Black Trapdoor caught in VA...

[Pacmaster]

Also, the babies will take forever to mature. I think some second instars What was taking care of took over a year to molt, and there was no measurable growth. (That was B. californicum... maybe Ummidia is different, but a decade(s)-long commitment isn't really something to be excited about)

Sounds like fun!


Im in!

 

[burmish101]

Geat find, that spider looks really cool. Sucks theres nothing too cool in Ohio. There are these spiders that hit about 3in and spin HUGE funnel webs but they look like skinny wolf spiders, thats about the only neat thing up here and I have no clue what they are(far north by lake erie).

 

[cacoseraph]

Geat find, that spider looks really cool. Sucks theres nothing too cool in Ohio. There are these spiders that hit about 3in and spin HUGE funnel webs but they look like skinny wolf spiders, thats about the only neat thing up here and I have no clue what they are(far north by lake erie).

grass spiders, Agelenidae

 

[Flower]

Cool critter. But what's the wet looking stuff hanging out of it's mouth?

 

[burmish101]

grass spiders, Agelenidae

Cool never heard of grass spiders Ill have to google. Ive always wanted to keep one for a pet but their webs are so freaking huge I have no idea what to put one in, the only spare cage I have is a big 75gallon tank its web would probably fill less than half of it. Ill probably figure something out.

 

[-Sarah-]

Thanks for the advice Cacoseraph, I'm debating on what to do with her really... If I should keep her or what. She's gorgeous, I'd hate to stick her back outside...

Flower, I'm really not sure what it is... It almost looks like a root of some sort, possibly a grass root? It didn't seem to bother her too much

 

[cacoseraph]

well.... if you fed her store bought crix and/or already put her amongst your other captive bugs i would advise against releasing her. though the chance for any individual bug re-released to be carrying something is probably quite small it still exists and should be considered. virtually all of the learned and considerate ppl i have seen comment on the subject have said bugs only come in on a one way road to the hobby... the should never be returned to nature by casual hobbyists (which is what you, me, and 99.X% of the ppl here really are)

 

[Mr Ed]

I was in my back yard a little bit ago and caught an adult mature male (he's packing some pretty big bulbs on his pedipalps) about 1 1/2"-2" size. Granted I'm here in Texas, I really thought is was a small aphonopelma sp. out moving around. This one appears to have the same tibial depression on leg III as well. I just caught him long enough to look at him, he's going back outside since he's not a T. neat little arachnid though, nice and shiny. Time for him to go back outside though.

 

[Ambly]

Great find - hope to have some luck finding these in the wild myself. Not for collection... because I am intrigued by them and their biology, specifically their dispersal/gerographic questions.