What's everyone's favorite small spider species?

[AmphibianAddict]

I just LOVE jumping spiders in general, but if I had to pick, i'd say regal/ bold jumpers (Phidippus audax).

Phidippus Audax are great!!

They are wonderful eaters, and the only thing they have a hard time with really are large slippery moths, and strong jumping crickets, so I often remove the tibias of the back legs, keeping the femurs intact as they have lots of nutrients within.

Do you have any pictures of your’s?

 

[pannaking22]

Latrodectus. Easy to keep and there's plenty of variation in native species, though the non-natives in the hobby now are phenomenal too.

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

Do you have any pictures of your’s?

4th instar L. Variolus 'Oizyra'

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 17, 2018
• latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow theridiidae variolusa

Here is one of my 4th instar L. Variolus females, her name is Oizyra, she is feeding on a tasty...

Latrodectus Variolus 4th instar

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 14, 2018
• feeding latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow theridiidae variolusa

Feeding on a big black field cricket. :) Her name is Prizma, and she's got really nice legs.

Latrodectus variolus [color]

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 9, 2018
• latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow theridiidae variolusa

Colored version

Latrodectus variolus

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 7, 2018
• handling latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow sling theridiidae variolusa

3rd instar female Latrodectus Variolus pre-rehousing.

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

I do not condone keeping brown widows because of how invasive they can be to our native widows.

 

[WildSpider]

I'm going to say that at the moment, my favorite is Araneus diadematus. Another that I like is Antrodiaetus pacificus (Folding Door Trapdoor Spider). I have caught a couple (at different times) a while back but ended up releasing them both. I would like to try my hand at keeping them again though.

Here is one of my A. diadematus:

Here is the female A. pacificus I caught:

Here is the male A. pacificus I caught:

They aren't small, but I'm a big fan of our local Sonoran Olios giganteus, the giant crab spider. Coolest true spider ever, and easy to breed.

I'll take three !

 

[AmphibianAddict]

4th instar L. Variolus 'Oizyra'

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 17, 2018
• latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow theridiidae variolusa

Here is one of my 4th instar L. Variolus females, her name is Oizyra, she is feeding on a tasty...

Latrodectus Variolus 4th instar

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 14, 2018
• feeding latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow theridiidae variolusa

Feeding on a big black field cricket. :) Her name is Prizma, and she's got really nice legs.

Latrodectus variolus [color]

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 9, 2018
• latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow theridiidae variolusa

Colored version

Latrodectus variolus

• Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep
• Sep 7, 2018
• handling latrodectus latrodectus variolus northern black widow sling theridiidae variolusa

3rd instar female Latrodectus Variolus pre-rehousing.

Those at gorgeous!!

 

[Quetzalcoatl Nyarlathotep]

Those at gorgeous!!

They are my pride and joy. The reason I wake up every morning. I always treat them with the utmost care and studious attention.

 

[Ungoliant]

Kukulcania hibernalis

Kukulcania hibernalis (Filistatidae): Female

• Ungoliant
• Jan 2, 2017
• 7
• female filistatidae hibernalis kukulcania kukulcania hibernalis mature female southern house spider

Kukulcania hibernalis: mature female (captive, wild-caught)

Commonly known as the southern...

any jumping spider

 

[WildSpider]

Kukulcania hibernalis

Kukulcania hibernalis (Filistatidae): Female

• Ungoliant
• Jan 2, 2017
• 7
• female filistatidae hibernalis kukulcania kukulcania hibernalis mature female southern house spider

Kukulcania hibernalis: mature female (captive, wild-caught)

Commonly known as the southern...

any jumping spider

Just curious, is that the one that laid an egg sac even though it molted after being bred?

 

[Ungoliant]

Just curious, is that the one that laid an egg sac even though it molted after being bred?

Yes, she's the one.

 

[WildSpider]

Yes, she's the one.

She's a cool one. Did you get her online?

 

[AmphibianAddict]

I'm going to say that at the moment, my favorite is Araneus diadematus. Another that I like is Antrodiaetus pacificus (Folding Door Trapdoor Spider). I have caught a couple (at different times) a while back but ended up releasing them both. I would like to try my hand at keeping them again though.

Here is one of my A. diadematus:
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Here is the female A. pacificus I caught:
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Here is the male A. pacificus I caught:
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I'll take three !

Those look beautiful!

 

[Ungoliant]

She's a cool one. Did you get her online?

She's wild-caught. (They're native to my area and are found in abundance.)

I have had her since 2012. (She was already an adult then.)

 

[basin79]

I couldn't pick which is my favourite spider. I've had jumpers and absolutely loved them. They're so clever.

I love.............

my Deinopis sp for the way she makes a web net to catch her prey. It's phenomenal to witness.

my Nephila madagascariensis for the beautiful web she makes and how graceful she is.

my Gandanameno sp females because of just how cute they look.

my Liphistius cf ornatus for the speed he/she comes flying out of the trapdoor.

my Sicarius thomisoides for when he bursts out of the sand to catch prey and digs back down into the sand and covers himself up.

my Macrothele species, Heteropoda lunula, Porrhothele antipodiana, Calommata signata because they're all absolutely brilliant.

 

[RezonantVoid]

Probably Maratus sp. peacock jumpers, crazy little things

 

[Spidermolt]

Jumpers... nuff said

 

[WildSpider]

Probably Maratus sp. peacock jumpers, crazy little things

Have seen videos of these guys. So awesome!

 

[MintyWood826]

Jumping spiders.
But orb weavers and Latrodectus species are growing on me.

 

[RezonantVoid]

Another that I like is Antrodiaetus pacificus (Folding Door Trapdoor Spider). I have caught a couple (at different times) a while back but ended up releasing them both. I would like to try my hand at keeping them again though.

Here is the female A. pacificus I caught:
View attachment 287091
Here is the male A. pacificus I caught:
View attachment 287092


I'll take three !

As an avid fan of trapdoors and hexithelids I massively approve of these lol

 

[Ungoliant]

Moderator note: I moved the euthanasia posts to their own thread. Carry on.