Araneomorph (True Spider) Picture Thread

[Arachtion]

+1 I want some too!

But the stupid live shipping law with Canada and US won't allow it...

I live in uk, a breeder in Germany has slings for €8 but you need a DWA in uk to keep them

 

[Silberrücken]

My fave was the L geometricus

Get yourself a juvenile female - provide her with a generous-sized container (I used 1-gal tall clear plastic food containers with wide-mouth lids), give her plenty of anchor-points for her web...

She will build the neatest webbing system you ever saw. I'm looking for another juvie female because I miss having one around.

... or I could select a few slings from the 2 sacs I have... hmmmm... :biggrin:

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

They are gorgeous. I let her go and regretted it ever since. I am gonna try and go find another at some point, as i didn't get to see her web.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Various shots from today
Male P fera

Steatoda sp (grossa?)

H davidbowie

Cerbalus sp

 

[JohnDapiaoen]

Local Reno NV spiders

found a couple of neat spiders in Reno the other day when I visited

Agelenopsis sp. found in rock piles in the dessert. I find the simple grey color of these very charming for some reason. much larger than the yellow Agelenopsis sp found in Rocklin. Took this juvenile home with me to ensure a longer lasting spider.


this one I'm still trying to figure out what it is. Her burrow was found in loose sand and was trying to drag down a tiny beetle when I found her.

 

[Silberrücken]

Adult Phidippus regius with her cricket.

 

[3skulls]

Just found these while looking for some bark.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

Lovely patterning on them.

 

[3skulls]

I wanted to keep that first one. The color was amazing.
Now are those Fishing Spiders?
That 2nd one has to be one of the biggest I have seen around here.

 

[Ciphor]

I wanted to keep that first one. The color was amazing.
Now are those Fishing Spiders?
That 2nd one has to be one of the biggest I have seen around here.

Those are 2 different spiders yes?

The first one is definitely Dolomedes albineus characterized by the curled out setae all over her body.

Second one I cannot say for certain however it certainly looks (and by the size of it sounds) like Dolomedes tenebrosus

 

[Silberrücken]

They are indeed Fishing spiders. Whitish one is D. albineus, brown one is D. tenebrosus. I kept a D. albineus, which later molted out male. He was a gorgeous spider.



Very nice finds, 3skulls!

 

[3skulls]

Yes 2 spiders.
I wish I had some catch cups or my real camera with me.

Thanks
They both looked awesome.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

I really want one of those albineus!

 

[JohnDapiaoen]

Kukulcania sp.

found this girl killing a moth on my stair case. I've actually only seen a hand-full of these guys in CA.
View attachment 117852

 

[3skulls]

That's a cool looking spider ^

 

[JohnDapiaoen]

That's a cool looking spider ^

thanks! I like how they're bulkier than Kukulcania hibernalis. I believe the last time I saw this sp. of Kukulcania was three years ago hiding in some train tracks, so this one I'll be keeping around for a while.

 

[Silberrücken]

Beautiful Kukulcania, John!

 

[catfishrod69]

Gotta love those fishing spiders! And holy crap, the Silb presents photos!


Here is a cutie i found while mowing the other day. She is nice and gravid.

 

[Silberrücken]

Thank you, catfish!

That's a beautiful Pisaurina mira you found! Are you going to keep her??? :biggrin:

 

[3skulls]

She is about to pop!