{Beautiful}Tarantula Photo...

BoiJaymason · Sep 12, 2009

I saw this guy today.. A VERY FAST and AGGRESSIVE kinda guy..Not something I wanted to bite me.. But, he was so beautiful I had to snap a few shots of him. This was the best of the few I could get.. Comments welcome if you wish..

JIP · Sep 12, 2009

The photo is quite blurry and not the best angle. The white balance looks like it is off as well.

syphlix · Sep 13, 2009

is he supposed to be blue?

Mturulski · Sep 13, 2009

Very cool spider, I've never seen a blue one berfore. It does look blurry, probably do to shooting through the dirty glass enclosure he lives in.

Dagwood56 · Sep 13, 2009

I have to admit that I questioned the "blue" spider, but found it to be legit.
Phong's Tarantulas! - The Cobalt Blue Tarantula (Haplopelma lividum) However your image is out of focus and I agree with Mturulski, its probably due to shooting through the aquarium glass. As was also mentioned the angle of the hsot is not the best either. I can't tell what part of the spider I'm even looking at...all I see are the legs.

BoiJaymason · Oct 5, 2009

Yes he is supposed to be blue.. Cobalt Blue is the "mainstream" name for them. They are fast and super aggressive.. He wasn't in a glass aquarium. He was actually just sitting in a cup with a friend holding him. We were both probably shaking, hoping he wasn't going to jump out onto either of us. I love these guys. You only see legs because that's all you can see. He is curled up.