More Nephila pics, A real beauty!

aftershock

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Hi! Here are a few more Nephila sp. pics. This is a real beauty 5,5" legspan!
 

Steven

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OMG :eek: that's just awesome!!!!!!!

really love those,.... much cooler looking then birdeaters :)

can you tell me what their lifespan is ? do males live shorter then females and how about breeding those?


greetz

and again, very awesome spider you got their,....
 

aftershock

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I've heard they live about 1,5-3 years.

They make great orbwebs and the web is really POWERFUL.

Breeding is a slight problem, males are very small and are often seen as food. The slings are very very small an numerous, but I've heard they do we'll in captivity.

They feed on anything flying or crickets that fly with help from a hand...:)

I guess mine is a wildcaught female, and that means that she's probably gravid. And that's nice...:)

Thank's again! I love her too..:)
 

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Your spider looks great, they can live longer if you make them grow slower by giving them less food but they will shed and grow after a certain amount, yours looks like it just molted but if it was wild caught it still might make egg casses. i just released about 50 jumping spiders and im waiting for 2 Nephila egg casses to hatch, they take longer to hatch then smaller spiders.
:D
 

Crotalus

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Originally posted by aftershock
I've heard they live about 1,5-3 years.

They make great orbwebs and the web is really POWERFUL.

Breeding is a slight problem, males are very small and are often seen as food. The slings are very very small an numerous, but I've heard they do we'll in captivity.

They feed on anything flying or crickets that fly with help from a hand...:)

I guess mine is a wildcaught female, and that means that she's probably gravid. And that's nice...:)

Thank's again! I love her too..:)
Köpt den av Bravin?

/Lelle
 

Crotalus

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Originally posted by aftershock
Så du är här också...:) yes den är köpt av Bravin.
Schysst, jag beställde en av han och hoppas den dyker up imorron.
Bäst att återgå till engelska annars blir det nog gnäll.. ;-)

/Lelle
 

Crotalus

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BTW, the dealer labels it as Nephila maculata
Dunno if thats the correct name or not.

/Lelle
 

aftershock

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Today is a sad day. My Nephila died of some reson...:( It was doing well, made a big web, ate a few crickets and locusts. And today it's dead.
 

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jaså ar jag ledsen, after...

det ar inte så bra...

hejdå,
dave
 
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