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Thu 18 Jun 2020

Hapalopus sp. with prey

In the early evening I fed the Hapalopus sp. Colombia "large" sling I keep a mealworm, Tenebrio molitor. Even though the mealworm was quite large the small tarantula had no problem to subdue it.

Close-up of Hapalopus sp. Colombia "large" with prey
Close-up of Hapalopus sp. Colombia "large" with prey.

I took the above photo using the macro lens and LED ring light I bought yesterday.

The 18th of May I also fed this specimen a mealworm.

Psalmopoeus cambridgei molted

In the early afternoon while checking the tarantulas I keep I noticed that the Psalmopoeus cambridgei had molted, probably the previous evening.

Exuviae of a Psalmopoeus cambridgei
Exuviae of a Psalmopoeus cambridgei.

I took the above photo using the macro lens and LED ring light I bought yesterday.

I have been keeping this specimen since the first of May 2020 and this is the first time it molted in my care.

A Conspiracy of Bones

It’s sweltering in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Temperance Brennan, still recovering from neurosurgery following an aneurysm, is battling nightmares, migraines, and what she thinks might be hallucinations when she receives a series of mysterious text messages, each containing a new picture of a corpse that is missing its face and hands. Immediately, she’s anxious to know who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her.

In the evening I started in A Conspiracy of Bones, A Temperance Brennan Novel Book 19, by Kathy Reichs. I've read all the previous novels and enjoyed those a lot so I look really forward to this one.