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Egg sacs were unfortunately destroyed by the owner of the house but she is clearly due to pop out more soon. I will take pics of any egg sacs she lays in my care.

I have heard of them occurring in Sarnia.

Yes I am much further north in Ontario. L variolus is a definitely a native species as they have been found in my area. This specimen however has no dorsal spotting and a complete hourglass.

Yes. She is definitely gravid, she had two eggsacs in her web. There is no spotting on the dorsal, she looks very much like L. mactans or L. hesperus but not sure how that is possible.

Do you mean how far north they occur? Ontario is the northern part of the range. Latrodectus range all throughout the U.S all the way down to South America.

What species are you referring to?

Hi guys, So L. variolus is a native species here in Ontario. They have scattered populations throughout southern Ontario. I reside in Kingston, Ontario and received a prime example of L. variolus several months ago. This female has the distinct broken hourglass and spotting up the dorsal side...

Lol..... Awesome dude!

Just a thought, but wouldn't the sperm cells die when the male died? How long do you think they would be viable for? Definitely an advancement in the hobby if it does work. Just think of all those breeding attempts that didn't go well because the male "wimped out" when placed with the female.....

That doesn't look anything like B. baumgarteni IMO. Looks more like B. boehmi.

Does anyone know if Predatory mites also attack and consume phorid flies/larva. Anyone have any specific experience with this? I know that their primary diet is fungas gnat larva. Just wondering if they can be used in this manner to control phorids. Cheers, Justin

I just recently tried mating my G. grossa female with a larger male. She is a bit on the smaller side but I thought I would give it a shot anyways. The male managed to grab her and pull her in close enough to slash her abdomen with one of his fangs. I managed to seal it with just vaseline and...

Lasiodora parahybana

Great shots Eman!:D

Poecilothera formosa MM's are some of the largest male Pokes if not the biggest.

They are Old World

What about Psalmopoeus to be added to that list.....probably the most venomous New World T

Madeira's....basically a lobster on steroids!

Hey guys...thanks for the response....no i did not keep it...I just put it back under its rock...defintely a cool find though.

I found this under a rock in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, while following the Cuale river searching for Theraphosids and scorpions. It is a cross between a caterpillar and a snail/slug. I once saw a show on National Geographic that mentioned them but have since forgotten the name. Anyone know...