Australian diving tarantula!

[magneto]

Anybody know if this has been introduced to the hobby yet? Acording to the article it was discovered back in 2006, but it still haven't been given a scientific name yet.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/a...ngridas-25000-tarantulas-20150623-ghv2ip.html

Are there any other species that are known to dive/swim? It would be awesome with a terrarium with a deep water part. Sort of a combination of a terrarium and an aquarium.

 

[Poec54]

The Australian tarantulas in the hobby were exported as CBB slings thru the tireless efforts of Steve Nunn. He exported 9 species, 6 of them Phlogius. I haven't heard that any of them were this species.

There are a number of great Australian tarantulas yet to be exported, including an orange one, and several arboreals, but that will only happen if Steve and/or someone else can produce slings and get the government's authorization.

 

[Beary Strange]

I wouldn't hold my breath for new Australian species (and I'd love the "rattlesnake" one) but if you really want a T that can swim, H.gigas fits the bill. Although, from what I've seen of them on Youtube, the impression I've gotten is that diving under the water seems more of a flight response than something they just do.

 

[dementedlullaby]

"Nevertheless, local schoolchildren filmed by ABC News on an excursion to the tarantula field did not seem too alarmed. Locals were even filmed patting the spiders."

lol /facepalm


Australia really doesn't like letting people export their animals, even if CB. If I remember correctly from the Australian Tarantula documentary many may also be threatened species which further hampers any problems with getting more Aussie Tarantulas to the hobby. I'm going out on a limb and betting it will be quite awhile before we see more new species readily available.

 

[magneto]

Yeah I figured it wasn't going to pop up anytime soon, being Australian an all, but one can dream. A H. gigas would be cool, but as you said, it's not likley to go for a daily dip so to speak. The Austrailian one has been seen diving to catch small fish and other prey in the water, and that's what I was really after.

Hey! Maybe if I go to Australia and catch one, I can tame it, train it and tell it to swim towards Norway! :biggrin:
"C'mere Jimbo. Now, what your gonna do is, you just go west till you reach Cape Town, and then North till you meet up with daddy. If you hit ice, you've gone too far."

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Hope they can manage to get them to the US ! I wonder if any Ts in Australian get 10"

The Australian tarantulas in the hobby were exported as CBB slings thru the tireless efforts of Steve Nunn. He exported 9 species, 6 of them Phlogius. I haven't heard that any of them were this species.

There are a number of great Australian tarantulas yet to be exported, including an orange one, and several arboreals, but that will only happen if Steve and/or someone else can produce slings and get the government's authorization.

 

[Poec54]

Hope they can manage to get them to the US ! I wonder if any Ts in Australian get 10"

No, but the Phlogius Goliath that's been imported here in the US gets 8-9".

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

No, but the Phlogius Goliath that's been imported here in the US gets 8-9".

Still heck of a Large spider 8-9" is Huge! Bigger then average 7" Lp right.
Probably still too pricey how much are slings? Are Goliath's(T stirmi) cheaper , but my last Goliath was sold to me with a Cyst/tumor.

 

[Poec54]

Still heck of a Large spider 8-9" is Huge! Bigger then average 7" Lp right.
Probably still too pricey how much are slings? Are Goliath's(T stirmi) cheaper, but my last Goliath was sold to me with a Cyst/tumor.

The original imports are growing, and some have matured and been bred. You can sometimes find slings of them for sale from dealers or individuals. Prices are reasonable, all things considered (less than Theraphosa).

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Good news ! Theraphosa are so large is that why they have so many health issues? Ive yet to see an LP have cyst/health issues Goliaths have.

The original imports are growing, and some have matured and been bred. You can sometimes find slings of them for sale from dealers or individuals. Prices are reasonable, all things considered (less than Theraphosa).

 

[cold blood]

A H. gigas would be cool, but as you said, it's not likley to go for a daily dip so to speak. The Austrailian one has been seen diving to catch small fish and other prey in the water, and that's what I was really after.

While H. gigas will bolt for the water as part of their flight response, I'm fairly certain they've also been observed "fishing" as well.

 

[magneto]

While H. gigas will bolt for the water as part of their flight response, I'm fairly certain they've also been observed "fishing" as well.

Cool. Maybe I'll try one after all.

I've been doing a bit of research tonight on swimmers, both tarantulas and true spiders, and on one forum someone said Avicularia sp. also have been known to have a dip now and then. Can anybody here back this up? Rest assured I'm not gonna go stick an avic in a water tank. I'm just curious.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I once saw a Huge 4" wolf-spider-like water-spider. I couldn't catch it though real shame it ran into the pond got away.

Cool. Maybe I'll try one after all.

I've been doing a bit of research tonight on swimmers, both tarantulas and true spiders, and on one forum someone said Avicularia sp. also have been known to have a dip now and then. Can anybody here back this up? Rest assured I'm not gonna go stick an avic in a water tank. I'm just curious.

 

[Fyrwulf]

Cool. Maybe I'll try one after all.

I've been doing a bit of research tonight on swimmers, both tarantulas and true spiders, and on one forum someone said Avicularia sp. also have been known to have a dip now and then. Can anybody here back this up? Rest assured I'm not gonna go stick an avic in a water tank. I'm just curious.

Avics have been photographed basically kayaking down a river with the limbs completely extended. There's a doc on YouTube about a Cuban tarantula, probably not Avicularia, who at one point takes a dive to avoid a python and swims to shore. There's also another vid from one keeper who has a T completely submerse itself in its water dish in a flight response.

 

[Pociemon]

Anybody know if this has been introduced to the hobby yet? Acording to the article it was discovered back in 2006, but it still haven't been given a scientific name yet.

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/a...ngridas-25000-tarantulas-20150623-ghv2ip.html

Are there any other species that are known to dive/swim? It would be awesome with a terrarium with a deep water part. Sort of a combination of a terrarium and an aquarium.

Maybe you can give true spiders a shot!

My 0.1 ancylometes bogotensis:


Very fun spider to keep and are fascinating to see hunt, and just observe their lifestyle. And as a bonus they are very calm.

 

[Poec54]

While H. gigas will bolt for the water as part of their flight response, I'm fairly certain they've also been observed "fishing" as well.

It would seem logical that some of the terrestrial species from high rainfall areas would have learned to look for tadpoles, small fish, and other small aquatic animals in low spots where puddles remain for extended periods of time.

 

[Hanska]

Maybe you can give true spiders a shot!

My 0.1 ancylometes bogotensis:


Very fun spider to keep and are fascinating to see hunt, and just observe their lifestyle. And as a bonus they are very calm.

Damn I'm so jelly!
I've been wanting an Ancylometes for ages.

 

[magneto]

Maybe you can give true spiders a shot!

My 0.1 ancylometes bogotensis:


Very fun spider to keep and are fascinating to see hunt, and just observe their lifestyle. And as a bonus they are very calm.

I think I'm gonna have to get me one of those. Know any place that sells them? The only place I know in Europe that is known to sell true spiders is thespidershop.co.uk but I've only ever seen trapdoor spiders there.

 

[Fyrwulf]

NOPE! That looks like those crab things in Abyss whose bite turns people into monsters. NOPENOPENOPE!!!