T moulting patterns

[Enn49]

Back in 2015 when I was pretty new to the hobby I decided it would be interesting to keep a graph of moulting patterns month by month. It includes slings right up to adults.

2015 33-41 Ts
2016 41-60 Ts
2017 64-91 Ts
2018 91-101 Ts

The graph

 

[Dave Jay]

That's very interesting, I wonder how that relates to the weather patterns each individual year?

 

[Enn49]

That's very interesting, I wonder how that relates to the weather patterns each individual year?

Yes, that would be interesting. Now you've got me wracking my brains as to how I could record that info too.
I really thought there'd be more in summer than winter but 2017 disproved that theory.

 

[Dave Jay]

Yes, some years seem to have a different pattern than others which made me wonder about the weather.

 

[Phil]

Back in 2015 when I was pretty new to the hobby I decided it would be interesting to keep a graph of moulting patterns month by month. It includes slings right up to adults.

2015 33-41 Ts
2016 41-60 Ts
2017 64-91 Ts
2018 91-101 Ts

The graph
View attachment 34349

I did the same . If you go into Excel and choose the "radar" graph/chart option it looks like a web too...LOL.

 

[Enn49]

I did the same . If you go into Excel and choose the "radar" graph/chart option it looks like a web too...LOL.

I did mine in Word but they have the same and you're right it does look like a web.

 

[WolfSpider]

Kinda looks like molting over many specimens is random. Phil, does your “webs” look similar?

 

[RonC]

I noticed that November every year starts an upward tread. The rest doesn't really stand out.

 

[Phil]

Kinda looks like molting over many specimens is random. Phil, does your “webs” look similar?

very similar yes, it's obviously affected by the sling to adult ratio as well. I also did it as a % of total spiders so it doesn't matter how many you have at any given month and there was an average if about 15% moulting per month.

 

[Phil]

I also have pie charts for:
Terrestrial vs Arboreal
NW vs OW
age (adult/sub-adult/juvenile/sling
sex (confirmed male/female, suspect male/female or unsexed)

all mine are in a detailed excel spreadsheet with drop down LOVs (List Of Values) so that the entries are consistent and automatically update charts and pivot tables etc.

Get your spider geek on....PMSL

 

[WolfSpider]

@Phil : If I could only hire you as an accountant—I’d get my finances squared away and learn a boat-load about spooders at the same time!!

 

[Phil]

I also have pie charts for:
Terrestrial vs Arboreal
NW vs OW
age (adult/sub-adult/juvenile/sling
sex (confirmed male/female, suspect male/female or unsexed)

all mine are in a detailed excel spreadsheet with drop down LOVs (List Of Values) so that the entries are consistent and automatically update charts and pivot tables etc.

Get your spider geek on....PMSL

said chart info.....

 

[Phil]

@Phil : If I could only hire you as an accountant—I’d get my finances squared away and learn a boat-load about spooders at the same time!!

funnily enough....I have set up my brothers accounts. he is a self employed mechanic...LOL

 

[Whitelightning777]

& I thought my temperature diagrams per cage were elaborate...

 

[Phil]

& I thought my temperature diagrams per cage were elaborate...

now there's an excuse for another chart idea...ha ha.