Have brought this over here as I dont want to take another thread off topic

Jamie do you have one of these ?? I find that sig pic fascinating of yours

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Unfortunately I dont have one. There are a few species of spider that would be great to have but they are effectively pet holes! You never see them!

The beautiful Cobalt Blue (Haplopelma lividum)



And the monster that is the King Baboon (Citharischius crawshayi)



All stunning spiders, but will live in a burrow all day and you'll never see them

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Is there a reason for them having such fat legs ? dont think I have ever seen a spider with such fat legs

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I'm not sure, but if I were to hazard a guess I would say it's because of their hunting technique. They rely on living in verticle holes with a trap door (lined with silk and web), they have to be soo quick that if they had thin spindly legs there would be more chance of prey escaping.

Although thats just speculation on my part

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Thanks for that, hopefully we will have some more info posted about them - find that little clip quite interesting

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If you wanna see the Cobalt Blue hunting, turn your volume up and click on the link below...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDVLn...eature=related

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Now you got me watching links of others lol, quite interesting to watch them 'hunting' still couldnt hold any spider though

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I bet you could hold my Chile Rose tarantula, apart from being the most docile species of tarantula, she is the most docile tarantula I've ever seen....ever!

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Hmmm dont know, I do know that like with dogs you shouldnt show fear and jump backwards but would take a lot to hold her, how long do they live ?

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Depends on the species and how much they're fed. But a female Mexican Red Knee can live up to 30 years, a male maybe 5 years!

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