New Wheel Bug (Arilus Craigslist)

[Moshtico]

Hi everyone, still extremely new to the hobby. One species that was on my list of things to keep was native to where I live here in South East Ohio, US, the Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus). I figured it was going to be a while until I got one as in my area they are very hard to find. Well yesterday as I was visiting the in-laws I looked down and literally had one crawling up my leg. Now who am I to not take advantage of such luck, so I snagged it up and brought it on home. I couldn't find too much care on these but I figured it would be pretty close to any other assassin bug. Hope to find some more and more critters to add to the collection.

 

[pannaking22]

Nice find! Care is pretty simple. Keep them on the drier side, you've already got climbing surfaces, so now it's just feeding once a week or so and it should be good!

 

[Moshtico]

Sounds good, do they require lots of hides or more climbing?

 

[chanda]

Great find! They're pretty easy to care for. Occasional misting, a few crickets a week, and something to hide in/behind. They liked cork tubes for climbing/hiding - a little too well, if you actually want to see them out and about! Mine spent most of their time inside the tubes.

 

[RTTB]

Awesome find.

 

[pannaking22]

They enjoy having some hiding spots, but you can definitely focus on climbing spots for them.

 

[Hisserdude]

Wow, I've never heard of Arilus craigslist before!

Seriously though, nice new addition, hope it does well for you!

 

[VolkswagenBug]

A. craigslist can be dangerous, try to only handle it near a police office or somewhere with security cameras.
They are communal, IIRC, but slightly more aggressive towards each other than the norm for assassins. These are on my wishlist, but I can never find any assassin bugs around where I live.

 

[Smokehound714]

Arilus craigslist 'casual encounter form'