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- Jul 18, 2020
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A few days ago, while looking for food for the Nenemerus bivittatus (Wall Jumper) I came across another (different) jumping spider. It was hiding between the petals of a Hibiscus flower, and when discovered, it was quite pro-active to get somewhere else. I caught him in my capture jar. Found out it is a male Opisthoncus quadratarius (Massive Garden Jumper).
I thought, "Now what?" Am I going to keep going and collect every jumping spider I come across? Well, lets take one day at a time. I can always release them.
So, I had another species specific vivarium to make. But in the meantime I just can't keep him in a small empty jar for a few weeks. So I decided to build another Holding Jar that would suit its love for climbing garden plants. But first, I'll feed him with a green fly to satisfy its immediate angst. I tell you, he caught the fly instantly, as if it hadn't had a meal for a long while. Twenty minutes later I saw the remains of a dismantled and devoured fly. I thought "Wow, what a wild boy." And so, that is its nickname.
I thought, "Now what?" Am I going to keep going and collect every jumping spider I come across? Well, lets take one day at a time. I can always release them.
So, I had another species specific vivarium to make. But in the meantime I just can't keep him in a small empty jar for a few weeks. So I decided to build another Holding Jar that would suit its love for climbing garden plants. But first, I'll feed him with a green fly to satisfy its immediate angst. I tell you, he caught the fly instantly, as if it hadn't had a meal for a long while. Twenty minutes later I saw the remains of a dismantled and devoured fly. I thought "Wow, what a wild boy." And so, that is its nickname.
