A.geniculata (Giant White Knee) Time Lapse Molt

[fullyfocus93]

AWsomE vid........ on point... know i want to make a molting video......

[winglighip]

very cool video. I did a timelapse of my molting A. geniculata too. Check it out on my channel!

best regards Alex

[kewchicko]

good video

[TheBenni10]

this is when i think i got two spiders haha

[MarcelSoosay10]

why do they move their legs side to side?

[lordabomity]

@MarcelSoosay10 I think it's to fill them with fluid.

[PunaniJohnny]

Thats freaken amazing! its like taking off a full body costume lol

[wick3d0430]

hi, i just have a couple questions. 1. how long does this process take once it starts? 2. what's the purpose? 3. how long does it take for the spider to recovery, if t all, becuase it looks like it would be very vulnerable after that...thanks!

[gambitgareth]

stunning video! you've got me addicted to ur t series keep em coming! p.s anyone in the uk know a decent t vendor?

[boboDaKilla]

spawn more overlords.

[killahkaii]

Your upgrad is complete. But you must build additional Pylones!

[akaidabat]

16 legs. :)) 

[sweetXricerockets]

how long does it take them to fully molt

[FRMOutsideSpace]

ewww

[kenzidisa7]

omg coooolll!!!! 

[BitOveRate]

do any animals eat the dead skin and such in the wild?

[boggsy117]

mine is molting right this second!!!!

[militantmindset]

ZOMG SPIDERS CAN CLONEZ THEMSELVES WE ARE ALL DIED ARRRRRGGH

[madturtlefan]

why does tarantula's molt upside down??

[tarantulaguy1976]

@madturtlefan: My best guess is because it's easier to push the molt up and off than do the reverse.

[0o0FISHER0o0]

bad boii T cant wailt till i get my giant white knee :)

[KoriTamashii]

What camera do you use?

[tarantulaguy1976]

@KoriTamashii I use a cheap Cannon powershot LOL!!

[Damiaantjuh]

Wow this is awesome. Thank you for this nice vid.

[xDeAdlYSp1Derx]

Mine just moulted last night!! How do you capture ALL THAT FOOTAGE? What program/software do you use?

[tarantulaguy1976]

@xDeAdlYSp1Derx My camera has the trimelapse and I speed it up with microsoft movie maker.

[ihagtafuith]

Genics are awesome, and love the song.

[LaoTheGreat]

are genics handlable?are they docile or somthing?

[tarantulaguy1976]

Some can be, but mine will rip your hand off or try LOL!

[chynnaxx]

Rob, this is the males mature molt? and if so, will you be mating him? or by this time that I saw this video you already got rid or him

[tarantulaguy1976]

He molted after this and still is not mature LOL

[chynnaxx]

so he still needs to molt again? do you have a female? and will you be mating them at all.

[MELLIS860]

why does it go all wacko at the end it legs start to constrict in

[tarantulaguy1976]

He is tretching but the timelapse m,akes him appear to be going crazy!!

[Barbalius]

i have b.smithi a.geniculata.b,albopilosum.b.a­uratum,p.irminia l.parahybana

[seethesvt]

i have a large collection of t's including pokies, obt's, a. genics, avic. versi's, ect ect. im still amazed by molts. great video.

[Sukai94]

You have great molt videos. A few months ago I was trying to search for some and none were near as clear as yours.

[tarantulaguy1976]

Thank you Jamie!

[smokeylove334]

that was soo disturbing ima have nightmares

[Poxicator]

Fantastic Rob, a great idea to use time lapse - I'm sure you have a full time job doing all this! One of mine moulted on Thursday, hadn't even realised it was in pre-moult. I know have 3 large ladies.

[eiffeduden]

why are you writing moult. when it clearly is written molt.

[skypiercer03]

They have the same definition

[TarantulaDillon]

what carera

[LittoMoon]

omg....

[wilomh]

amazing,

[FusionNinjin]

its confuseing are they getting smaller as they take off their skin :P so eventualy the spider implodes when its small enough?

[TarantulaDillon]

thay get bigger

[Poxicator]

the larger new body is within the smaller old body, concertinaed as a soft shell. Once the tarantula is moulted out of the old body (exuviae) its stretches its limbs to extend to its larger size.

[mathewkofalk]

I love my genic............vicious girls but way cool huge T i got as a sling she attacks water when i fill it.

