:D yay small spider

I am normally HORRIFIED of spiders... but this one is very cute actually.

I know the feeling, I have arachnophobia myself, but I've resolved to overcome that fear, since I know it is an 'irrational fear' in all but two cases (black widow and brown recluse here in the states). A year ago you wouldn't have caught me DEAD with a spider any where near me.

I still couldn't let that thing be on me >.< I'd panic

Well it took me about a year to work up to this point. I started out just getting as close as I could to any spider i found in the wild, and staying there, getting closer and closer, putting my hand as close as I dared. I even had a jumping spider teleport and attack my finger once while doing this XD

>.< You're braver than me!

Washington doesn't have too many spiders, we have wolf spiders I think... but those are terrifying

oh my gosh, id totally own like a million of these if they stayed like that! very interesting colours on him

Wow, what beautiful coloration!

What is the common name for it?I just want to know, it looks way different than any spider I've seen

Antilles Pink toe, or martinique tree spider? spelling on that M word is probably off...

Okay cayse strangely enough he doesn't scare me and I hate spiders... He actually looks kinda cute to me,

Im not coming to visit ever due to the fact that i would squish it.

I would squish you

I understand that and that's why i won't visit :) I won't lie, its very pretty

I couldn't let it touch me. I cringe at the thought.

Does it keep the blue color into adulthood? Beauty :D

nah it'll look like this later http://homepage.ntlworld.com/the.ta.....versicolor.jpg

The smallest but cutest I think :P Personally I don't think I have the guts to actually touch a spider but I can appreciate their beauty. I do find it amusing how you used to be afraid of spiders and now own a good collection! Bravo! I admit for me, part of the fear is the uncertainty of their nature and if they are dangerous or not. I think id's be more acceptable if I had the security of knowing the spider won't bite me/inject me with venom lol.

Do you ever worry about them biting you?

Well certain ones of mine would bite me with a certainty if they had a chance. The couple that I CAN handle however, I always test with a paint brush, gently touching them letting them know I'm there, to see what "mode" they're in. Sometimes, they're in predator mode and will just bite at the first sign of movement, so I don't handle them then. It's always a toss up any time I want to show them to someone, if I can take them out. Having 8 spiders and 1 scorpion however, increases the likelihood that one will not be in 'hunt' mode. :)

Ah I see. I never handled spiders or am familiar with their behavior, so this is fascinating. I'm guessing they would only bite if they were in that predator mode and not as an act of aggression? lol I saw those fangs on one of your big guys and it makes me shudder at the thought of getting bit by those!

" Ark he's so cute and he seems pretty calm" *Pet*

*Bite*

My adult avicularia versicolor girl is in predator mode right now, if i gently blow on the vents of her enclosure, she's there quick as lightning, anywhere i gently blow. She's feeling the movement of the air and going after it thinking it might be a cricket. I would not handle her right now, as an example :) but I just took out my G Pulchra after assisting him from some of his old exuvium. He's a sweetheart. I extracted the fangs from his old exoskeleton. I'll post pics of those soon.

Very cool! I'll be looking forward to see pictures.

does it keep the color when it grows ?

Nope, take a look at the more recent photo of my adult one. The reddish one.

OMG its so tiny