My Australian non-T primitives

[Georges Simp Pierre]

Beautiful spider! I've seen a few mature male Missulena in my garden though I've never been able to find any burrows. Apparently they can dig really really deep.

 

[Licespray]

Beautiful spider! I've seen a few mature male Missulena in my garden though I've never been able to find any burrows. Apparently they can dig really really deep.

If you have Occatoria try and get RezonantVoid a male

 

[RezonantVoid]

Beautiful spider! I've seen a few mature male Missulena in my garden though I've never been able to find any burrows. Apparently they can dig really really deep.

They have very camouflaged burrows too. Do you know what species it could be at all?

 

[Georges Simp Pierre]

The ones I've seen have all been bradleyi (i think).

 

[RezonantVoid]

Ive been a bit quiet again lately, but fear not! Get ready for the collection to surpass 100 permanent individuals with almost 15 new specimens this week. On top of that, theres a couple of new ones i already have with me i will also mention in said update. Lets welcome the newly described Cryptoforis Hughesae and my first Blakistonia sp. among others! A new breeding project with Hadronyche valida has come up too, among with many specimens i never thought id get to see in person. This is what happens when i get an extra 4 metres of shelf space

 

[Georges Simp Pierre]

I'm wondering what you do to get the spiders out of their burrows on the occasions I've tried to extract the trapdoors in my garden it has been very hit and miss

 

[RezonantVoid]

I'm wondering what you do to get the spiders out of their burrows on the occasions I've tried to extract the trapdoors in my garden it has been very hit and miss

If its not Arbanitis or Aname, getting them out is an ordeal and a half. It can take a few days of conditioning on specific burrows to get one careless enough to leave its burrow. For this reason i normally dig them up by hand.

To condition a burrow, use a thin stalk of grass and softly tap the entry with it. Avoid shining light down the hole initially, but wait as long as it takes for the occupant to inevitably make an appearance. If you're lucky enough, it may chase the grass far enough for you to block off its burrow. But preferably, reward it with a cricket if it comes out far enough. Condition its feeding response into making it leave the burrow to catch food. This may take 2 or 3 days, but eventually you will lure it out far enough to easily block off the hole and scoop it up.

Could you post pictures of the burrow entrances?

 

[RezonantVoid]

As seen above, a new Aname sp.. Still getting the location for it so i can label the lid


Also this adorable little Idiosoma sp. Black


Arriving today, we have Aname sp. Black (and gold!)



Its very hard to pick up with my phone camera but the setae give off a rich golden/yellow sparkle in the light. I wouldn't believe it possible without seeing it in person.


Stanwellia Nebulosa



And this cute little Blakistonia sp.


Cannot wait to get them all into permanent homes, big thanks to @Dabugboi for supplying me with these (and more!) beautiful specimens. Not many sellers have as top notch packing and customer service as this bloke, and im looking forward to seeing what other interesting critters he may supply me in the future.

 

[RezonantVoid]

Yesterday's arrivals, also all from South Australia like the above post.

A second Stanwellia Nebulosa


Aname sp. Silver

What i believe to be a second Aname sp. Red



It turns out that my "Namea Salanitri" female was misidentified, and is indeed Aname sp.

Blakistonia sp. Bumblebee



And 2 new Blakistonia sp. "Leaf-lid"




Why they are called "Leaf-lids" will become more apparent when they begin to burrow in their new enclosures

But these aren't the last ones that are arriving this week, or the only new ones i have with me! Hopefully the rest should turn up today, and next week i will post an entire inventory/collection list

 

[RezonantVoid]

Cryptoforis Hughesae, a genus that has only been named this year!


A beautiful Arbanitis sp. Nowra 1, hopefully gravid.


Arbanitis sp. Nowra 2


Arbanitis Gracilis


Another new Blakistonia sp.


One of my Hadronyche Valida that was apparently a male.


My second Euoplos turrificus appears to instead be Euoplos thynnearum, which is still a kind of palisade trapdoor


The Cataxia sp. that was ex-Homogona has turned its latest enclosure into a ball pit


And the 2 newest Blakistonia sp. Leaflid with their impressive burrow entrances.

 

[Georges Simp Pierre]

@RezonantVoid sorry for using your thread but how do you propose I extract this trapdoor. Burrow is fairly horizontal and I'm assuming cataxia from the wafer lid

 

[RezonantVoid]

@RezonantVoid sorry for using your thread but how do you propose I extract this trapdoor. Burrow is fairly horizontal and I'm assuming cataxia from the wafer lid

No problem! Likely Cataxia, slim chance it could be a special lid building Arbanitis. Your best bet is digging this one up, lidded species are VERY hard to lure

 

[Georges Simp Pierre]

Cool are you aware of any way of digging it up without collapsing the burrow or doing large amounts of damage to the landscape or do you just gotta go at it with a shovel.

 

[RezonantVoid]

Cool are you aware of any way of digging it up without collapsing the burrow or doing large amounts of damage to the landscape or do you just gotta go at it with a shovel.

I do it with a small hand trowel, dig around the burrow instead of directly into it. After pulling it off in sections, you will eventually come to the bottom chamber which can often be easily pulled out with some tweezers. Since the burrow is semi horizontal and on a small vertical embankment, it would be best to start underneath it

 

[Arachnoenthusiast]

Beautiful spiders!

 

[Georges Simp Pierre]

With the advice of @RezonantVoid I have been able to extract this beautiful female. The only question that remains is what species is it?

 

[RezonantVoid]

With the advice of @RezonantVoid I have been able to extract this beautiful female. The only question that remains is what species is it?

Congratulations on your new Arbanitis sp.!

 

[Dabugboi]

As seen above, a new Aname sp.. Still getting the location for it so i can label the lid
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Also this adorable little Idiosoma sp. Black
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Arriving today, we have Aname sp. Black (and gold!)
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Its very hard to pick up with my phone camera but the setae give off a rich golden/yellow sparkle in the light. I wouldn't believe it possible without seeing it in person.
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Stanwellia Nebulosa
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And this cute little Blakistonia sp.
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Cannot wait to get them all into permanent homes, big thanks to @Dabugboi for supplying me with these (and more!) beautiful specimens. Not many sellers have as top notch packing and customer service as this bloke, and im looking forward to seeing what other interesting critters he may supply me in the future.

Thanks man! next stop Hoggicosa!

 

[RezonantVoid]

Haven't updated much but here's a little something I've been working on!

 

[ThatOneGuyInAus]

Where did you get these from? I'd really like to know as I can't find many good places to purchase spiders.