Trapdoor spiders in Louisiana

[Thearachnidaddict]

I was wondering what trapdoor spider species live in Louisiana? I can’t find much info on what species live there.

 

[KingZephy]

I see what you mean about it being kinda hard to find information- theyre very secretive little guys and I think it makes them p hard to study- I did find these;

Ummidia - Trap-Door Spider - USA Spiders

Ummidia is a genus of spiders that can be found around the world. Among other genus, they are commonly called trapdoor spiders because they build underground tunnels that are secured with a trap-door. Ummidia Spider Description The color of Ummidia spiders ranges from very dark brown to a...

usaspiders.com

Genus Ummidia

An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.

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Hope that helps somewhat!

 

[Jessica88]

I find them intresting I want to learn more to.

 

[Caveternal]

I didn't know they were in LA. Being that spiders are nocturnal for the most part do you ever go at night is it better, with a flash light?

 

[Thearachnidaddict]

I’ve never looked at night.Thanks for the idea

I know that there is myrmekiaphila in Louisiana and also ummidia

 

[SpiderEnthusiast]

I found one of these spiders years ago while I worked for a company called Osmose. It’s a telephone pole maintenance job. They sent us all over the state for work and one day, I found this spider out and walking around in the daytime. I was around the Deridder area. I captured him and put him in an aquarium with mulch, dirt, sticks, and leaves. He didn’t do much once his tunnel was built. If I tapped at the tunnel with forceps, he would shoot out and grab at the forceps. I didn’t keep him too long before I let him go.

If you like Scorpions too, then you can also find them around the same area, in between Ft. Polk and Deridder. I remember we were around Rosepine, but for the life of me I can’t remember the roads we drove on to get to the area. We were working in an abandoned neighborhood I liked to call “the Chernobyl Zone.” It’s a bunch of abandoned houses, open man-holes, and piles of trash. I remember sifting through some piles of trash to see if there was anything worth scavenging, when I came across Bark Scorpions. I believe they were Striped Bark Scorpions.

They were pretty small, as were their petapalps. Which is an indicator of how venomous they can be. I never knew we had venomous scorpions here, but I found 7 of them in the Chernobyl Zone. I picked them up by the tail with a glove on. They tried to roll backwards to pinch me with their petapalps as I held onto them, but it was completely safe, as I held onto their tail by the last “knuckle” before the stinger. They can’t get you if you pick them up like that but be very gentle.

I kept them in the same aquarium that I harbored the Trap Door Spider in. They were very chill, low-maintenance Scorps. Don’t keep the room they are in too cold though or they won’t move around much, even at night. They do well at around 72-77 degrees. They only wanted to eat about once every two weeks to a month. All 7 of them would group together under a log I put in the aquarium for them. If you put small tree bark bits in with them they blend very well with it and seem to enjoy the environment. They are communal and didn’t try to kill each other. Thankfully, I never got to find out if I’m susceptible to the venom, despite having to pick up the log with my bare hands (where they would hide and sleep) to do maintenance. They aren’t aggressive at all.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I found one of these spiders years ago while I worked for a company called Osmose. It’s a telephone pole maintenance job. They sent us all over the state for work and one day, I found this spider out and walking around in the daytime. I was around the Deridder area. I captured him and put him in an aquarium with mulch, dirt, sticks, and leaves. He didn’t do much once his tunnel was built. If I tapped at the tunnel with forceps, he would shoot out and grab at the forceps. I didn’t keep him too long before I let him go.

If you like Scorpions too, then you can also find them around the same area, in between Ft. Polk and Deridder. I remember we were around Rosepine, but for the life of me I can’t remember the roads we drove on to get to the area. We were working in an abandoned neighborhood I liked to call “the Chernobyl Zone.” It’s a bunch of abandoned houses, open man-holes, and piles of trash. I remember sifting through some piles of trash to see if there was anything worth scavenging, when I came across Bark Scorpions. I believe they were Striped Bark Scorpions.

They were pretty small, as were their petapalps. Which is an indicator of how venomous they can be. I never knew we had venomous scorpions here, but I found 7 of them in the Chernobyl Zone. I picked them up by the tail with a glove on. They tried to roll backwards to pinch me with their petapalps as I held onto them, but it was completely safe, as I held onto their tail by the last “knuckle” before the stinger. They can’t get you if you pick them up like that but be very gentle.

I kept them in the same aquarium that I harbored the Trap Door Spider in. They were very chill, low-maintenance Scorps. Don’t keep the room they are in too cold though or they won’t move around much, even at night. They do well at around 72-77 degrees. They only wanted to eat about once every two weeks to a month. All 7 of them would group together under a log I put in the aquarium for them. If you put small tree bark bits in with them they blend very well with it and seem to enjoy the environment. They are communal and didn’t try to kill each other. Thankfully, I never got to find out if I’m susceptible to the venom, despite having to pick up the log with my bare hands (where they would hide and sleep) to do maintenance. They aren’t aggressive at all.

Greetings from 2021, necrod/ghost thread bumped.. lol
wish I lived in southern Ohio I heard there’s a trapdoor there .