Genus Phlogius [revalidation of the genus in prep.]

[syndicate]

Phlogius sp."Stents" pairing
Round 2!

-Chris

 

[Scorpendra]

MM P. crassipes. By the way, anyone looking for one right now?

Thanks,
Rob

 

[ophiophagus]

This guy was purchased as Phlogius sp. Sarina I was wondering if anyone could confirm that it is in fact Sarina?

Here's his enclosure I LOVE this two perfect burrow entrances and a third you cant see under the leaf on the right. So cool

And finally I know this pic is terrible but I think this is a male. What do you think? the pic looked good on the lcd on the camera but obviously it's not. Going to take another when I get home just figured I'd throw this one up since you can still see the shape

 

[syndicate]

Phlogius species can be pretty hard to ID from photos.A lot of them are quite similar looking.If you got it from a trusted dealer than I'd imagine its what its supposed to be.You may wanna try and post the pics over here:
http://www.theata.org/forum/index.php
Oh and looks like your spider is a male..Possibly pen-ultimate from looks of swollen palps.
-Chris

 

[ophiophagus]

Thank you very much Syndicate. And for any of you out there who have a female I'd love to do a 50/50 when he matures. I have another smaller male as well

 

[syndicate]

Phlogius sp."Stents"
Eggsack

 

[LV-426]

P. crassipes 2"

 

[Philth]

Phlogius crassipes w/ eggsac. Should burst any day now

Later, Tom

 

[syndicate]

Man that looks massive :X
You gonna let it hatch with the female?
Congrats btw!
-Chris

 

[Philth]

Not sure yet, that always makes for a nice picture , but I always regret it when Im picking babies out of the dirt

Later, Tom

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi Tom, yep, 300-400 odd slings is not fun in an Australasian selenocosmiine species, the deep burrows can cause all kinds of hassle. With this species, I usually allow 7 weeks with the mother, then open the cocoon and incubate from there on (postembryo or 1st instar at that stage). I find this species to be excellent mothers in captivity, and by leaving the cocoon past the embryo stage, I avoid large losses from fungus or parasites (in fact once they hit postembryo, losses are usually under 5%). This avoids all the issues with finding that many spiderlings in the mothers enclosure. They will fight you for the cocoon though, I use a spoon to distract and forceps to grab the sac (followed by a good feeding that night for the mother).

I use the same method for all Phlogius spp., in some of the smaller northern varieties (PQ113), I can get away with pulling the cocoon out at 6 weeks.

Here's a quick tip for anyone using artificial incubation (I'm not sure if anyone else is doing this or not): in the subtrate used for incubation, add several drops of aquarium fungicide, it can make a HUGE difference to successful yields.

Steve

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This guy was purchased as Phlogius sp. Sarina I was wondering if anyone could confirm that it is in fact Sarina?

Yes, it certainly looks like a young male Sarina. Unless the buyer got the lables confused, this will absolutely be that species.

Steve

 

[syndicate]

in the subtrate used for incubation, add several drops of aquarium fungicide, it can make a HUGE difference to successful yields.

Steve

Wow that is a pretty good idea Steve!Would of never thought about something like that.
Your right about those big eggsacks to!I had the pleasure of spending about 3-4 hours picking out about 300+ crassipes slings when I got my first eggsack hehe!
-Chris

 

[Philth]

Thanks for the info Steve, and think you and Chris convinced me to pull it.

Later, Tom

 

[bluefrogtat2]

wow great thread,i have quite a few phlogius sp.currently and agree with"hard to tell em apart"congrats on all the sacs.
cant believe the males last so long..(very happy they do though)
i will have to get some pics,but most of mine are definitely pet holes..
i hope to grab a few more soon,and maybe attempt to sex the ones i have currently(goliaths,sarina,and crassipes...wish i would have grabbed some pq113's)
andy

 

[syndicate]

Hey Andy your male did good!

Phlogius sp."Stents"

 

[Philth]

...wish i would have grabbed some pq113's)
andy

Might be more to go around in a few weeks

Congrats Chris!
Later, Tom

 

[syndicate]

Thanks Tom!How did your crassipes sack turn out?
Let me know if you want some stents slings!
-Chris

 

[Philth]

Hey Chris my crassipes sac is 2nd instar now, no idea how many though cause I haven't separated them yet. I've also got a "Eunice" & another PQ113 sac. I have a female "stents", I wouldnt mind raising a few, for future males.

Later, Tom

 

[syndicate]

Phlogius crassipes
(Young Female)

 

[Philth]

Phlogius sp. "Eunice"

Phlogius sp."PQ113"

Later, Tom