Heteroscodra maculata

[Stone]

Here is a pic of one of my slings.

These are pics of my adult female. Please note, these were taken when I first got her. She has filled out nicely since then.

 

[beckyl92]

what does it mean when they put all their legs close together?

 

[PhilinYuma]

what does it mean when they put all their legs close together?

It's a true defense posture, used by slings that don't like having their pix taken! The next step is to curl up into a ball, as here: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=htt...tJ5K2tAPi0pXuDQ

 

[Stone]

Its a defensive posture like PhilinYuma has said. The poor girl was quite stressed out from the ride home in that deli cup