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One more thing - she totally pwned the banded tunnel-web (Hexathele hochstetteri) that was living at the opposite end of the terrarium this morning - aggressive little gal. (as you can see, she wasn't too happy with the camera lens.) :mad:

Mygalomorph ID? (photo) Hi all. The pic is of my tunnelweb spider 'Doloras'. She resembles a Porrhothele antipodiana in size and shape - but not colour, as she is totally black (without the yellowish cephalothorax). Also Porrhothele are very uncommon in the upper North Island. It looks...

Good morning everyone. Bad news... I awoke to find the banded tunnelweb (the new addition) almost dead with a puncture wound to her abdomen, and a very aggressive black tunnelweb prowling around the terrarium ready to bite anything that came close to her. I know this is a "I-told-you-so"...

Thanks for all the comments everyone! I feel totally welcomed as a newby :). It might seem irresponsible to some but, I think I'll leave both in the enclosure for now and see what happens. Cacoseraph - I think you are right on the money. There is an ancient Puriri tree in my backyard...

Thanks Maxhoule. Kinda got me worried now:eek:. Any other opinions or wisdom... anyone?

Hi everyone. I own a black tunnel web spider (6cm legspan) in a 45cm x 20cm terrarium. I was in the backyard (native bush) and found a very nice banded tunnel-web. I've put her in the same enclosure (at the opposite end with an extra hide). Will they cohabit together without problems? Or will...

I just found a large female vagrant in the backyard and put it in a small tank. She is aggressive!! Kept giving the end of my paintbrush a lunging bite. Awesome new pet {D. Thanks for the info! (great pics BTW)

Thanks for the advice Violet! Much appreciated :)

Hi everyone. I'm a newby owner of a Porrhothele Antipodiana, which is the closest spider New Zealand has to the Tarantula (illegal to have T's here). I can barely find any specific information about keeping Black Tunnel-Webs, so any advice from owners would be hugely appreciated...

Hi from New Zealand! Hi everyone. Our property backs on to lush native bush which seems to have a huge population of tunnel-webs (closest spider we have to tarantulas here). Was terrified (but fascinated) by spiders as a youngan but now love them and am loving owning 'Dolores' - who's...