Yes, this is a reason about their great intelligence: they've to manage other "intelligent" predators as preys.
But I'm sure that if you'll try with a more mobile prey, like a small cricket or a roach, it will interested as with the spiders.
Cheers
Ema
If I'll have time I'll post a picture, but you don't need anything else than a plastic containter, about 15x10 with 2 inches/5 cm of ground lightly moistened. It's all this spider need to live well.
Ema
Hi Missy, as I said you... you'll not need any heat mat... Simply, during winter it will eat less than during summer.
It eat crickets and so on, catching very large preys thanks to its very powerful venom (take care, it's a quite dangerous venom...).
Ema
Ok! I know that Florida would be better at this time, but my girlfriend is actually "the animal" I'm going for this time! ;)
Anyway, I'll do some tours around to see at least birds and squirrels if spiders and snakes are impossible! :-)
I saw a picture of the place made yesterday and it was...
That's really good for me! cause I'm firstly an herpetologist and seeing a copperhead would be very interesting. I know venomous spiders and I've the "right respect" of them (I also work with vipers here in Italy).
I recently bought Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania, that's quite a good...
Hi all!
I'm going to visit Bethlehem in Pennsylvania since 2 to12 March where my girlfriend is for research purposes.
I understand it will be still quite cold, but what do you think I could find if I go on the fileld?
I know there's Phidippus audax for example, but is here anyone who could...
how big is it?
It really seems something like a black wolf spider (Lycosidae)... but it's very difficult with thiese pictures...
Or a Segestria.. but the abdomen is too short...
How it had the eyes? Two larger frontal eyes plus 6 little ones?
It could even be a Nemesia...
It's really...
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