The Chash: Very Good
In the afternoon I finished The Chash, part 1 of 4 of Tschai by Jack Vance. It was a very good reread.
The Wannek
After crashing on Tschai, Adam Reith's scout ship is impossibly damaged. Reith must find another vessel to return to Earth. Having rescued the beautiful Ylin-Ylan, Reith is assured of assistance from her father if he delivers her back to Cath; but as events unfold, he is forced to make a dangerous choice. Inevitably he must risk everything against the enigmatic Wannek - and their devious human servants, the Wannekmen.
In the afternoon I started in The Wannek, part 2 of 4 of Tschai by Jack Vance. The ebook I had downloaded has cover art by David Russell.
Over Your Dead Body (2026)
A dysfunctional married couple retreats to a secluded cabin to repair their relationship, but each secretly plots to murder the other.
In the evening Esme and I watched Over Your Dead Body. I liked the movie and rate it a 7 out of 10.
Swapped (2026)
A tiny woodland creature and a majestic bird suddenly swap bodies, forcing them to team up to survive the wildest adventure of their lives.
In the evening Esme and I watched Swapped. I liked the movie a lot, it's wonderfully made, and I rate it a 7 out of 10.
Brachypelma boehmei and Pandinus imperator
Just after twelve in the afternoon the tarantula and scorpion I had ordered with Matthijs Tempelman of Tarantulahub yesterday in the afternoon via Facebook Messenger arrived. I paid €25 for the tarantula, €60 for the scorpion and €10 for shipping. All in all €95.
Later in the afternoon I prepared two enclosures. I had expected the tarantula, a female Brachypelma boehmei, to be larger. Her enclosure is now a bit on the large side.
First, I transferred the female Brachypelma boehmei to her enclosure; a plastic container with a piece of cork and some plastic plants. The substrate is a mix of sand and coconut coir, which I had made slightly moist.
Next, I transferred the Pandinus imperator to its enclosure; a small plastic container with a piece of cork and some plastic plants. I don't know yet if this specimen is a male or a female. The substrate is moist coconut coir.
Finally, I cut up a superworm and put a small piece in each terrarium.
Later, in the afternoon, while checking up on the new ones, I noticed that the emperor scorpion was eating!
I also replaced the lid of the enclosure of the Brachypelma boehmei with one with much smaller holes. The one I used originally had holes that are a few millimeter in diameter and maybe the spider could manage to escape through one.
Near the end of the afternoon I noticed that the Brachypelma boehmei also had taken away the piece of superworm. When I lifted the cork I spotted her on the inside holding the piece of superworm.
The Chasch
The starship Explorator IV is destroyed after entering orbit around the planet Tschai. Adam Reith's scout ship is en route to the surface when the attack occurs, and is damaged in the explosion; Reith crash-lands and is separated from his ship. He finds a world full of violence, where four non-human races rule: the Chasch, the Dirdir, the Wannek, and the Pnume. Humans are present, but dominated by the other races. In this volume Reith sets out to regain his scout ship, and makes his way to Dadiche, ruled by the Blue Chasch and their human servants. Along the way he finds loyal friends, and challenges social inequities with the same aplomb that he rescues fair maidens- like the lovely Ylin Ylan, Flower of Cath.
In the evening I started in The Chash, part 1 of 4 of Tschai by Jack Vance. I've read this book several times already. It's one of my favourite series. The ebook I had downloaded has cover art by David Russell.
Back in the previous century I named my first Windows machine Tschai after the planet of adventure.
Feeding Four Tarantulas
Just after 6 o'clock I decided to feed my four tarantulas with the superworms that had arrived earlier today. I had ordered accidentally two boxes instead of one with De Kammieshop last Monday, so I have plenty of food.
First, I dropped a living superworm with the female Acanthoscurria geniculata. Normally, I pre-kill superworms to prevent them from burrowing in the substrate. But the Acanthoscurria geniculata grabs everything that moves, including water, so I fell confident she would catch the worm immediately. And I was right.
Next, I dropped a pre-killed Morio larva with the female Pterinochilus murinus. I carefully moved the quite skittish tarantula near the Morio larva, but she didn't seem interested in it. If she doesn't eat it I remove it the next day.
Next, I dropped a pre-killed Morio larva with the female Monocentropus balfouri. But she stayed hidden underneath a plastic leaf, so no photo.
Finally, I dropped a pre-killed Morio larva with the female Tliltocatl albopilosus. She was also not interested, yet.
Revenge Prey: Good
In the early evening I finished Revenge Prey, a Prey novel book 36 by John Sandford. I liked the book, it was a good read.
A Tarantula Eating
Later in the evening while checking my tarantulas I noticed that the juvenile female Monocentropus balfouri was eating a Morio larva.
In the above photo some of the webbing this tarantula has made is visible in the left bottom corner. The leaves are plastic.
Pages generated with tumblelog
In the evening, when searching on Google for "Pages generated with tumblelog" (between quotes to get an exact match) I found two new, to me, blogs:
It's really nice to see others use tumblelog.