Malaysian black and gold

[padkison]

These sound like a neat spider to keep. However, I don't want anything with potent venom. Anyone want to volunteer as a tester

In my experience with these guys in captivity they act in all manners like Salticidae. As far as I know they are not in that family but they do act like them. They will jump for prey, have very good eye sight, and also build a silken retreat much like a jumper. They are also very adept at taking prey much larger than themselves without any hesitation, 2 to 3X their size.

 

[bluefrogtat2]

very cool

have looked at those on botars list several times,very intriguing.with your photos even more so.nice pics and thanks
andy

 

[froggyman]

very nice olios! its so fat

 

[nhaverland413]

Reviving a dead thread I know, but I just got mine in last week. about half the size of yours goliath, very shy... great hunter though! About half the color that yours has as well. how large is yours? (body length)

 

[Goliath]

Reviving a dead thread I know, but I just got mine in last week. about half the size of yours goliath, very shy... great hunter though! About half the color that yours has as well. how large is yours? (body length)

Glad to hear more people are getting these, they are great. Like you noticed they are shy and will often seal themselves up for quite some time. Mine probably are about 1.5" at the moment. I just had one molt but it has not come out yet for me to see how big it is. They are great hunters. They will not hesitate to take prey much bigger than themselves, and that prey does not squirm for long after they bite.

mike

 

[nhaverland413]

Interesting, mine hasn't built a real hide yet, just a small silk canopy sort of thing.

 

[Keith1212]

Great pics and a scary spider!

 

[nhaverland413]

I spoke too soon! it put up a nice little hideaway right in between the glass and some bark today. 24/7 visibility!

 

[lhystrix]

Here are some images of a wc adult male Malaysian black and gold huntsman, Sparassidae.
I don't own it, just examined and took pictures of it.

 

[Goliath]

Very nice Jeff. How large was this male? I had 2 just molt here and one is female and the others is a male, both still juveniles though.

Thanks,
mike

 

[P. Novak]

Definately some awesome looking spiders! :drool:

 

[lhystrix]

Very nice Jeff. How large was this male? I had 2 just molt here and one is female and the others is a male, both still juveniles though.

Thanks,
mike

Hey, Mike.
That male was BL~23mm.
Any more images of your specimens?

 

[Goliath]

Thanks Jeff for the info, my male is approaching that size. I wonder if that is typically and if there is dramatic sexually dimorphism between the sexes. I will have to take some more pictures of these guys. Maybe this weekend.

Thanks,
mike

 

[nhaverland413]

So was the identification of these ever really solved? Are they segestriidae, sparassidae or something else? I found an interesting link with photos of a Thelcticopis severa, which has striking similarities to these "Malaysian Black and Golds." Not sure how valid it is but none the less, check it out....


http://spider.fun.cx/okinawa/Kamasugumo.htm

 

[Goliath]

nhaverland413,

As far as I know the identification has not been solved yet. They do look similiar to the pictures you posted though.

Here are some new pictures.

Enjoy,
mike

Immature Female

Immature Male

 

[nhaverland413]

Wow! great new shots! can't wait for mine to get that size!

 

[KenTheBugGuy]

b&Gs

You know I have some of the babies that are now larger that I got from botar. Have about 20 left. They are really neat and I can't wait for them to get larger so I can see thier colors better.

 

[*Parabuthus*]

Hi.



Really nice spider!

 

[stonemantis]

I'm glad I found a thread on this species because I have quite a few babies that are showing adult coloration. (No pictures at the moment but, when I get around to sexing them I will post a few)

Anyways, I was wondering if this species would be considered tubewebbers?

The reason I am asking is because the parent (Originally Botar's Female) I observed made it's home/web near the top of the container she was in. The juveniles however make tube webs into the substrate and act more like a burrower/arboreal.

Since there is little info on this species, I am asking keepers of this species if there individual/individuals make their home in the dirt or do they make their home near the top of the container.

 

[KenTheBugGuy]

The ones

the ones I had made ther homes in the middle and top mostly. I think you just got em all huh