

Not sure if I should tell you, but at our cabin, there are a ton of spiders.
BUT, everytime we arrive, there is at least one in the sink.
My job, ( for the ladies in the family) is to remove them ( not kill, my daughter will not allow that), but put them outside.
Well one day, I check the sink, and this Hulkazoid spider is standing over the drain.
This is one of those drains that has a metal screen you pull out, it is about 2.5 in diameter, and this dude is straddling it.
Don't know what it was, don't know how he got there, but I was not impressed.

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Launch Mini

Not sure if I should tell you, but at our cabin, there are a ton of spiders.
BUT, everytime we arrive, there is at least one in the sink.
My job, ( for the ladies in the family) is to remove them ( not kill, my daughter will not allow that), but put them outside.
Well one day, I check the sink, and this Hulkazoid spider is standing over the drain.
This is one of those drains that has a metal screen you pull out, it is about 2.5 in diameter, and this dude is straddling it.
Don't know what it was, don't know how he got there, but I was not impressed.

I am sooo glad, you don't kill them...they keep our mosquito’s in check!!!

Letsgodiving · 1 January 2009, 07:23 AM

VERY cool and some excellent shot of cool critters.

JF23 · 1 January 2009, 08:10 AM

Very cool pics Fred!

Although, I'll admit the hatching babies shot gave me goosebumps.

Greenring · 1 January 2009, 08:47 AM

Very interesting pastime. I like seeing them ... from my computer monitor. Would not be my choice of favorite pastime

, but fascinating nonetheless . From time to time, I see one of those fuzzy hunters in the bathtub and escort them to the bushes outside.

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenring

Very interesting pastime. I like seeing them ... from my computer monitor. Would not be my choice of favorite pastime

, but fascinating nonetheless . From time to time, I see one of those fuzzy hunters in the bathtub and escort them to the bushes outside.

Thank you Stan for not killing them

Zman86 · 1 January 2009, 08:48 AM

Very nice. I love spiders, big and small, but I only have a few big ones...

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Zman86

Very nice. I love spiders, big and small, but I only have a few big ones...

Zman86 you have a nice collection

I see some nice species you have:

Grammostola
Aphonopelma
Pterinochilus
Ceratogyrus....

Congratulations

JJ Irani · 1 January 2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Latrodectus

Zman86 you have a nice collection

I see some nice species you have:

Grammostola
Aphonopelma
Pterinochilus
Ceratogyrus....

Congratulations

WHOA!! That's some seriously abusive language, Fred!!

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JF23

Very cool pics Fred!

Although, I'll admit the hatching babies shot gave me goosebumps.

JF,
babies will do no harm...and the adult ones give their "poison" to help people with or after heart problems

Fred

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Letsgodiving

VERY cool and some excellent shot of cool critters.

Thank you Mike, it took me a long time to learn good ways to take pictures of spiders...but watches are far more complicated to take pictures of

Bisquitlips · 1 January 2009, 10:36 AM

Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

:clap :

JJ Irani · 1 January 2009, 10:37 AM

Creepy collection, Fred; but your camera work and knowledge on the subject are obviously very good.

Congrats - JJ

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Creepy collection, Fred; but your camera work and knowledge on the subject are obviously very good.

Congrats - JJ

Thank you JJ, I wish I could take watch pictures like you

JJ Irani · 1 January 2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Latrodectus

Thank you JJ, I wish I could take watch pictures like you

Thanks, Fred. Come on over to Auckland. I could teach you a few tricks and you also get the famous "JJ bearhug" as a bonus!!

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Thanks, Fred. Come on over to Auckland. I could teach you a few tricks and you also get the famous "JJ bearhug" as a bonus!!

You will be the first to know when I plan to come over to visit your nice country

iSellJerseyShore · 30 March 2009, 07:50 AM

Yikes!!! - Your collection looks a bit extreme like my reptile collection used to be!!

-Frankie

Dream99 · 31 March 2009, 07:54 AM

Very fine photo work. I would disagree with you though regarding that you think watches are more difficult to Phototgraph. surely the spider moving and the shallow depth of field in macro mode makes spider photography very difficult. But you do it amazingly. 10/10 top of the class.

Dream99 · 31 March 2009, 07:57 AM

By the way your dog looks a character. Sniffing for spiders???
whats his name?

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bisquitlips

Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

:clap :

Just for you Richard, glad you like the pictures

Latrodectus · 1 January 2009, 12:12 PM

Don't worry about it

It is so much more important to enjoy our nice hobby!

Art 1 · 1 January 2009, 02:14 PM

Amazing, really cool.

