Polybetes sp.

[AvestruZ]

hail!

im a new user and this is a post dedicated to my polybetes.

one leg isnt full regenered yet, i took it this way last week. lets wait 'til the full leg come again soon.

its an amazing spider, climb, jump, make web bungee jump hehe and already ate 3 butterflies. the spider catch one of them in the air, flying. just a quick and nice jump coming from the top of the bootle.

some pics!

best whises!

up!

down!

 

[AvestruZ]

forget to say: it's around 7, 8cm size!

 

[Stefan2209]

Looking good

Hey mate,

nice pics of a good looking spider!

May i ask where you´re located? Some people around here are looking hard to lay their hands on this kind of spider. They´re definately hard to get hold of in europe...

Wait till Steven sees this...

Greetings,

Stefan

 

[AvestruZ]

Hey mate,

nice pics of a good looking spider!

May i ask where you´re located? Some people around here are looking hard to lay their hands on this kind of spider. They´re definately hard to get hold of in europe...

Wait till Steven sees this...

Greetings,

Stefan

i live in the last state in brasil's south. beside uruguai e argentina.

i knew there's no phoneutrias in there. i tought polybetes lived all world around. is there loxosceles in europe?

 

[Stefan2209]

Hi again,

Brazil, so you should have plenty spiders which are seeked by many people here.

No Phoneutria in your part of the world? What a pitty!

I don´t know anything about the geographic range of Polybetes, as they aren´t my main-subject of interest. I know only about their name and looks and that some fellow-hobbyists here in europe are on the lookout for them.

Yeah, there´s some Loxosceles specs around in europe. Some by nature and some spread by accident (exports) and just lived on here. Loxosceles laeta is quite common to the european market as a "pet"-spider.

Greetings,

Stefan

 

[AvestruZ]

No Phoneutria in your part of the world? What a pitty!

there is Phoneutrias around here, but i havent see one... yet i hope (and pray) for them not find me... sleeping or drunk

i dont live in a jungle (by the way, no brazilian at all do lol), but there is lots of Loxosceles in my home, i found one beside my bed today, when i woke up. in my bathroom there's always 3 ou 4 of them. so pretty. so calm. but i have no patience to catch it to me. it looks a little unfunny, on my vision, of course.

reggards!

 

[Bastian Drolshagen]

hi, we also have Loxosceles rufescens in southern europe.

 

[Steven]

May i ask where you´re located? Some people around here are looking hard to lay their hands on this kind of spider. They´re definately hard to get hold of in europe...

Wait till Steven sees this...

very intresting spiders !!! :worship: :worship: :worship:

like Stefan allready said these are hard to find in the European hobby,...



Polybetes are surely not found worldwide,... strictly South-america.
i believe Argentina has the most specie of the Polybetes genus.

do you have any idea on what specie yours is ?

 

[AvestruZ]

do you have any idea on what specie yours is ?

i have no idea. i dont know too much of polybetes species. i know 2 friends of mine taking care of polybetes. lets pray to make a couple and an eggbag.

by the way, i took mine in "nature", in a friend's garage last week. i was looking for one of those mounths ago. maybe she is pregned, who knows

 

[Stefan2209]

there is Phoneutrias around here, but i havent see one... yet i hope (and pray) for them not find me... sleeping or drunk

Hi,

in your case, i´d be more concerned about the Loxosceles than about the Phoneutria. Even the so called "aggressive" Phoneutria rather goes it´s own way than attacks if given the choice. With the ever present Loxosceles it´s a different matter...

A bite from a Phoneutria will send you to the doctor in no time, if you´re unlucky, but in nearly all cases you´ll be well again in maximum 3 days. With Loxosceles that´s a different matter, too...

Take good care!

Stefan

 

[AvestruZ]

Hi,

in your case, i´d be more concerned about the Loxosceles than about the Phoneutria. Even the so called "aggressive" Phoneutria rather goes it´s own way than attacks if given the choice. With the ever present Loxosceles it´s a different matter...

A bite from a Phoneutria will send you to the doctor in no time, if you´re unlucky, but in nearly all cases you´ll be well again in maximum 3 days. With Loxosceles that´s a different matter, too...

Take good care!

Stefan

yeah, for sure. but Loxosceles are calm down, do not attack eventhe own shadow like phoneutrias except if you press it against any part of your body. a little check in the shoes before put your foot in. i dont know if im used to them, but i have no fear.

 

[Ythier]

Nice spider, I kept (and bred) some years ago P.pythagoricus (from Argentina), really beautiful spider.
Cheers,
Eric

 

[Steven]

Nice spider, I kept (and bred) some years ago P.pythagoricus (from Argentina), really beautiful spider.
Cheers,
Eric

Owwwwwww,... nice Eric :evil:

and why wasn't i informed about that ?

 

[Ythier]

Owwwwwww,... nice Eric :evil:

and why wasn't i informed about that ?

It was about 7-8 years ago and I didn't know you
I think I still have some old pics of them, I will try to find it and put it here.
Cheers,
Eric

 

[Adnan]

Hi, Avestruz!
Just a cool gift from your neighborhood:

 

[felipe]

hello!

hi, i live in montevideo, uruguay. A few days ago i adopted a polybetes as my pet. but i don't know what they eat. I´m worried about my spider,she doesn´t move much , is it natural? I put her in a fishbowl and there´s too much empty space, I wonder what should I put in order to make it look nice.
please help me

 

[Helio]

Does it have a hide? I have 2 fem polybetes and they hide all the time during the day.Try to put some flying prey or "persuade" a cricket to climb on the log the spider is (put some logs, they're arboreal and rarely go on the substrate)