hobo in my life

[Jekka25]

One week ago I captured (without injuring her!!) a quite sizely female hobo in Seattle. She was living under a piece of wood in a small area of land between a garage and a cement retaining wall. The total area of actual raw land (dirt) was about 3 square feet. There was at least 3 other females about the size of a quarter each (slightly stretched out). There was a male-looking spider of some species (that looked much the same but dime size and not devoloped enough to identify) keeping near her as I proceeded to corral her clumsily into my deli-cup. The little guy appeared to be rather concerned about her although I'm not sure if it was safety measures on his part to avoid being lunch or that perhaps he was scavenging her unfinished meals. I am aware that male hobo's would probably be much larger to be her mate, so why was this little guy there? The small females each had males holding orbits around them as well. The males didn't run off at first sight of me or my deli-cup, but all other organisms in the vacinity fled post-haste. Anyhoo, she was captured along with the others (except a few of each size for the sake of mother nature). I put the little clingy guy in the cage with her and she ate him. She eats anything she encounters. The others I let back into the wild because in the hour or so that I had 2 small females in one jar in lieu of better homes, they tore each other to pieces fighting.
Does anybody want her? SHe's just shy of two inches and healthy. I am a tarantula person and I probably don't know how to accomodate her best. She eats a few crickets a day and appears to have the disposition of a junkyard dog.
My name is Jessica and I live in Everett WA, please help I wouldn't forgive myself if she dies in my care and I can't bear to set her free 30 miles from home. Call me at 425-218-7433 or text.
Thank you

 

[orcrist]

Doesn't quite look like a hobo to me, more like a T. domestica? I'm not familiar with any black sheet web spiders in any genus. Domsetica is the darkest I can think of though. The location also seems a little suspect for a hobo spider, they generally live in grassy fields last I remember, with their habits more resembling genus Agrestis species. That might be their genus, too, but I can't remember whether they're a Tegenaria or Agrestis species. Some more pics would be helpful, especially of the front/side and the web.

 

[Jekka25]

i'm quite sure

Well the little lady laid a sack tonight and I'm not 100% sure what to do with this new scenario. I'm ready for the event whatever it will be, I've committed to her well-being by bringing her home and I'd be disappointed if I let her down now. It may be a 8-legged creepy crawly to most but it's definately my responsibility now. I've researched the crap out of the I.D. differences and locale' of the diff tegen. species and truly wasn't as concerned with proving to anybody which species she was until she changed the scope of things on me. Is it a-ok in everybody's eyes to make more of these venomous things? what will I do with the sack if it hatches? My boyfriend is wigging about the dangers I have supposedly brought to our house (nevermind the 23 tarantulas!), so he demands she chill on the patio in her cage. I need help from anyone who's got info on this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jekka25]

she's not very black

that pic made her appear more black than she is. She's more a dark-reddish-blackish-brown on the legs in daylight. At night in lamplight she appears black.
I'd be stoked if she were a domestica. very stoked.

 

[cacoseraph]

i've had a black widow egg sac errupt in my closet before...

the culling box wasn't sealed as well as i thought =P

imagine the sight of ~200-300 little babies making their best attempts to disperse indoors, all crawling out of two pin holes in my box!

so bad things *can* happen

my brother found it when he went into the closet to get some clothes

hehe, he was a sport about it, though