Not the best video as I neglected to remove the top of the enclosure so my phone was focusing on the lid. This is Ember, my "lava spider". Originally referred to as Theraphosinae sp. Panama, now more likely to be called Davus sp. Panama (at the time of posting this video, I don't believe the species has actually been described in the scientific literature; however, it seems likely it is genus Davus).

I've become super-fond of this little one as it has quite the personality. An odd part of this feeding was that after killing the cricket, Ember dropped it off under its hide and started doing victory laps around the enclosure before going back and settling down to eat it. I've never seen a spider do that with it's food before...usually they just eat it right away.

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