What are some Araneomorph spiders you've kept that lived 12 to 20 years?

Arachnopotamus Rex

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One of the things I like about Mygalomorphs is how long they live (well, at least the females anyway).
I'm interested in spiders as a whole though, so I'm curious if anyone has kept any of the species of hunstman, orb weavers, diving bell spiders, jumpers, cobweb weavers, or really anything else in Araneomorphae and had them live as long as the longer lived tarantula species.
 

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Supposedly Sicarius species can live 10 years, don't know if anyone else's confirmed that though.
 

Arachnopotamus Rex

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Supposedly Sicarius species can live 10 years, don't know if anyone else's confirmed that though.
If true, that would be quite impressive for an animal that survives without water in a barren wasteland.
Too bad its at the top of the venom hot list... I'm brave, but I'm not quite THAT brave lol.
 

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Velvet spiders live up to five years. Not sure what lives longer than that. Southern house spider maybe? Eight years for females max.
 

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If true, that would be quite impressive for an animal that survives without water in a barren wasteland.
Too bad its at the top of the venom hot list... I'm brave, but I'm not quite THAT brave lol.
Although short-lived, Araneomorphs can be great fun.
 

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I have 4 female Loxosceles laeta that are all doing good. I got them in 2016 as slings. 8 years old as of August of this year
 

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I have 4 female Loxosceles laeta that are all doing good. I got them in 2016 as slings. 8 years old as of August of this year
Can't find the paper now but I read a paper where they kept Loxosceles reclusa at milder temps (to more closely mimic being inside homes) and some reached 1700 days in age.
 
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