DubiaW
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Certainly, once I get my communal set up for a breeding project I'll catch some to sell...or trade.Nice! They are common? Let me know if you need to unload some.
I don't know that much, but I would say a large and complex set up is possibly the only way to go. Keep in mind that fatalities almost always happen after a molt. How long has this vendor had these, and have any molted in his care?Do you think it is going to be a problem?
You could probably manage a communal. As long as the space is large enough for each individual to escape another if it needs to, I don't think that they'd both risk death with cannabilism so if they're well fed and have enough space a communal should be good. I would suggest that you start getting more enclosures as the population rises so there's less of a risk of moulting problems caused by interruption from cage-mates. There's others here who'd be better off giving you advice than me thoughI'm going to set up a large cage with plenty of hiding spots and keep them well fed and appropriately sized. This is my first Amblypygi set up. I bought one from a local vendor at the Tucson expo a week before we found this one. The vendor lived nearby so we went on a hunt together. He's keeping them in a communal right now and he hasn't lost any yet. They were all caught on the same wash so they might actually be socialized already. So far I have two housed together in a critter keeper and they are doing fine. When there is time I'm going to move them to something better.
Do you think it is going to be a problem?
There's quite a few amblypygids that will live under loose tree bark and in rock crevices (as long as those crevices are high enough off the ground to avoid centipedes and the like). I don't think amblypygids burrow thoughPretty cool!
Until this year, I never ever realized ANY amblypygids were native in the states. They just look so "exotic". Much much less some species live in the desert?!
I also thought all species lived in caves.. guess not! Do these spend days in burrows or under rocks or...? and come out at night to hunt on the ground or what?
Pretty cool!
Until this year, I never ever realized ANY amblypygids were native in the states. They just look so "exotic". Much much less some species live in the desert?!
I also thought all species lived in caves.. guess not! Do these spend days in burrows or under rocks or...? and come out at night to hunt on the ground or what?
There's quite a few amblypygids that will live under loose tree bark and in rock crevices (as long as those crevices are high enough off the ground to avoid centipedes and the like). I don't think amblypygids burrow though
Absolutely fascinating and thanks! See, I would have thought they were largely confined to mines in a desert environment, so your mention of seeing them in a wash really surprised me. I would love to see wild ones(and vingearoons, and gila monsters and....) in their habitat sometime. Not the ones co inhabiting with Africanized bees though, ha...I have seen them in vertical dirt wash banks in flood planes in the past (while herping). Recently I found out that they like cliff faces with a lot of cracks and crevices to hide in. There's a guy who has found a few hanging off of the side of africanized bee hives in holes. The one we caught this weekend was on a hillside on the ground near a hole. We saw two on a cliff face. They are perfectly shaped to squeeze into a narrow crack and really, REALLY fast to dart back into their crack. They are really pretty common when you find the right place and the nights are warm enough. When they hunt they use their first set of legs like antanni and stretch them out to sense for prey (I've seen them hunting on the ground and on the cliff face). Although they can be troglophiles but I have yet to find one in a mine shaft or cave (and I have been looking recently). They seem to like hot nights and the mines have been pretty chilly.
Trees huh.. Bet they love hollowed out or mature strangler fig trees, right?There's quite a few amblypygids that will live under loose tree bark and in rock crevices (as long as those crevices are high enough off the ground to avoid centipedes and the like). I don't think amblypygids burrow though
I've heard that Damon diadema lives on both trees and caves/crevicesThanks- do you know if the Damon(diadema, medius) genus spends time in trees, caves or both?
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Absolutely fascinating and thanks! See, I would have thought they were largely confined to mines in a desert environment, so your mention of seeing them in a wash really surprised me. I would love to see wild ones(and vingearoons, and gila monsters and....) in their habitat sometime. Not the ones co inhabiting with Africanized bees though, ha...
I bet a strangler fig would be perfect habitat for amblypygids. As for which ones are more communal than others I wouldn't know, it seems that larger species tend to be more solitary. There's a tiny species here in Australia (Charinus pescotti) which can be found in communities under the bark of eucalyptus trees and the like. It's not like there's any shortage of eucalyptus with loose bark so maybe they stick together for protection rather than because of limited space. That would explain why larger species such as Damon diadema are far less socialTrees huh.. Bet they love hollowed out or mature strangler fig trees, right?
Does that have a rough guide as to why some species are semi-communal and others not so much? Limited space in a cave vs plenty of room in a forest environment?
I'm too lazy to find the paper right now, but Heterophrynua batesii is actually social (groups of 2-8 in the wild). The thought is that it prefers large and complex buttressed trees, and more can take advantage of these by being social.As for which ones are more communal than others I wouldn't know, it seems that larger species tend to be more solitary.
Just to clarify, are all U.S. mexicanus now carolynae? And if so, is carolynae the only species of Paraphrynus we have?This would be Paraphrynus carolynae (formerly was together with Paraphrynus mexicanus)
We have I think two others, phrynus marginemaculatus for sure and I think another desert species.And if so, is carolynae the only species of Paraphrynus we have
Correct, mexicanus is now carolynae. I believe Paraphrynus raptator shows up very rarely in extreme southern Florida and there are a couple records of Acanthophrynus coronatus popping up on the Arizona/Mexico border. One other phrynid has been found in extreme southern Texas, but I can't remember which species it is.Just to clarify, are all U.S. mexicanus now carolynae? And if so, is carolynae the only species of Paraphrynus we have?
Phrynus marginemaculatus is a different genus, but both are still in the family Phrynidae.We have I think two others, phrynus marginemaculatus for sure and I think another desert species.