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Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:02 pm
by Zuilu
Ohmygoshohmygosh she's so cute. I'm so excited! I've wanted a c. elegans for quite some time as I think they're just absolutely stunning.. Luckily someone in my area was selling one so I picked up a mature female :3 she's about 1" long, being a dwarf tarantula she won't grow past 2"
Here's my new lovely~:

Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:03 pm
by Vephriel
Ooh she's beautiful! What an adorable baby. <3
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:14 pm
by cowmuflage
She's very pretty! <3
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 10:21 pm
by Rhyela
Squee! So cute! She reminds me a lot of the cyclosternum fasciatum I used to have.

Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:37 am
by Dakonic
She's adorable! <3
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2012 2:54 am
by Zuilu
She's decided to make her home inside of a seashell..so cute *_*
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:37 am
by Wain
How awesome

She's a hermit spider

Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:24 am
by Boven
It seems strange to call a spider cute, but tarantulas somehow pull it off. Gotta like how the spot on her abdomen vaguely resembles a heart, too.
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:37 am
by Qinni
I agree with Boven.
I can't find spiders cute at all, even if they are fuzzy. The colors on it are pretty cool though. Her home is a shell? Daawwwable <3
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 11:50 am
by zedxrgal
She's gorgeous.
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:14 pm
by GormanGhaste
Qinni wrote:I can't find spiders cute at all.
Someone needs a spider hug!

Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:38 pm
by Zuilu
Little update: She's been webbing her home up like crazy, and it's hilarious to watch. It kinda looks like they're dancing and rubbing their booty everywhere.

Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 11:05 pm
by Mania
Wow! The colors on her!
I'd love to see a pic of her webbed-up home if you have a chance.
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:27 pm
by Zuilu
I tried a few times to get a decent picture of the webbing but no dice, she's a burrower so it's very hard to get the camera to angle into her little shell burrow.
Side note, she actually just molted. She's still in hiding though, so I'll have to wait and see if I can catch her out of her den in a few days. I know she's been out because she's moved little objects around in the night.

Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 7:06 pm
by Rhyela
Zuilu wrote:I tried a few times to get a decent picture of the webbing but no dice, she's a burrower so it's very hard to get the camera to angle into her little shell burrow.
Side note, she actually just molted. She's still in hiding though, so I'll have to wait and see if I can catch her out of her den in a few days. I know she's been out because she's moved little objects around in the night.

Isn't it just adorable how they rearrange their home? One of the cutest things is when they're carrying clumps of dirt around. Oh, and then the little "happy dance," as I call it, when they're eating.
Re: Cyriocosmus elegans (Trinidad Dwarf Tarantula)
Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 2:32 am
by Zuilu
Rhyela wrote:Zuilu wrote:I tried a few times to get a decent picture of the webbing but no dice, she's a burrower so it's very hard to get the camera to angle into her little shell burrow.
Side note, she actually just molted. She's still in hiding though, so I'll have to wait and see if I can catch her out of her den in a few days. I know she's been out because she's moved little objects around in the night.

Isn't it just adorable how they rearrange their home? One of the cutest things is when they're carrying clumps of dirt around. Oh, and then the little "happy dance," as I call it, when they're eating.
Their dancing is absolutely adorable, as is them playing bulldozer XD It's very amusing to watch them work, especially watching them web!