Dolomedes okefinokensis

zonbonzovi

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Wanted one forever...what a cool customer:



Looks like a cow close-in...saddle up, dogie!



V for victory

 

beetleman

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looks awesome! 1 of my faves aswell,i too am getting a young female and a fla.wandering spider.....gotta luv em.:drool:
 

dannyboypede

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Do you have to have like a pool for these guys and do they eat out of the water like dolomedes triton?
 

bluefrogtat2

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they can be kept as any arboreal t,with a large water dish.i have raised many with no food besides crix collected from the substrate,
incredible pics by the way
andy
 

zonbonzovi

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Thanks, Andy. All the specimens I saw in the wild were as you said. Typically near the bottom or hollow of a cypress tree/man-made structure above water. Fastest spider I've seen personally, by far.
 

Moltar

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Great pics of a great spider. I love this genus. I've kept WC D. tenebrosus from my area and they are fascinating. Like you say, they move very fast but it took a lot to ruffle the feathers of the specimen I had. She was pretty brave for a critter only weighing a couple of grams. Not defensive, just... unflappable.
 

bluefrogtat2

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definitely fast but not very aggro,they become quite accustomed to captivity even catching prey items dropped in to enclosure..
lol
andy
 

davisfam

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Great Pictures! :clap: We own a female Fishing Spider and she is extremely calm as well. She shows no signs of aggression except when feeding, of course! Also, we own a few of Florida's Ctenus captiosus (False Wolf/Wandering Spider) which are an amazing species as well. Both are beautiful spiders! Good Luck in the future! :)
 

zonbonzovi

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She's been carrying this for a few weeks now. All digits crossed that it's fertilized. Anyone have an approximation of time until hatch?

 
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