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Hope to write a kids book about tarantulas!

thesakedoc

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I'm looking for pictures right now.

I need photos of the below species in the wild or in a habitat - no handling pictures please.

Slings, juvies, sub adults, and mature Ts of either sex would be appreciated!

I still need good photos of:
A chalcodes
A seemanni
Avic versicolor
Avic diversipes
B smithi
B vagans
B boehmei
E uatuman
G pulchripes
G pulchra
P nigricolor
P platyomma
P. Formosa
P. Metallica
P. Irminia
P. Cambridgei
P pulcher
T blondi
T stirmi

Please post any if you have and are willing to share. Thanks all!!
 

Martin Oosthuysen

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Here is an example of a young/sling Avicularia Diversipes
 

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Payden King

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Here is the one of him on my jeans and I can see what other pics I have of him on my phone because I am away from home until around Christmas so can not take any other pics but can see what I have on my phone :T:
 

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thesakedoc

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TARANTULA BOOK:



PAGE ONE:

General tarantula info:

What are they? - Tarantulas vs true spiders

Tarantulas range in size from 3”-12” in terms of leg span

(Pic of t being measured)

The largest kinds can dine on animals as large as lizards, mice, and birds.

They produce silk



PAGE TWO:

Anatomy:

(Need chart)

Ts are invertebrates, which means they have no bones inside, just a hard shell which they molt (or shed off) everytime they grow.



PAGE THREE:

Sexing:

Point out differences, ie, Males are longer, females have more girth

Show how to sex a molt

(need pic of male and female molt)

Show how to ventrically sex

(need pic of male and pic of female undersides)



PAGE FOUR:

Aboreals vs Terrestrials

There are generally two types of tarantulas: aboreals and terrestrials.

Aboreal species…

Terestrial Species …

(Pic of two of each kind)



PAGE FIVE:

Where do they live:

(need map with highlighted areas)

explain the kind of t found in each region



PAGE SIX:

NW vs OW

What constitutes NW?

NW attitudes, encloure needs, special needs, behavior, defense mech

OW attitudes, encloure needs, special needs, behavior, defense mech



PAGES SIX-FOURTEEN

Pictures and info on specific species

(Still need more picture…)



PAGE FIFTEEN:

Bredding and the growing hobby



PAGES SIXTEEN and SEVENTEEN:

Did you know? Trivia ?s



PAGE EIGHTEEN

Conclusion:

Over view of the importance of tarantulas in our ecosystem

Touch bases with “fear” and what it is and y and how it can be cover come.

This is an extremely rough draft outline FYI
All suggestions will be much appreciated!!!!
 

Payden King

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Here are some more of my B. Smithi and my T. Stirmi (about 5-6 inch female I believe) she was sold to me as a female anyway.
 

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