Cool Molly!

I'm sorry we haven't gotten this thread up and rolling like usual. Please do not worry about the raffle being short on prizes though. We're just keeping them a secret! One thing I will say though is I'm about 95% sure the two Poecilotheria metallica slings I'm donating are both females. Yep, little girly blue spiders.

Time to heat up this thread since I know you have bucks for the raffle tickets burning in your pockets!

Let's start small - and that's size-wise
How about two individuals from the "dangerous" (just ask Patrick...) Cyriocosmos family?
There will be a female C.ritae, and also an unsexed C.elegans....

Do you feel the tease????? Next ones to be announced tomorrow morning!

We have a 10 lot of C.fimbriatus slings we are throwing into the mix.Trying to see what else we can donate after going through the shelves today...I also have $75 of raffle cash burning a hole in my pocket.Thank god we are only an hour and a half away from Oro Valley!!

Oh, here is more: how about a cute juvenile male G.pulchra?
Yes, I know, most of you would prefer female, but this guy still has YEARS to go before he matures and you may keep my number on speed dial for a future breeding date

Also making the trip with us for inclusion in the raffle: A sexed pair of P. cambridgei, ~2.5-3", from 2 different bloodlines.

I'll also be going through my shelves this weekend for some other goodies...I still have a surprise or two up my sleeve. hehehehehe

I have it on very good authority that these little cuties will be making an appearance in the raffle.

Aphonopelma cf burica
Avicularia diversipes
Ephebopus cyanognathus
Holothele incei "Gold"
Pamphobeteus fortis
Phlogius crassipes
Phlogius sp. "Eunice"
Poecilotheria faciata
Poecilotheria miranda
Poecilotheria striata
Pseudhapalopus spinulopalpus
Selenocosmia peerboomi
Sericopelma sp. "rubronitens"

I've also heard whispers that a few Avicularia purpurea's and G. pulchra babies may make it to the raffle table.

Can you say "oh my!"?

Hey BrettG, I've been wanting one or two of those particular T's. Guess my raffle ticket budget just went up.

You know as sceared of these little dwarfs that I am I just love 'em!

Now this isn't the one that will be in the raffle but this is what it will definitely resemble. Cyriocosmus ritae.



This one happens to be hanging out at my house. Ain't she just the cutest little monster?

The good news just keeps pouring in! Another very generous individual just informed me that they have made arrangements to add these beauties to the raffle:

Lampropelma sp."Borneo Black"
Lyrognathus crotalus
Selenocosmia effera
Chilobrachys dyscolus
Chilobrachys sp."Guangxi

You folks getting fired up yet?

And More
10 Aphonopelma crinirufum -good sized slings.

Kaylin and I are donating a couple Paruroctonus boreus (Northern scorpion) as well.

Sorry to say that I'm going to miss the conference for the second year in a row ... but a P cancerides I won in the raffle two years ago molted out last week as a mature male and an Arizona friend who is spider sitting the tarantulas I still have is going to bring him down to the conference in hopes of finding him a mate.
Hello to all my acquaintenance members of ATS ... maybe next year, durn it!

Dang, two years in a row without Zing... That hurts. We'll miss you a lot. Especially the people who rely on you as a raffle good luck charm and had to leave the conference without big winnings last year

Your friend might want to talk to Martin at the conference - he has a very nice large P.cancerides female

Sorry to miss you again, Zing.

In the ATS news today:
we were able to secure a movie poster of the latest "The Amazing Spiderman" movie for the raffle, signed by the director Marc Webb himself!
Soooo, all you spider and comic and movie geeks, you'll have to invest in some extra raffle tickets!!!!!

I think Chris just came as close as he could to being "giddy as a school girl." I have a feeling we're going to have to up our raffle budget.

In other news, we'll be donating some nice starter groups of B. dubia feeder nymphs as well.

That's too funny Jen. Did he squeal? Please tell me he squealed.

Some donations headed to Tuscon tomorrow from Chris Allen and I. Seeya's Thursday.!


Later, Tom

Hello All,
We are attending the conferance for the first time and donating a number of slings for the raffle, some being 1st & 2nd instar babies. We have A. purpureas, G. pulchras and P. regalis. I believe this bunch should make for a decent contribution for the ATS cause. Patrick, we are shooting for that P. met. May everyone be a winner and best of luck.
See you out there in Tucson!

Thalia and Sr. Chencho from (AB)

Awesome donations folks. Thank you all!

That's awesome Martha! Looking forward to meeting you and the hubby. Have a safe trip!