Nursery Web Spider

[Lexie Anderson]

Hi there! A few weeks ago I found a very large pregnant nursery web spider. I spent days reading, and found that they make pretty good pets. They are okay to be handled, and most likely will not bite unless it is a female protecting her egg sac or spiderlings. When I woke up this morning, my nursery web spider was in her nursery web she got done making yesterday, and was holding an egg sac!
I was wondering, is it legal to sell this kind of spider, and if so, is it likely that anyone would even want to purchase them?

 

[ReignofInvertebrates]

They’re perfectly fine to sell, but I’m not sure that a ton of people would be interested in them being that they are pretty much widespread throughout the states.

 

[Lexie Anderson]

They’re perfectly fine to sell, but I’m not sure that a ton of people would be interested in them being that they are pretty much widespread throughout the states.

Yeah that’s kinda what I was thinking. But thank you!

 

[wolfs79]

They’re perfectly fine to sell, but I’m not sure that a ton of people would be interested in them being that they are pretty much widespread throughout the states.

I love them a picture would be nice to see if it's a D tenebrosus or scriptus.

True they are wide spread but for me I'm always after the monster sized ones which a few far and between.

Just make sure if you sell them to be careful what carriers you use I'm assuming your going to try to sell them locally?

I just found which may be the largest fishing spider / true spider I have ever see locally anyhow.

Look for the post with pics.

 

[Lexie Anderson]

I saw the fishing spider you were talking about, it’s really cool! This is my nursery web spider before and after she laid her eggs. She was so big when I found her, I couldn’t believe how much tinier her abdomen got after laying eggs!

 

[wolfs79]

I saw the fishing spider you were talking about, it’s really cool! This is my nursery web spider before and after she laid her eggs. She was so big when I found her, I couldn’t believe how much tinier her abdomen got after laying eggs!
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Nice looking spider (Pisaurina mira. )