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Post by MsAli on Mar 12, 2024 7:55:30 GMT -5
I love the Tarantulas. They can be so beautiful
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Post by MsAli on Mar 12, 2024 7:55:48 GMT -5
Oh and nice Carey Plume
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Post by rocknewb101 on Mar 12, 2024 9:00:43 GMT -5
That plume is out of this world! Very nice. The tarantulas are another story  . Fascinating, as long as they are on your arm and not mine...lol. Coming from someone who grew up (at least to age 15) in a country that boasts the most venomous of anything - the united states has ruined me as far as my bug/critter fears go lol. Used to have to use an outside dunny as a kid with redbacks at my head and possibly under the seat - never once worried...Thanks for sharing - they are quite pretty. |
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 13, 2024 13:54:37 GMT -5
That plume is out of this world! Very nice. The tarantulas are another story . Fascinating, as long as they are on your arm and not mine...lol. Coming from someone who grew up (at least to age 15) in a country that boasts the most venomous of anything - the united states has ruined me as far as my bug/critter fears go lol. Used to have to use an outside dunny as a kid with redbacks at my head and possibly under the seat - never once worried...Thanks for sharing - they are quite pretty. I don’t hold them. I have.. but it’s been years. They are so delicate that even a small fall could be death. Some of these once mature are $700+ so I don’t take the risk. I view them as living art essentially |
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Post by dillonf on Mar 13, 2024 14:05:53 GMT -5
Very beautiful Plume agate.
I had a rose tarantula and emperor scorpion as pets in college. I used to hold the rose tarantula. Then all of a sudden it started getting aggressive, so I let it be.
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Post by brybry on Mar 13, 2024 18:08:28 GMT -5
You had me on the plume.... Normally, I hate spiders, but tarantulas are the exception. I like the curly haired one. Go play with a Goliath Bird Eater. Born mean and gets meaner as it grows. A good sized adult wants to ravage your face before it tries to eat you. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Mar 13, 2024 18:09:52 GMT -5
You had me on the plume.... Normally, I hate spiders, but tarantulas are the exception. I like the curly haired one. Go play with a Goliath Bird Eater. Born mean and gets meaner as it grows. A good sized adult wants to ravage your face before it tries to eat you. I could have lived without that..... Thanks. |
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Post by brybry on Mar 13, 2024 18:13:15 GMT -5
No prob, lol. I worked for an exotic animal whole seller for a bit. I had to go pick up the animals and feeders from the GA/FL state line, put them away a d feed them. Wanted a birdeater for years until a 3 month old one came in. Vile, VILE little creature it was. Damn thing was ready to attack every time I or anyone else came near its tub. Haven't wanted one since.
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Post by ast530 on Mar 14, 2024 17:40:38 GMT -5
Well--beautiful! The center reminds me of a tree, maybe Maple, in autumn (fall) with the pretty colors...and it seems to me I can just make out the shape of the leaves! I love it.
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Post by wargrafix on Mar 15, 2024 8:01:14 GMT -5
I never got over my arachnophobia.
but some reason images and drawings don't set it off. Weird.
That being said, if a spider was guarding that agate...i was fighting it. Bare hands
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Post by wargrafix on Mar 15, 2024 8:02:09 GMT -5
You had me on the plume.... Normally, I hate spiders, but tarantulas are the exception. I like the curly haired one. Go play with a Goliath Bird Eater. Born mean and gets meaner as it grows. A good sized adult wants to ravage your face before it tries to eat you. The jokes i could make...... |
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Post by brybry on Mar 15, 2024 17:23:33 GMT -5
Go play with a Goliath Bird Eater. Born mean and gets meaner as it grows. A good sized adult wants to ravage your face before it tries to eat you. The jokes i could make...... I cleaned up what I normally say about them, lol. |
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Post by wargrafix on Mar 15, 2024 18:14:22 GMT -5
The jokes i could make...... I cleaned up what I normally say about them, lol. You cleaned it...but did you polish it? The rock jokes never end |
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Post by 1dave on Mar 16, 2024 9:51:57 GMT -5
Books are a great way to share, but colors double the price to print.
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Post by brybry on Mar 17, 2024 14:53:34 GMT -5
I cleaned up what I normally say about them, lol. You cleaned it...but did you polish it? The rock jokes never end It took a matt finish, lol. |
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Post by wargrafix on Mar 17, 2024 16:40:25 GMT -5
You cleaned it...but did you polish it? The rock jokes never end It took a matt finish, lol. Geez....laying down on the job..on a Matt no less. Lol |
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 17, 2024 17:05:13 GMT -5
You lil buggers have lost me haha
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Post by gemfeller on Mar 20, 2024 14:31:00 GMT -5
I have some very nice Carey Plume cabs. But here's a piece of rough I want very much to cab;  However there's a little problem:  I'll need to (very carefully!) cut a doublet. At first I thought of using black basanite. But on consideration I wonder how well the black will show off this basically red stone. I've tried using white howlite for other doublets but haven't been happy with the results -- they look odd and cheap to me. Any suggestions folks? |
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Post by realrockhound on Mar 20, 2024 14:40:14 GMT -5
I’ve used a piece of basic white/clear agate before to beef material up. You could also quartz cap it
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Post by gemfeller on Mar 20, 2024 15:01:28 GMT -5
I’ve used a piece of basic white/clear agate before to beef material up. You could also quartz cap it Thanks - I'll take a good look at that. I have some optical quartz that might work. I've also used first surface mirrors a time or two and the results were pretty good. I'd forgotten that. |
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