Paph. barbatum and Denzien of the Grow Room

[Darin]

A gift from a wonderful friend blooming in the grow room.



Snapped this guy while down there as well. (Looks scary but is only about 1/4" long)

 

[SlipperFan]

Oh, MY...!

 

[carrilloenglish]

Okay... That spider looks more than scary. NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

Oh, that is a very cool spidey photo!! :clap:

 

[Darin]

Okay... That spider looks more than scary. NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

If it makes you feel any better. Here he is in a photo to put his size in perspective: (the white things at top are the corners of 2.5" clear pots)

 

[SlipperFan]

Scale is everything! Imagine if that little thing were as big as it looked in the first photo!

 

[Rick]

That's a pretty barbatum. What is the flower span?

The jumping spider pic is awesome. They get regular territories to hang out in, and can be pretty tame. I've had some that would grab flies out of my fingers.

 

[Darin]

That's a pretty barbatum. What is the flower span?

The NS is 7.8 x 6.6 Dorsal remains a bit cupped over the staminode. Older flower on same plant is 8.7 x 7.4

 

[paphioboy]

A very colourful representative of my favourite species... :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: How do you grow yours, temperature wise? I have tried a few and all expired in the end.. :sob:

 

[Darin]

A very colourful representative of my favourite species... :smitten: :smitten: :smitten: How do you grow yours, temperature wise? I have tried a few and all expired in the end.. :sob:

They are in the basement so winter temps are a challenge. 75 max in winter down to 60 at night. Summer they go outside with the rest of the gang so it'll get up to 95+ in daytime and in the 70s at night. Probably not optimal, but so far so good.

 

[NYEric]

Cool spider photo. Thanx for sharing.

 

[Eric Muehlbauer]

I love those jumping spiders. I never kill them...hopefully they'll eat some bugs.

 

[SlipperKing]

Super barbatum. Looks like its one of Sam's crosses

 

[JeanLux]

nice spider, but great colors on that bloom !!!! Jean

 

[Marc]

Nice pictures, both of them

 

[Shiva]

Nice barbatum. Just try imagine how that spider sees us with it's many coumpoud eyes. We probably look even more terrible.

 

[Ernie]

Menacing looking little dude. In a cute, fuzzy kinda way?

 

[Ross]

I like both specimens, but I'll take the first one! Nice barbatum!

 

[goldenrose]

Barbatums are not my thing BUT that is one FANTASTIC one! :drool::drool:
and the spider is darn cute too!

 

[jmelot]

I like the dorsal!

Re: jumping spiders:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2...rty-dancing-a-gallant-spider-goes-all-the-way