[KawaiiKemonomimi]

Cool. What camera do you use for time lapse, or do you need software? Pretty spider.

[tarantulaguy1976]

I use a cheap Canon 750D powershot....I use it for all my vids....i am getting a very high end HD cam corder soon!

[jb7741]

I love the hydraulic action on these critters.

[DeSch1981]

really cool!!!

how long did it take in "real time" ?

[tarantulaguy1976]

It took about a hour!!!

[tigeriron1]

how big is she now

[tarantulaguy1976]

He is about 5"

[kepechocha]

WOOOOW NICE!

[Gonzi000]

cool

чудо природы!

[neowarrior1]

the miracle of life :)

[keeprollin02]

Awesome video...yet again.

[SliPsHoTiFc]

holy shit that was insane

[maarakailet1]

Very cool!

[Salvyizbest22]

that was awesome i enjoyed that!

[Johnno3D]

my white knee just got into L12 few days ago ;)

[bloobitydoo]

not the best choice of music imo. but still a nice video

[Jake23Ts]

Rob, you are the man for having an evanescence song play during the video! Evanescence ROCKS!!!

[hunterabess]

Must be the time of year when they molt. My B. Smithi and my Aphonopelma hentzi molted about a week ago in the same week. It's been 2 years since my hentzi molted, too.

[JensTwn]

Thanks for posting this video.

Mesurement of the molt?

Please post another video of her feeding ect

Cheers

[thefifthcard]

Hey Rob, just out of curiosity - over how long a period is this recorded?

[tarantulaguy1976]

It was about 45 minutes...

[12345Matt54321]

I had 2 molts last night and I didn't catch either of them!

Nice Video 5*

[tehraztor]

geniculatas are beautiful tarantulas, and great eaters. nice video

[skypiercer03]

I didn't know you'd be the type of guy who'd like evanescence x]

Mine molted yesterday too

[tarantulaguy1976]

No like about it....I love Evanescence...and Korn, Godsmack, Disturbed, but my all time favorite is Nirvana...Kurt Cobain was the man!!

[Raptiosaur]

Evanescence-X, Korn-O, godsmack-O, disturbed-OOOOO, Nirvana-?

O = C=

X = =P >=O

[craigisageek]

Amen to that - Kurt is my all time favourite too, I even have the guitar he designed, the Jag-Stang! Sweet vid as always, this species is so beautiful.

[PDDM89]

Amazing Vid Rob! Didnt know you liked Evanescence, song went really well with it, i never seen a molt while i was aking place, awesome!

[pokinoiombra]

cooooooooooooooooooooooool

[fairy20tails]

the music goes really well with the video : ) He sure is a pretty boy

[pickupman1995]

neat-o :)

[lordabomity]

Fun how you uploaded this just a week after I decided I wanted one. And I do want one, bad. One of the most stunning of the bigger T's. =D

[dirtyharrydi]

sorry but evanescence is awfuuuuul

cool molting though

[tarantulaguy1976]

I disagree....she is awesome!!

[11039078]

Nice! Fair bit bigger aint she

Must be time of year, all my spiders have like molted within the same week this week! Totally mad

[dinomanj]

hey its just like gross how spiders molt and i heard that some spider species eat there molt to get back some nutrients like lizards do

[tarantulaguy1976]

I've had a few eat their molts....

[XGCPR3D4T0R]

Great vid! i wish i knew how to do this! Awsome to catch this on tape

[sc0rpius2]

One of the best molt videos I've ever seen. Very nice.

[triggerman73]

great job

hopefully youtube doesn't go nazi and take the sound off your video, great song choice!

[tarantulaguy1976]

It is youtube approved!

[triggerman73]

Okay...I hate how controlling youtube has become nowadays

[DansBallPythons]

rob, is the time lapse a feature on your camerA, or is it on windows movie maker?

[Alex0802008]

It is a movie maker app i believe but i also have a cam that does it but wait for rob to respond

[11039078]

Hey alex,

Im still after a p. metallica if you have one..

check your email!

[tarantulaguy1976]

It is on the camera....in the movie maker you can speed it up!

[DansBallPythons]

ah, i gotta figure out how to do that so i can get some molt videos up..or at least better that what i already had up. lol.

[ac7933]

Awesome footage of a molt.

[Casparspointofview]

very nice :)

[boasANDballs]

1sttt view i need som mettalica vid lol