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General Non-Mantis Discussion
Other Insects & Invertebrates
A versicolor just took a big leap in growth
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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Clausen" data-source="post: 88169" data-attributes="member: 421"><p>Hi Nasty Bugger,</p><p></p><p>It sounds to me like your T might be getting ready to molt. Often they'll plump up a bit and start webbing up in preparation. That's an arboreal species so it will molt right in the web tunnel.</p><p></p><p>Following the molt, the legspan will be larger but the abdomen will actually be thinner. Of course, it will also appear for a brief second like you either have two spiders or one huge sixteen-legged one (because of the nearby exuvium).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Clausen, post: 88169, member: 421"] Hi Nasty Bugger, It sounds to me like your T might be getting ready to molt. Often they'll plump up a bit and start webbing up in preparation. That's an arboreal species so it will molt right in the web tunnel. Following the molt, the legspan will be larger but the abdomen will actually be thinner. Of course, it will also appear for a brief second like you either have two spiders or one huge sixteen-legged one (because of the nearby exuvium). [/QUOTE]
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A versicolor just took a big leap in growth
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