Couldn't open Rick's link. Breeding tarantulas? It's something my daughter might consider, but I'm afraid I'm not into it much. Maybe Judy would consider it. She could send them to Turq.
--- hugheshugo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela > Mailander > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Earrings out of tarantula fangs? Friggin' > awesome. I > > design artsy craftsy jewelry out of weird found > stuff > > that I sell at art galleries. The local dude here > in > > town that does art shows, Bill Teeple, told me > he'd do > > a show of my stuff if I got about twenty thirty > pieces > > together. I never used tarantula fangs though, > but > > it's the kind of thing I would definitely do. Do > you > > have a picture of these amazing earrings? > > > > I'm afraid I don't have any photos, it was a long > time ago. > I braided a pair together and hung them from a > silver ring > which was attached to a short chain and stud into > the ear. > They did look good, though it helped that she was a > total > punk rocker as I don't suppose it would suit all > tastes. > > They would sell really I think. Trouble is getting > hold of > the fangs. They only shed their skins about every > six months, > if I remember correctly, so you would need a few to > make it > a viable business. Breeding taratulas could be a new > hobby for you! > > The jewellery in Ricks link is cool, and seems good > value to me. > > > > > > > --- hugheshugo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela > > > Mailander > > > <mailander111@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't know about affectionate, but I do know > > > that > > > > tarantulas and other big, furry spiders like > to be > > > > petted. > > > > > > > > When I was sixteen, I had some questions about > > > snakes > > > > that I wanted answers to real bad, so I got on > the > > > bus > > > > and rode to the West side of town to volunteer > my > > > > services to the curator of reptiles at the > > > Cleveland > > > > zoo. Turns out he was curator of arachnids as > > > well, > > > > and so I got to know all kinds of spiders up > close > > > and > > > > personal. If you pet some big spiders, they > do > > > > rhythmic little knee bends, like four little > > > > ballerinas in fuzzy leg warmers doing > demi-plies > > > in > > > > second position. I swear they'd purr if they > knew > > > > how. > > > > > > > > > > That was trouble I had with my tarantulas, I > never > > > handled > > > them so they got really vicious if I ever put my > > > hand in > > > their tanks. Boy, have those things got fangs or > > > what! > > > When they shed their skins the fangs came off > too, I > > > made > > > some into earrings for a girlfriend once, they > > > looked > > > awesome. > > > > > > I had a boa constrictor as well, he was > friendly, > > > loved > > > a cuddle ;-) But seriously, he used to chase my > > > mothers poodle > > > about all the time, really hard grabbing hold of > a > > > snake you know. > > > I called him Salvador, he died young which is > lucky > > > as he > > > would be about fifteen foot long now and eating > > > sheep every week. > > > > > > Luckily I grew out of herpetology before I found > out > > > they > > > sold anacondas in the pet shop in the next town, > > > they'll reach > > > thirty foot! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- hugheshugo <richardhughes103@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, > > > > > "curtisdeltablues" > > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Later, I saw one on > > > > > > > a flower stem, and the thing actually > played > > > > > > > peek-a-boo with me the way a child does, > > > hiding > > > > > and > > > > > > > then coming out to take a shy look and > then > > > > > hiding > > > > > > > again. > > > > > > > > > > > > Like a child who is afraid that a > monstrously > > > huge > > > > > creature will eat > > > > > > him! The cute peek-a-boo of terror mixed > with > > > the > > > > > pugnaciousnesses > > > > > of > > > > > > a predator. Probably going back and forth > > > > > between, "i think I can > > > > > > take this creature and eat it" to "holy > shit > > > is > > > > > that thing big! > > > > > > Feet's don't fail me now. Seriously, all > of > > > eight > > > > > of them!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Here is some interesting info on their > sight: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/InfoNed/sensoryleg.html > > > > > > > > > > > > The eyes of spider differ greatly between > > > > > families. Spiders who hunt > > > > > > without a web like wolf spiders > (Lycosidae), > > > lynx > > > > > spiders > > > > > (Oxyopidae) > > > > > > and jumping spiders (Salticidae) have a > > > > > well-developed eyesight. > > > > > > Jumping spiders can see nearly as well as > > > humans. > > > > > Experiments have > > > > > > shown that they are even capable of seeing > > > colors. > > > > > Cave spiders, > > > > > which > > > > > > live in the dark, have no or hardly any > > > eyesight. > > > > > They depend > > > > > > completely on sound and feeling. > > > > > > The structure of the eye is in basic > similar > > > to > > > > > our eye; behind a > > > > > > single cuticular lens lays a cellular > vitreous > > > > > body and the visual > > > > > > cells. Together with pigment cell this > forms > > > the > > > > > retina. > === message truncated === Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
