Liphistius malayanus mature male

[syndicate]

well after not seeing what i thought was an adult female for about 2 months now i decided to dig this guy up last week.to my surprise its a mature male now.
time to find him some dates
heres some shots

 

[lhystrix]

Nice

great pics.

 

[syndicate]

thanks alot!

 

[Philth]

Nice one Chris, Maybe I should dig up mine for a look.

later, Tom

 

[syndicate]

let me know if u have any females Tom

 

[8+)]

I'm surprised he didn't come out on his own, although he does look very freshly molted...

Nice shots! :clap:

 

[Philth]

Chris I dug up my only one today. I gotta say I was quite shoked by how fat it was. Is this normal ? Prehaps I fed it too much, its kinda hard to see how fat there getting when there in that hole. She/he molted a a couple of months ago, so I dont suspect a sac in her future.

Later, Tom

 

[reptist]

????

whats the LS on that beauty Tom? B.

 

[eresus]

Liphistiidae is the most primitive spider family with segmented abdomen, spinnerets at the middle of the body; and ortognath spider.
I never saw any Liphistiid spider.
Perhaps the last photo shows a female with many nymphs promptly to get out...

 

[dtknow]

That thing looks like a medicine ball with legs.