Ephebopus fossor

[hooale]

Hi All,

I saw some US dealers offering slings of Ephebopus fossor. Could anyone post some pics of this specie?

Thanks,
Alex

 

[grammostola1953]

Per e-spiderworld, it could be E. rufescens, Burgundy Skeleton. Beautiful T, my 3 yr old female chooses terrestrial living, as opposed to arborial.

 

[FryLock]

Per e-spiderworld, it could be E. rufescens, Burgundy Skeleton. Beautiful T, my 3 yr old female chooses terrestrial living, as opposed to arborial.

Thats nothing to worry about Ephebopus are all Burrowers iirc.

 

[rosehaired1979]

Here is a pic of one http://home.online.no/~janor/e_fossor.jpg

 

[FryLock]

Was that sold as E.fossor that pic looks like E.murinus :?

 

[Steve]

Hi,
I'd like to see a picture too! It's interessting who can identify this species, without the holotyp. I think the firstdescription is very bad

Imho the spider on the picture is murinus

Regards,
Steffen

 

[mouse]

the one time i tried checking up on e.fossor i ended up on a german site - they had pic's.
dianne

they also get other t's in europe....i want some

 

[hooale]

Often rufescens & fosser are still being mixed up in Europe. In a book by HJ Peters he shows a pic of a dark murinus (IMHO) as fossor. Murinus is very variable of colour, i have specimens from Brazil that have a completly dark carapax (see my avatar). So i am just very curious what is showing up as fossor this time... :?

 

[Michael Jacobi]

Thats nothing to worry about Ephebopus are all Burrowers iirc.

Spiderling and juvenile Ephebopus typically have arboreal habits in the wild. Captive situations are different and the type of housing may influence its behavior. It should be remembered that this genus belongs to the subfamily Aviculariinae and has tarsi adapted for tree dwelling. But, yes, adult Ephebopus are strong burrowers and spiderlings housed in vials without climbing plants or bark often burrow.

Per e-spiderworld, it could be E. rufescens, Burgundy Skeleton. Beautiful T, my 3 yr old female chooses terrestrial living, as opposed to arborial.

The posted photo does resemble E. fossor, which looks most like E. murinus. The spiderlings that have been imported as E. fossor do closely resemble E. rufescens slings. The importer is working to get a photo of the female that produced the sac. If he is unsuccessful than we will have a problem until these spiderlings grow larger and are easier to identify. There certainly is a possibility that this group is indeed E. rufescens.

 

[hooale]

. It should be remembered that this genus belongs to the subfamily Aviculariinae and has tarsi adapted for tree dwelling. But, yes, adult Ephebopus are strong burrowers and spiderlings housed in vials without climbing plants or bark often burrow.

I Keep several adult females Ephebopus rufescens arboreal, it goes pretty well. This weekend i will get a male, so let's wait if we can breed them this way.

 

[Swifty]

I should be getting my E. fossor tomorrow, from the same source. I recently hatched out two eggsacs of E. rufescens here, so I'm going to compare the two, but I still know better than to assume, because alot of Ephebopus look similar as spiderlings.
E. fossor favor E. murinus, more than E. rufescens. There is slightly different stripeing to the legs, particularly the patella, tibia, and metatarsus, with the stripeing being thinner, and more broken. But for the most part the main difference is region. E. fossor are found in Ecuador, were as E. murinus are found in various regions in Brazil up to French Guyana.
This makes all the difference in the world as far as I'm concerned.

 

[hooale]

Ideed E.fossor is suppose to be from Ecuador. But i never heard of anyone who actually found & seen it. But who know's! It would be nice to see a new Ephebopus species hit the market, but i am a bit sceptic.

 

[hooale]

I should be getting my E. fossor tomorrow, from the same source. I recently hatched out two eggsacs of E. rufescens here, so I'm going to compare the two, but I still know better than to assume, because alot of Ephebopus look similar as spiderlings.

So what can you say sofar?

 

[hooale]

I am a bit confused, i see some US dealers offering them as a species similar to E.murinus but with different legstriping and dark carapax and some dealers offering them as a E.rufescens look-a-like. I assume you all got them from the same source... so i am a bit confused..... :? Does your source not have a picture from an adult?

Nothing personal, i just have an enourmes interest in the genus Ephebopus.

 

[Steve]

News

Hi all,

maybe somebody has a "update" for us?

Maybe somebody get a picture from the female(mother) or has a picture from the spiderlings?

Cheers,
STeffen

 

[gustavowright]

:? My semi adult(4') E.murinus stop eating for while..so im expecting upcomming molt..but she/he didnt burrow itself nor webbed its cage.Should I get worry?

 

[BlkCat]

:? My semi adult(4') E.murinus stop eating for while..so im expecting upcomming molt..but she/he didnt burrow itself nor webbed its cage.Should I get worry?

Most off my Ts dont web til right before they molt. Within 2 days. I wouldnt worry, BUT i dont own E. murinus, so i am not sure about that paticular type.