Chicken spider?

[Louise~Nichols]

Link works for me too...love that video...and soooo nice to see a real chicken spidey! I don't think I'd have wanted to see it attached to my camera though!! LOL

[Colin D Wilson]

I could watch them over and over, he makes me laugh with his "almost cheeky" narration.

Is Martin at the lectures this year Mark?

[Mark Pennell]

I could watch them over and over, he makes me laugh with his "almost cheeky" narration.

Is Martin at the lectures this year Mark?

Yes Colin TV's very own Martin Nicholas will be at the lectures, he has too or the rest of the committee will have to dish out yet more torture for no attendance.

Cheers
Mark

[Patrick Gildenhuys]

Thanks for the link!

I could watch them over and over

Agreed! Looks like at least one juvenile in there with mom.

[Toran Tanner]

Mark
Great link, great films.

But I have a few questions. For you or martin, were any of these in the film taken and studied? Were they able to get them out of the burrow to photograph if so are there any we can see? Size what was the size of these? were they compaired to any type specimen's?
And last but most important at least to me. Are you and martin claiming this is 100% new specie? Yes or No

I am just asking no rudeness meant or intended.

cheers

[Taki Tsonis]

Thanks for the clip Mark, I had seen it on Animal Planet or Discovery, nice to know that that's Martin ( I can tell people I know him next time it pops on the telly LOL). So is that supposed to be the same species as Craig has?
Off topic here, on his swimming Pink-toe clip, I was photographing my Avic purpurea at my water feature one day when it did exactly that. First it walked UNDER the heavily flowing waterfall bit and then swam across to the other side of the feature!

[James Box]

wasn't there a longer clip, though perhaps audio only, about the chicken spider finding? i think that went into greater depth about what was seen.
very cool clips anyway! i want a cave tarantula!

[Mark Pennell]

wasn't there a longer clip, though perhaps audio only, about the chicken spider finding? i think that went into greater depth about what was seen.
very cool clips anyway! i want a cave tarantula!

James
Yes there was and it was linked from this site, however it has moved, and you would need to search for spiderman on the BBC web site.

Cheers
Mark

[Mark Pennell]

Mark
Great link, great films.

Thanks

But I have a few questions. For you or martin, were any of these in the film taken and studied?

This species was studied in an US University (her name escapes me at the moment) I believe mainly to do with its symbiotic life with a narrow mouthed frog.

Were they able to get them out of the burrow to photograph if so are there any we can see?

Yes they are posted on this forum under tarantulas in the wild pix

Size what was the size of these?

I have seen Martins personal photographs and it had a good 9 inch span

were they compaired to any type specimen's?

A dead preserved specimen was examined by Andrew Smith and compared with all current know Pamphobeteus specimens at the BNHM. (That dead specimen was legally removed with permits from said US University)

And last but most important at least to me. Are you and martin claiming this is 100% new specie? Yes or No

No I am not claiming anything! I am sure Martin isn't either, the facts are thus, it was examined and did not match P, antinous and more work has yet to carried out on this species, no such claims are being made by either of us that its 100% new.

The debate over this tarantulas validity as a new species will be decided by those working on its taxonomy. Not by myself or Martin, no amount of claims or counter claims will speed this up.

"Martin or myself have no connection to the apparent trade in this tarantula, which due to the almost impossibility of legal live export would of course be illegal."

I was just merely wished to share the images and film, you have to remember Martin first seen these in 1997 and this is a rather old story and that's all it is, a story! With a connection to a large black theraphosid.

One with an extraordinary life style....

I am just asking no rudeness meant or intended.

None taken... as one of Martins long term old friends I can tell you he would not be offended either. Also this is an old story and all those question have been asked many times before. Check out various threads on this forum and also the Martins online chat transcript about this subject.

I will try and collate the links to these later.


Regards
Mark

[Eric Reynolds]

The links won't work for me either, tried everything.

Eric

[Mark Pennell]

The links won't work for me either, tried everything.

Eric

Eric
That's well weird

http://www.martinnicholas.tv/index.html

http://www.martinnicholas.tv/video.html works fine here

Or do you mean the page shows but not the vids, the vids are flash so the latest player is needed.

Cheers
Mark

[Eric Reynolds]

Thanks Mark, now they're all working just fine

Eric

[Toran Tanner]

Thanks

This species was studied in an US University (her name escapes me at the moment) I believe mainly to do with its symbiotic life with a narrow mouthed frog.

Yes they are posted on this forum under tarantulas in the wild pix
I have seen Martins personal photographs and it had a good 9 inch span

A dead preserved specimen was examined by Andrew Smith and compared with all current know Pamphobeteus specimens at the BNHM. (That dead specimen was legally removed with permits from said US University)

No I am not claiming anything! I am sure Martin isn't either, the facts are thus, it was examined and did not match P, antinous and more work has yet to carried out on this species, no such claims are being made by either of us that its 100% new.

The debate over this tarantulas validity as a new species will be decided by those working on its taxonomy. Not by myself or Martin, no amount of claims or counter claims will speed this up.

"Martin or myself have no connection to the apparent trade in this tarantula, which due to the almost impossibility of legal live export would of course be illegal."

I was just merely wished to share the images and film, you have to remember Martin first seen these in 1997 and this is a rather old story and that's all it is, a story! With a connection to a large black theraphosid.

One with an extraordinary life style....

None taken... as one of Martins long term old friends I can tell you he would not be offended either. Also this is an old story and all those question have been asked many times before. Check out various threads on this forum and also the Martins online chat transcript about this subject.

I will try and collate the links to these later.


Regards
Mark

Thanks mark I appreciate the reply. I was under the impression you posted the link to the vids to show proof of the "Chicken Spider" but I understand you post better now. Was the largest of these spiders seen only 9"? .Quite small for a "Chicken Spider" yea?
I am going to try something no one has ever done now. communal Blondi's, keep an eye for future post.

Cheers

[Mark Pennell]

[quote=Toran Tanner;23187]

Thanks mark I appreciate the reply. I was under the impression you posted the link to the vids to show proof of the "Chicken Spider" but I understand you post better now.

NO prob's Toran

It could seem that way, but unfortunately I have been around in this hobby far to long - 26 years I think now....

[quote=Toran Tanner;23187]

Was the largest of these spiders seen only 9"? .Quite small for a "Chicken Spider" yea?
I am going to try something no one has ever done now. communal Blondi's, keep an eye for future post.

Cheers

Like I said this is an old story and certainly nothing new to myself I have known about this for over 10 years.

They are a large spider and stocky too and I am sure they get very big 10 inches plus, but I'll confirm this with Mart.
"spiderhunter: K, the largest C.S. we pinned down had a legspan of 10.7" and this was not exceptional"

I only just posted the videos as I had finished uploading them to Martin's TV promotional site and thought that those who had not seen the communal living could understand what the fuss is about, as there was yet another thread regarding this species.

I look forward to reading about your experiment and best of luck with this.

read this http://thebts.co.uk/chat_martin_nicholas.htm Cheers for now.
check out this http://thebts.co.uk/chicken_spider_gallery.htm
Mark

P.S Jolene Czansky is the US scientist I could not remember the name of.

[Ray Gabriel]

I have booked some bench space at the BM so if the promised dead male chicken spider "wings" its way to me ill compare it against the males, (I believe it was only females compared against the last time?) in the BM

Ray