Sicarius terrosus

[Tarantula]

Very nice! I keep this spec to.

 

[Maybrick]

Here is a new picture, I took yesterday night, when Sicarius is active.

 

[Gordon]

Here's a small update. Remember this picture of the slings when they have freshly left the egg sac and looked a little bit like Loxosceles:




Now, 10 days later, they are dusty and grey as the adults are and look how a Sicarius has o look.

 

[RodG]

Awesome!!!

Awesome:drool: ...'nuff said!!!

 

[Tegenaria]

Fantastic spiders these are!

 

[Purple Recluse]

Well, based on it's relatives Loxosceles laeta being potentially deadly, and Sicarius hahnii having a bite about as bad as a Puff Adder in terms of damage, (Only two bites on record, one resulted in death, the other losing an arm) it's definitely a "look, don't touch" species. Which is how I treat most of the animals I keep anyway.

Copper:

From where did you get the info pertaining to the two Sicarius hahnii bites on record? I've searched fairly carefully for any mention of recorded six-eyed sand spider bites, and have failed to locate anything, so I'd be interested to know what resources I've missed.

 

[Maybrick]

@Steven
I have changed the substrate (a dustier one) now, so I have a silver-Sicarius too ;-). Look at my older pictures and you see, how the substrate change the look of the spider.

 

[Gordon]

Hey Marco, don't you have a little Video-clip for us?

 

[Maybrick]

Ok, Gordon ;-)

Here is a small movie for all people, that have not seen yet, how Sicarius terrosus dig. As you can see, the whole digging process is finished really fast. Watch it here:
http://www.schlangenforum.ch/wbb2/4images/details.php?image_id=7501

PS: Sorry for the weak quality and the background noise ;-)

 

[Gigas]

That is fast!
What leg span is this female?
I can't get over that video!

 

[Gordon]

The legspan of the females of this species is around 7cm (3 inch).

 

[Maybrick]

To keep these thread growing, heres a new picture.

 

[DJ_AlMighty_247]

My Sicarius terrosus-females. Maybe mated, don't know yet..

Under the sand (with a cricket),

And some videos too,

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtXPmWJcuZY

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ek_c2w0_5Y

 

[Tleilaxu]

Where do you get those things, they are awesome!

 

[P. Novak]

I think they are only available in europe seeing as everyone that has posted, who has one, is from europe.


I would love to have one, if anyone in America has some, let me know!

 

[Maybrick]

@DJ Almighty
I need to correct you in one thing ;-): Sicarius terrosus is NOT from Africa, they are located in South- and Middle America: mf terrosus (Nicolet, 1849) *....................Chile, Argentina, Peru. Your Sicarius should be from Chile.

 

[DJ_AlMighty_247]

I think they are only available in europe seeing as everyone that has posted, who has one, is from europe.

- http://www.vinmann.de/ (click "download" to get the full list).

@DJ Almighty
I need to correct you in one thing ;-): Sicarius terrosus is NOT from Africa, they are located in South- and Middle America: mf terrosus (Nicolet, 1849) *....................Chile, Argentina, Peru. Your Sicarius should be from Chile.

Ok. Is Sicarius hahnii from Africa? Confused by the species

 

[Maybrick]

Hi,
you can always use Platnick, its free ;-).
Listed in the moment are:
albospinosus Purcell, 1908....................South Africa
damarensis Lawrence, 1928....................Namibia
dolichocephalus Lawrence, 1928....................Namibia
hahni (Karsch, 1878)....................Namibia
spatulatus Pocock, 1900....................South Africa
testaceus Purcell, 1908....................South Africa

 

[Bigboy]

They bury themselves?!?

 

[Bigfoot]

They bury themselves?!?

yes, they hide in the substrat