I need to clarify, I wasn't saying I was avoiding it, I meant I was trying to be more cautious this time because of what happened the first time. I've already wanted to rehome it, but then I thought it was going to molt, so I planned on doing it after the molt. I didn't realize it might be...
Thanks again for the input. I've added more water.
I really don't think it could be dehydrated. I have given it water more frequently the past couple of weeks because I realized it hasn't molted in a while (a few months) and thought it was overdue. I moisten the sides of the vial, and have not...
I understand they don't all molt the same, though this is abnormal behavior for this one. In the past, it has molted in it's burrow. This time the substrate has completely collapsed, along with the burrow, and the web that was once there is gone. It appeared to me that something has gone wrong...
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I haven't been active on here for a long time, but I need help. I have an immature B. albopilosum that has been acting odd. I offered it food on Friday and noticed it did not take it right away, so I took the cricket out after about 10 minutes. Yesterday I checked and it was on the...
Thanks! I can't wait to get them some meal worms tomorrow. I didn't separate them yet but I guess I should just in case. Very cool! I can't wait to see these guys eat.
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The pool was out of commission most of the summer which allowed quite literally a breeding ground for all sorts of creatures in the area. I saved a few tadpoles and about 15 dragonfly nymphs from the pool as the pool guy came to clean it ttoday.
I have found plenty of info on...
I attempted to mate a pair of Maevia inclemens. Here are their first meeting moments. I put their containers next to each other for about a week so they could get used to seeing each other. I fed the female well leading up to their meeting, and introduced a moth into the container simultaneously...
I found this little green spider on my car. I parked under a tree so I'm assuming it dropped from there. It tried to balloon off me when I picked it up to bring it indoors, and I thought it was lost for good only to find it hanging off my arm later on when I was in my living room. I am happy to...
The more I compare their abdomen patterns, the more I think it may have been Maevia inclemens paired with the yellowish palps.
Regarding the lifespan of males, I don't know if my experience is atypical, but I found a mature male Zygoballus rufipes at the beginning of this last fall and decided...
I had a day off but it was rainy so I tried my best to get decent indoor shots.
Also, I took a quick video of the abdomen bouncing it does. :laugh:
http://youtu.be/hUR5gpIACwo
Hmm how big was it? I agree it looks similar to a Platycryptus undatus, but then I noticed the yellow looking palps, which are found on the lighter version of Maevia inclemens males. http://bugguide.net/node/view/785253/bgimage
I caught it temporarily. It has swollen palps, so I kinda want to wait til this weekend to see if I can find a female for him, otherwise I'll let him on his way to go do his business.
Great pictures! I was a tad envious when I saw these last night, as I've wanted a Dolomedes. Oddly enough, one bolted into my house this morning when I opened the front door. :)
Oh those both look very close! The only difference I see is that the colors on the spider I found seem brighter, but legs and all it looks the same otherwise! Thanks for the help!
WOW! I don't know what this is but I love the markings. Would anyone be able to tell from this pic or should I get an image of the eye arrangement? I would love to keep it and give it a proper home.
This spider moves VERY quickly so it wasn't easy to photograph. The legs start black with...
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