Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:59 am Post subject: July 1, 2007 San Diego Show + Hike and Hunt
July 1, 2007
San Diego show and Hike and Hunt
wburke17 wrote:
Okay heres afew pics that i took today;
this was after the hike.
first off Dave (Twrill and kill) Andrew (Cacoseraph)
By wburke17 at 2007-06-30
left to right
back of Neshans head(nbond), Gilbert(GQ), Davidrs, Paul(ronin)
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The guy in the middle is Griffin
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Some scenery shots
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a T burrow
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And a cute Aphonopelma Sp.
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A trap door burrow
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and a not so cute trap door spider
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and heres Andrew removing the entire burrow of a trap door
By wburke17 at 2007-06-30
NBond1986 wrote:
Okay....here's what everyone's been waiting for!!!!
(there are I think 45+ pictures coming up.......and that's only HALF of what I shot!....::lol::. Good luck if you have a slow connection)
This is our San Diego Adventure (Reptile Show), and our H&H (hosted by our very own GQ [Gilbert]!!!)
Firstly....here's the shirt I drew up and wore during the whole trip.
(Andrew and Gilbert noticed an error, but I fixed the typo with computer magic.....)
ON THE ROAD
This was quite the excursion, so it wouldnt be complete without a photo documentation of the journey. We all met at Warren's (wburke) house, and then took two cars from there. Paul (Ronin) drove one car containing himself, Warren (wburke), Andrew (cacoseraph), David (DavidRS), and Griffin (Griffin)
I (Nbond1986) went with David (Twirl and Kill) in his wrangler.
Paul's car leaving us in the dust...
A very important stop for food....VERY important.....Warren showing off his beautiful physique......
In these pictures: Warren (wburke17) and Paul (Ronin)
Some hills on the side of the free way....that's rattler and invert country!
Yes, I took a picture of myself. Now you can't make fun of me for it ;P
And just for kicks....a good representation of the capabilities of the Canon Powershot S3.....this is the ground of the freeway moving by at 70 MPH!!!
In California.....we eat BIG. And we have a Denny's to match our appetites!!!
Group shot!!! David (twirl and kill) and Griffin (griffin) couldn't put aside their childish habits. 20-something year olds trapped in the bodies of prepubescent school children.....tsk tsk tsk.....such a sad story. But here's the picture anyway....
Backrow L to R: David (twirl and kill), Griffin (Griffin), Gilbert (GQ), Warren (wburke17), Jules (julesaussies), Paul (Ronin), David (DavidRS)
Frontrow L to R: Neshan (Nbond1986), Jen (jen650s), Andrew (cacoseraph), and I'm terribly sorry for blanking out on the last person's name (could you fill me in so I can fix it?)
[Pulk and his father are unfortunately not in the group picture]
And now for THE FIELD
Tarantulas:
We employed two methods: Flooding and digging
Some people tried the twig/grass technique, but to no avail.
Usually flooding would only expose the spider briefly to ensure its presence, and then it would be dug up. Only once (Ronin's spider) did we actually get it out simply by flooding.
Here are some burrow entrances:
Do you notice the old eggsac strewn aside outside the burrow entrance?
And a dug up tarantula!!!
Mine is now happy in her new home, and has already had a roach!
Trapdoor Spiders
This was absolutely awesome......getting to see actual trapdoor spider burrows in person! Pictures can only tell you so much....
They are actually quite distinctive, and not so hard to tell appart from the rest of the ground.
DIG DIG DIG!!!
Andrew also found his own (as well as others in the group)
He attempted (and kinda succeeded) to get the entire burrow out in one peice.
Warren actually got the last trapdoor of the day, and pulled out a huge female with an eggsac!!! [sorry, no picture!]
See the door?
And here's one of my purchases from the reptile show!!!
Just look at this girl! Cyriopagopus spp. "Singapore Blue"
I also purchased a S. calceatum sling that I haven't photographed yet.
Anyway, wonderful time!
Many thanks to Gilbert (GQ) for being a great guide to the mygalomorphs of Southern California!
We are forever in debt to you. You want any tiger pedes??? I think that would balance things out. ::lol::
Well, 'till the next time!!!
-Neshan W. Sarkisian (NBond1986)
S.C.A.B.I.E.S. official something something
GQ wrote:
SCABIES was here and I'm still itching. Great photos NBond. Here are a few photos I snapped of the occasion. It was great to meet everyone. I'm looking forward to hitting up the LA region one of these days.
Furcifer pardalis - Panther chameleon (I think this was at the Kammerflage Kreations table)
An impressive Green Huntsman.
NBond and Cacoseraph packing their show purchases.
Some bugged out shorts
So a shepherd and a monk are poking around this trapdoor...
David and Andrew.
Griffin wishing he would have had a V8.
Griffin's spotted the burrow for this little Aphonopelma sp. These are some of the fattest T's I've found in spite of the bone dry conditions. I know that there was a boom in tenebrionid beetles a couple months back. That may have had a lot to do with it.
Cacoseraph giving some energy back to nature. He spotted this tree oozing sap and decided to give it a taste. I forgot to ask what it tasted like.
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