Soo, I picked this T up from Kyle as he was buying some Ts as a group and didnt really want a hybrid, it came with a MM so I figured, why not experiment a bit. A week ago the T molted and I noticed, much to my dismay, that it had sustained quite a bit of damage to its abdomen and had a nice bit of scarring.
The T when I first got her, she is much darker after the molt.
Shot through the side of the enclosure.
Shot while she was teased out.
Now, the most interesting part, in my opinion, is the damage the spinnerets received. It seems to have completely effected the formation of them, but hasnt caused any reduction in webbing ability(if anything it is able to web more).
And then, I figured I might as well see if she can breed(the molt had fully formed spermathecae).
As always, click the pics for the larger sizes.
WBurke17
WOW. so the tip of the abdomen is facing/pointing to the side?
Which sp. of male is that, camb or irm?
What
The entire spinneret structure is(when looking down at the T with the abdomen facing away) slightly to the left, but it is not to the point that it is extremely visible. I am just amazed that it could sustain that much damage and still survive.
As for the male... I honestly dont know. It could be either of those, or another hybrid.
noexcuse4you
Damn that sucks! I wonder what could've caused it? I wonder what'll happen when she becomes gravid. I think Karen said that MM was an irminia, but I'm not sure.
balam
Has this type of damage been seen on other T's or is is a direct result of it being a hybrid?
What
I dont know, but I doubt it is related to being a hybrid, before the molt it was perfectly formed w/ no defects.
Steven
Hybrid could be a factor ...maybe 1 of a few that led to the twist.
Will be interesting to see what happens in the future ...esp next molt.
