thanks mate for the kind words! much appreciated. I'll probably post another thread about my E.rubripes ''Bob'' (my funnelweb's name is Scarlet if you're wondering if she has a name).
Awesome! Any idea what species of funnelweb you have near you? There's a few I'm looking for atm
The "funnel weavers" in the U.S. are not only harmless, but they are not closely related to the "funnel web" spiders of Australia.
Of course they're not closely related however, they have a very similar web structure and hunting tactic. Let's put the hand capturing aside, a stick and jar technique with bait should do the trick
Yep sweet, it's a great hobby and worth promoting, good luck and @RezonantVoid is the atrax master.
I think my funnel web spider is hadronyche infensa, I’m not too sure. I’ve got, believe it or not a “field guide to spiders of Australia” and I used it to try to identify the species and it looked a hell of a lot like hadronyche infensa. But in this species, both male and female in the species are both extremely dangerous and if bitten, use a PIB bandage and send for an ambulance. You require hospital treatment for the bite or you may even die!!
Australian funnel web bites require the pressure bandage and hospital treatment. The Sydney funnel web spider is capable of delivering an extremely painful bite and is more than capable of killing a full grown man within a few hours and a child in as little as 15 minutes if subsequent anti venom is not administered!
I was just wondering if Australian invert suppliers sell funnel web spiders? I am trying to help my friend whose funnel web spider died and he is too nervous to catch one. If you know any stores that stock live funnel web spiders, it would be much appreciated and he will be notified!!
If he's okay with H.Valida I can get him one tomorrow as I'm looking for H.Formidabilis but there's tons of Valida around. I'd charge $45 for one and can sort out details later, let me know