freshly molted Damon diadema

[Mike troll]

i though yall might enjoy seeing a freshly molted Damon diadema, unfortunately as her exoskeleton drys the green and blues will change to more of a tan coloring

 

[Ken Bartenfeld]

Umm, that thing look alienistic! Nice shot!

 

[DDReptiles]

Those things were everywhere down in Costa Rica, scared the crap out of me when I was taking a shower and they were all in the tub.

Neat spider/bugs though

 

[Mike troll]

thanx, if i remember right they are one of the critters that H.R. Giger based his Aliens on

Umm, that thing look alienistic! Nice shot!

 

[Mike troll]

lol i gotta make it to Costa Rica one day.

they are related to spiders/scorpion but dont have any venom

Those things were everywhere down in Costa Rica, scared the crap out of me when I was taking a shower and they were all in the tub.

Neat spider/bugs though

 

[fickle]

thats one pretty cool arachnid

 

[lemonjello]

Ugh. It is cool, but if one was in my bathtub....Out comes the bugspray!

 

[GeckoQueen]

Damn all we can get here is Damon variegatus!!! That diadema is the best I've ever seen!!!!

 

[Mikhail F. Bagaturov]

Nope, GeckoQueen...
Most of the "variegatus" in hobby around the world are in fact diadema...
Actually D. variegata is more rare species. JFYI.
They can be separated via number of spins on pedipalps.

Here's my pair of Damon diadema