Trapdoor Tarantulas???

Onagro · Sep 8, 2009

A while ago this photo was posted with a tarantula acting like a trap door spider:

I really would like to know this spider's scientific name. I tried asking the original poster and searching but to no avail. Does anyone know?

Rochelle · Sep 8, 2009

WTH is this???? A (Haplopelma?) tarantula put into a trapdoor spider's enclosure? I've never seen this behavior before...now I'm curious to death to see how this gets answered.

Philth · Sep 8, 2009

Seems like Chris answered the question on this page.

later, Tom

Stopdroproll · Sep 8, 2009

I saw that picture a while ago and thought that was awesome.

Onagro · Sep 9, 2009

Philth said:
Seems like Chris answered the question on this page.

later, Tom

Thanks, Tom! This is a really big help! Typing "trapdoor tarantula" into the search engines was an exercise in futility.

Ornithoctoninae sp. "Malthai" , eh? Seems to be pretty interesting. I hope it's available again soon.

Endagr8 · Sep 9, 2009

Onagro said:
Ornithoctoninae sp. "Malthai" , eh? Seems to be pretty interesting. I hope it's available again soon.

Seems pretty vague; hardly an answer IMO.

Mack&Cass · Sep 9, 2009

A few weeks ago I posted a thread with a picture and video about my Ornithoctonus aureotibialis' trapdoor. Here's the link:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=161977
It's only about 1"...pretty cool stuff.

Zoltan · Sep 9, 2009

Check out Idiothele nigrofulva as well. Can anyone confirm or deny if Idiothele sp. "blue foot" behaves the same way as I. nigrofulva?

Onagro · Sep 9, 2009

Mtisdale said:
A few weeks ago I posted a thread with a picture and video about my Ornithoctonus aureotibialis' trapdoor. Here's the link:
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=161977
It's only about 1"...pretty cool stuff.

That is pretty cool! Do all ornithoctonus have this trapdoor behavior?

JimM · Sep 9, 2009

Wow, learn something every day.
I had no clue about this genus...thanks for posting Onagro.

tarcan · Sep 9, 2009

Zoltan said:
Check out Idiothele nigrofulva as well. Can anyone confirm or deny if Idiothele sp. "blue foot" behaves the same way as I. nigrofulva?

you do not see the trapdoor very well on my picture, but ye, they build one. Nice thing is that you always see them out at night.

Rochelle · Sep 9, 2009

Now my curiosity grows.... This is fascinating.
I have an Ornithoctonus aureotibialis female aprox. 4+" and she has made a trumpet much like an Ephobopus.
I wonder what's going on here? Did I get gypped by my T.? :?

Anthony Straus · Sep 9, 2009

tarcan said:
you do not see the trapdoor very well on my picture, but ye, they build one. Nice thing is that you always see them out at night.

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: Martin please tell me you are breeding these!

tarcan · Sep 9, 2009

Anthony Straus said:
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: Martin please tell me you are breeding these!

Anthony, depends what your definition of breeding is. If it is like many here on the boards, then yes I have bred them numerous times. If it is the same as mine, then no, not yet, but hoping for an eggsac.

Martin

Anthony Straus · Sep 9, 2009

tarcan said:
Anthony, depends what your definition of breeding is. If it is like many here on the boards, then yes I have bred them numerous times. If it is the same as mine, then no, not yet, but hoping for an eggsac.

Martin

Haha, mine is the same as yours. Throw me on the waiting list for when/if the babies come

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