Question about Heteropoda, Cupiennius, Stegoyphus, Phidippus... True spiders

axe1

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Hi.
I read about a lot of these spiders, but I found a lot of discrepancies.
I have very important question.
Maybe somebody have these spiders and maybe somebody knows better than me.

How long these spiders live (ADULT) ?

1. Heteropoda spp.
2. Cupiennius spp.
3. Phidippus spp.
4. Ancylometes spp.
5. Lycosa spp.
6. Stegodyphus ( very important) spp.
7. Latrodectus spp.
8. Holconia spp.
9. Viridasius spp.
10. Loxosceles spp.
11. Sicarius spp.

And:
(not true spiders)
11. Linothele spp.
12. Macrothele spp.
13. Atrax robustus



I hope that somebody will help me. Very thanks vor the answers. I think that it will be very helpfull for everyone.
I read about it, but maybe somebody knows more and maybe somebedy has the expierience with these spiders.

Very thanks.
 

formi

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No 6, easy answer: females lives till they are eaten by their offsprings.:)
 

John Apple

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okay
1-2...seasonal but in warmer climes two to three years
3-6 very seasonal but #3 longer maybe two years
7- females live for up to 4 years in warmer climates but are seasonal in the north
8-9 not sure
10- more than two years depending on food supply
11- 4 years or more
11-13 hard to say as they are mygals...I do have macrothele that has been in my collection for 5 years now
 

axe1

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Hi. Very thanks for the answer...
But: sicarius lives only 4 years?
I have heard that these spiders can live to 14 years.
Very shame that Lycosas live only 1-1,5 years. They are amazing spiders.
Ancylometes is seasonal spider?
I thought that these spiders live longer...
 

John Apple

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sicarius do live longer I was lowballing it on these a bit...food supply has a lot to do with the life span in some also...many variables
 

axe1

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Are you sure that Stegodyphus live for 4 years?
I was writing to keeper from germany and he said me that these spider live only 1-1,5 year...
So what do youthing? Did somebody have these spiders?
 

EXOPET

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Are you sure that Stegodyphus live for 4 years?
I was writing to keeper from germany and he said me that these spider live only 1-1,5 year...
So what do youthing? Did somebody have these spiders?
they can live much longer than 1.5 years, they must've been kept too moist, if you spray maybe once a month and let them get the rest of their moisture from their food you can easily 3 or four years out of them, also make sure you get plenty of food small enough for spiderlings when they hatch as this will stop cannibalisation of the mother.
 
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