1 January 2009, 06:35 AM	#1
Latrodectus 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Fred Location: KY, USA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 10,053	One of my Hobbies Since I was reading about all your different hobbies, here are some pictures of one of mine. Some of you know, I have spiders... Here is the proof My so called spiderroom and here my Latrodectus (Balck Widow) collection: the Black Widow from Stan, the Tudorman! a Brown Widow Widows mating...the arrows pointing to the fully grown male!!! guarding her cocoon hatching... this spider carries my name...how cool is that... a housespider, always welcome!! tarantula in orange! yellow legs, behind glass! she moved in a few days ago from Vietnam... ...and want to be left alone... Greetings to all of you and have a great New Year!!! Fred __________________ Member # 16057 4-Hands Club Tosser Club Member TRF Skypers Group

1 January 2009, 06:50 AM	#2
tudorman8276 "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: STAN Location: KY-USA Watch: Rolex Prez Posts: 12,583	...they are so very NEAT... ...they truly are beautiful!! ...just signed in and saw the thread! ...glad to see our girl is doing so well. ...looking forward to giving you some more this coming summer. Stan. ...curious: does the BROWN widow have an hour glass or just the unique striping???

1 January 2009, 06:51 AM	#7
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	Sorry, you can't be my friend anymore, that is just kreeppyyyyy Cool Hobby, even though I am not a big fan of them. Not entirely true, I appreciate what they do, are capable, their thought pattern is amazing, etc etc. I just don't want any as pets __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

1 January 2009, 07:06 AM	#9
Launch Mini "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: John Location: Canada, eh Watch: can I? Posts: 6,240	Not sure if I should tell you, but at our cabin, there are a ton of spiders. BUT, everytime we arrive, there is at least one in the sink. My job, ( for the ladies in the family) is to remove them ( not kill, my daughter will not allow that), but put them outside. Well one day, I check the sink, and this Hulkazoid spider is standing over the drain. This is one of those drains that has a metal screen you pull out, it is about 2.5 in diameter, and this dude is straddling it. Don't know what it was, don't know how he got there, but I was not impressed. __________________ Something witty to go here. Member # 293

1 January 2009, 07:23 AM	#11
Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,320	VERY cool and some excellent shot of cool critters. __________________ The fool, with all his other faults, has this also - he is always getting ready to live. - Epicurus (341–270 BC)

1 January 2009, 08:10 AM	#12
JF23 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S Florida Posts: 1,898	Very cool pics Fred! Although, I'll admit the hatching babies shot gave me goosebumps.

1 January 2009, 08:47 AM	#13
Greenring "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Real Name: Stan Location: Brunswick, Ohio Watch: All of them Posts: 967	Very interesting pastime. I like seeing them ... from my computer monitor. Would not be my choice of favorite pastime , but fascinating nonetheless . From time to time, I see one of those fuzzy hunters in the bathtub and escort them to the bushes outside.

1 January 2009, 08:48 AM	#15
Zman86 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 421	Very nice. I love spiders, big and small, but I only have a few big ones... Attached Images

1 January 2009, 10:36 AM	#20
Bisquitlips 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Richard Location: USA Watch: YM Deep Space Posts: 12,527	Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!:clap : __________________ Rolex Yacht-Master 40mm (SS-YG / Deep Space MOP) 16623 Breitling Aerospace Titanium / 18K with UTC. Omega Speedmaster 3510.50 Oris TT1 Pro Diver Regulator 43MM

1 January 2009, 10:37 AM	#21
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,317	Creepy collection, Fred; but your camera work and knowledge on the subject are obviously very good. Congrats - JJ __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

30 March 2009, 07:50 AM	#25
iSellJerseyShore "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Real Name: Frankie Location: NJ - JerseyShore Watch: GMT-Master IIc Posts: 1,023	Yikes!!! - Your collection looks a bit extreme like my reptile collection used to be!! -Frankie

31 March 2009, 07:54 AM	#26
Dream99 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Alan Location: Bristol. UK Posts: 621	Very fine photo work. I would disagree with you though regarding that you think watches are more difficult to Phototgraph. surely the spider moving and the shallow depth of field in macro mode makes spider photography very difficult. But you do it amazingly. 10/10 top of the class.

31 March 2009, 07:57 AM	#27
Dream99 Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Alan Location: Bristol. UK Posts: 621	By the way your dog looks a character. Sniffing for spiders??? whats his name?

1 January 2009, 12:12 PM	#29
Latrodectus 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Fred Location: KY, USA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 10,053	Don't worry about it It is so much more important to enjoy our nice hobby! __________________ Member # 16057 4-Hands Club Tosser Club Member TRF Skypers Group

1 January 2009, 02:14 PM	#30
Art 1 Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida, Canada Watch: Rol/Seik/Tud/Omega Posts: 30,244	Amazing, really cool.

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