Comments on: Spotlight On… http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407 Educational programs, games and more Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:02:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: nature http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-465 nature Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:28:26 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-465 Wow, lots of excellent guesses this week. Our specimen was a Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma smithi). To learn more about Mexican redknee tarantulas, check out these websites:

We’ll have another “Spotlight On…” soon, but in the meantime, see if you can tell us who pooped.

]]> By: Rich M http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-460 Rich M Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:26:51 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-460 Tarantula! And if its one of the largest than we re talking about a Theraphosa blondi. Cool big ole’ spiders!

]]> By: Jorge Lehr http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-459 Jorge Lehr Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:58:40 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-459 Looks like maybe a Mexican Red-Legged Tarantula!

]]> By: Angelica Kelly http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-458 Angelica Kelly Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:33:55 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-458 Tarantula

]]> By: Alfia http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-457 Alfia Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:31:30 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-457 But seriously, it’s gotta be a tarantula.

]]> By: Alfia http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-456 Alfia Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:30:54 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-456 Wait- oops – MEAT BAT! heheh

]]> By: Alfia http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-455 Alfia Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:30:18 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-455 Fruit bat?

]]> By: Jezus Cicero http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-454 Jezus Cicero Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:22:11 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-454 Spider

]]> By: Nicole http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407&cpage=1#comment-453 Nicole Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:20:33 +0000 http://www.calacademy.org/academy/exhibits/naturalist_center/nnotebook/?p=2407#comment-453 Tarantula

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