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 Post subject: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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Just thought I'd post this here since I found it very interesting to watch :3

This is a Lasiodora parahybana (Brazilian salmon pink birdeater). She is female and approx. 7" before the molt. The entire process took about 10 hours. (Yeah, seriously.)

I woke up to find her flipped over in her hide, on a silk mat she made during her month long premolt:
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The fangs emerge:
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Carapace and abdomen start to emerge:
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Legs are coming out:
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Nearly there!:
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Legs are almost completely out, she's pulsing them now to get the juices flowin:
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Legs are entirely out, soft white fangs are visible:
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Flipped over: (For clarification, she did this on her own, no time during the molt process was she touched, poked, flipped, etc.)
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The exoskeleton:
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 Post subject: Re: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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Thats really cool.

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Yeah, very cool :)

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 Post subject: Re: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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Here's some more pictures of the actual exo if anyone is interested.

For size comparison:
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View of the front:
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And those massive fangs :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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Is it weird that I want to stick my fingers in where the legs used to go? :lol: It just looks so silky smooth in there :D :mrgreen:

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 Post subject: Re: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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Rawr wrote:
Is it weird that I want to stick my fingers in where the legs used to go? :lol: It just looks so silky smooth in there :D :mrgreen:


They're very soft! Touching the exo I almost couldn't believe how incredibly silky the hairs were, much softer than any cat or dog I've felt. It's almost comparable to..a silky rabbit. XD

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That exoskeleton is just a teensy bit freaky, but wow, she's so pretty in her new molt!

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She is :D I can't wait until she comes out of hiding so I can measure her, she should be at least an inch larger.

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She just ventured out of her burrow for the first time :D She's so pretty!

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D'awwwww, what a pretty girl! :)

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I agree with Lupis, exoskeletons are rather freaky! :lol:
she's so pretty, though! :D

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 Post subject: Re: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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So... They grow a fully-furred, complete body WITHIN the current body? Or am I misunderstanding?

(I had NO idea that spiders moult!)

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Acherontia wrote:
So... They grow a fully-furred, complete body WITHIN the current body?

Yep! :D

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I had NO idea that spiders moult!

Yep, all arthropods (spiders, centipedes, lobsters, insects, etc.) have to moult to increase their size, as their hardened skin (which also serves as a skeleton) doesn't stretch.

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Yep ;) they even molt their booklung lining, stomach, throat and eyes.

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That is CRAZY, lol. I knew that lobsters and so forth moulted, but hadn't a clue that spiders did. I hope those tarantula- or scorpion-in-amber paperweights are just moulted bits then >.>

I am so used to thinking of the furry part as THEM, you know, and now that I've found out that it's more like a suit... mind=blown :O

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 Post subject: Re: Tarantula Molting Process [Picture Heavy]
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:D I love when they molt! I love inspecting the exuvium once it's shed, too, especially when trying to find the spermethecae. I've had to sex a couple of mine because they were so young when I got them that it was hard to tell except via molt. ^_^

I also love their fangs. It's amazing how huge they are on such a small creature! Well, except your girl is a pretty good size. :)

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