Colorful Purse Webs.

[Navaros]

I remember finding a site a long time ago where people could send pics of bugs they found around their houses or whatever, and they would ID them. Anyway, one of the pictures I saw was a red and blue purse web spider that is supposedly very rare and from the US. Does anyone have any idea what I am talking about? I've never been able to find another picture of one. Does this spider exist or was I on something that day?

 

[Malhavoc's]

Can't say I've ever seen anything like that in ca...

 

[Navaros]

I remember reading that they were endangered and I'm pretty sure it was in the Eastern U.S.

 

[Navaros]

I finally found it! The species I was talking about is Sphodros rufipes. Picture can be seen at the bottom of this page.
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jean-marc.birat/GalerieAtypidae.html
Looks like their bodies are dark black so they look blue in some pictures. Still, awesome spiders. Too bad they are endangered. Anyone ever found one?
Just found an even better picture, http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Atypical tarantula
Check out those fangs!

 

[Malhavoc's]

hrm I'm going to talk to some people in carolina see if I cant get a few of em

 

[Navaros]

Go for it, but it isn't exactly legal.

 

[mick]

Hey Navaros,Here's the link to what you want I think. :?

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~glen/spider.htm

 

[Malhavoc's]

Navros I don't half of what I do is very legal ?? I mean I willing will shipto anywhere in the world without paperwork.. I jsut dont get it, lol. Other then it costs more if your not caught it seems to be fine..

 

[Navaros]

We all do illegal things occasionally but as far as these spiders go, they are endangered anyway and should be left alone.

 

[Malhavoc's]

Yes I knwo but if one is found persay in a garden and would be terminated anyway.. score for me

 

[WithCerberus]

havent been on the forum in a while but anything mentioned about pursewebs catches my interest. Sphodros rufipes is not endangered, just extremely hard to find. There was a good article about them a few months back in the Journal or Arachnology. The only U.S. mygale on the endangered species list (last time i checked was the spruce-fir spider).
Bobby