Recent content by valkyrie76

the first bug is fascinating! think the second one looks like a leafhopper... but don't quote me on that. way trippy eyes on this one!

oh no! poor thing. :( ps. love #5!

hi chuan yean! their lifespan is 2-3 years according to the lab. :)

raptor1988: thank you! :) here's a hastily taken picture of min's second exoskeleton. hastily taken because it's so featherlight, the slightest air movement sweeps it up and away!

love the first pic! :)

raptor1988: thank you! but i really know very little... i'm just inquisitive, that's all. :)

psychobiologist: i just use good old banana mush. :) the flies are not a problem at all now, i have more than enough to feed everyone. the tricky part is to vary their diet once in awhile, as it's not healthy to feed them one single staple. so i'm constantly looking out for little meals like...

solbadguy: thank you for the compliments! but... why would you think of putting spiders on top of your macbook? :what:

oh... my camera's not slow. it's just a PnS with some manual controls, that's all. :)

i've kept them all! haha. abit freakish, i know. the smallest is about 1.5mm :)

hi reaper3075! thank you for the kind words! :) to moult is to shed their exoskeleton. spiders have skeletons that are like a hard skin around them. this doesn't grow, so they need to shed it once in awhile to grow bigger. when they reach their maximum size, they stop moulting. :)...

eurekas: thank you! :) it was mostly luck and patience. the camera did the rest! psychobiologist: i wouldn't have been able to tell you have arachnophobia from your nickname! i'd thought it was the opposite. heh. the best way to cure arachnophobia is to interact with jumping spiders. they're...

have replied your PM! i'm sorry i can't be of more assistance... :(

haha! are you serious? i don't mind but they will freak out if there is another person moving around! what makes it easy for me to take the pictures is that i'm holding a small camera in one hand while min walks on my other hand. minimal movements. they can see pretty far actually, as far as...

i think spiders make awesome pets. :)