Missulena occatoria?

[MizM]

I have found this gorgeous little spider on the 'net, and I WANT ONE!! Does anyone know if they are available for puchase? It's just about the neatest looking little true spidr I've ever seen!

Edit: O.K. Just did a search on them. Invertepet Bill mentioned having some, did you ever breed them?

Steve Nunn: Can they be exported?

 

[Code Monkey]

Exported? Not legally.

There are some in Europe but I've not seen them offered in the US at any point that I've been paying attention to the pricelists (~2 1/2 years). Doesn't mean they're not available, but it does mean you'd pay out the wazoo for them relatively speaking.

 

[MizM]

Thanks Chip! I want a breeding pair then, so I can charge everyone up the wazoo for them! They are fascinating little creatures, aren't they?

 

[cotton]

Dont the females have the capability of delivering a potentially dangerous bite, with a venom similar to funnels?.

 

[Code Monkey]

Originally posted by cotton
Dont the females have the capability of delivering a potentially dangerous bite, with a venom similar to funnels?.

They're related so they probably do have very nasty venom, but if you don't get bit...

 

[MizM]

Pokies have very nasty venom too... but we still keep them!

 

[Code Monkey]

Originally posted by MizM
Pokies have very nasty venom too... but we still keep them!

Yes, but pokies just make you sick, atrax style venom might actually kill you without antivenin.

 

[MizM]

=D =D Or Antipoison?!!!=D =D

(I'm sorry Chip, I just couldn't let that opportunity pass me by!!)

 

[Malhavoc's]

mmm death.. oh yeah back to subject
Terri thinking of getting a new nasty for me to play with?? lol! I'm sure ify ou look around enough you can find them.. Spiders have a way of getting around without breeding.. stowing away and such. Theo nly toime I've ever seen a blackwidow when I was in canada was when my relitaves came back from florida an old male cung onto her bagage all the way but he died shortly after.. anyway. I've lost my thought I'll stop typing now..

 

[Vanisher]

I have found this gorgeous little spider on the 'net, and I WANT ONE!! Does anyone know if they are available for puchase? It's just about the neatest looking little true spidr I've ever seen!

Edit: O.K. Just did a search on them. Invertepet Bill mentioned having some, did you ever breed them?

Steve Nunn: Can they be exported?

Those are really cool! Massive fangs on those! /Johan

 

[jrlh84]

That is a stunning spider. What part of Austrailia do these reside in? I heading out that way in a month and it would be cool to try and find one for some pictures.

 

[PsychoSpider]

Forget about this thread it's a little over 4 years old! Forget it already.

 

[Cigarman]

and yes it has a very nasty bite:

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/species-bank/sbank-treatment.pl?id=75611

looks like an angry little monster with big fangs.