Tarantula's true spiders pix! [Archive]

Tarantula

26th-November-2006, 20:51

Hi!

I decided to start a "MD_b's trie spider pix!" thread since I have afew ture spiders atm and its easier to post the pics in a single thread.

Anyway, here are some pics I took today:

Phoneutria boliviensis

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/5b7a2f4e.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/45598114.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/6b8deb80.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/6b8deb80-1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/2dbaa22f.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/9c3a0174.jpg

The following two pics are dedicated to Chrille (Baloo) who wanted to see a Phoneutria in defensepose...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/5b7a2f4e-1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/07d24893.jpg

Phoneutria nigriventer

This is the enclosure I keep my female P. nigriventer.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Terrarium/d1d38b22.jpg

Gigas

26th-November-2006, 21:04

Nigriventer didn't want to come out and play eh?
Nice threat display Picures :D

Tarantula

26th-November-2006, 21:07

To be honest I didnt try to get her out. LOL That spider is, well she aint from this planet! LEL

But someday I will have better pics of her, promise! :D

Jay

26th-November-2006, 22:19

Its sorta cute but the last pic, with the pedipalps scare me. the pedipalps are really wierd. Looks like it comes from chynobel.

Gigas

26th-November-2006, 22:53

Jay, for most people its the things between the palps in Phoneutria that are the scary things!

And Niklas i don't blame you for not trying to poke her out!

Mary

27th-November-2006, 04:37

Nice spids, love the defense posture. I wondered who Chrille was, where is Christian BTW??

Tarantula

27th-November-2006, 13:36

He has alot of stuff going on at school atm so he is taking a break from the forums untill 14th of December. :)

Mary

27th-November-2006, 14:16

Oh, he's only a youngster then ??

Tarantula

27th-November-2006, 17:38

Hes 21 I think.. lol dont remember! :laugh:

Mary

29th-November-2006, 04:45

To me, thats a youngster :yes:

Tarantula

7th-January-2007, 16:19

Phoneutria nigriventer

Here is a new pic of my female. Not very good quality but it shows the spider pretty good.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/0451953f.jpg

Tegenaria

12th-January-2007, 13:15

I really like that phoneutria!

Tarantula

13th-May-2007, 12:33

I got this girl Friday! Sub-adult P. nigriventer female. :biggrin:

Crap pic though.. :(
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/996d1fb2.jpg

c_strike

15th-May-2007, 15:49

Phoenutria are one of my favs, i would love to get some but they require DWA here dont they? Well i would definately guess so.
Beautiful spiders

PhilR

15th-May-2007, 16:15

Phoenutria are one of my favs, i would love to get some but they require DWA here dont they? Well i would definately guess so.
Beautiful spiders

You're right. Phoneutria spp. do require a DWA in the UK :)

Mary

15th-May-2007, 16:26

You know that reminds me of Hartley, but fluffier.

Tarantula

15th-May-2007, 20:44

That is not strange Mary since both Ancylometes and Phoneutria belongs to the same family, Ctenidae.

Mary

15th-May-2007, 21:11

Ah, I thought there was a similarity Niklas.

buthus

17th-May-2007, 07:56

Fantastic pics of some amazing spiders! :)
I "hate" looking at pics like these, because I'm TRYING to stay focused! :D

Tarantula

28th-May-2007, 19:34

Latrodectus mactans

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/8629ca91.jpg

buthus

28th-May-2007, 21:15

WC? Sure its mactans? I would guess hesperus if I had to.

Tegenaria

29th-May-2007, 00:39

Yea that looks like a brown widow and I'm guessing that mactans is the Black Widow right?

buthus

29th-May-2007, 01:44

Yea that looks like a brown widow and I'm guessing that mactans is the Black Widow right?
No, that one looks like the classic black widow ...L.hesperus. They vary from jet black to a nice redish/chocolate brown (and even more extreme variations exist)
Mactans can have a more brownish abdomen also, but usually it is a bit towards a creamier red brown, but on the side of crimson instead of normal red. I'm not basing my ID on color necessarily, because its not wise to rely on a pic, but thats a factor. The hr glass is much more hesperus than mactans and if Im seeing things right she has a small and very thin red dorsal line, which is not common with macs. Macs can have a short line or single dot leading to the spinnerets, but it will be wider, more crimson and usually more pronounced all together... not faded or broken up. Again, Im looking at a pic and not the actual spider. A photo of her topside would help.

Tarantula

29th-May-2007, 15:27

Its not WC. Not that I know of. I bought it as mactans. No idea on what it is.

Tarantula

29th-May-2007, 21:14

Thelctiocopis modesta

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/86db3362.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/bf083bea.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/f46c27d5.jpg

Nephila senegalensis

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/1ffb67ac.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/5d9d1e82.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/91bca0e4.jpg

buthus

30th-May-2007, 10:08

Awesome! :yes:
Does the Nephila stick around and behave?

Mary

30th-May-2007, 10:52

If that was loose in my spider room I would never go in !!!!!!

That fluffy one is nice though.

Tarantula

30th-May-2007, 18:35

Does the Nephila stick around and behave?

It stays in the web all the time. perfect pets! ;)

sammyp

30th-May-2007, 18:45

That Thelctiocopis is stunning. Where do these come from?

(actually, my first thought at seeing the piccie was 'cupiennis'. Any connection?)

Tarantula

30th-May-2007, 20:26

They come from Malaysia. Their common name is "Malaysian golden huntsman".

There is no connection between Cupiennius and Thelctiocopis they belong to two diffrent families. Cupiennius belongs to Ctenidae (same as Phoneutria and Ancylometes for example.) but I dont know to wich family Thelctiocopis belongs to. Not Sparassidae that I am sure of.

Gigas

30th-May-2007, 20:49

Thelcticopis Is a Sparassid Niklas

Also I am doubtful that the animal is a thelcticopus, Its sits like a Rhitymna sp. have you got images of its spinnerets?

Tarantula

31st-May-2007, 15:18

Hmm yes now I found them on the Spidercatalog!

Well Im sure it could be something else, big mess with these type of spiders. Dont have any other pics than the ones I posted, but I can try to take some later.

Gigas

31st-May-2007, 17:40

It is very messy between these spiders I do agree, some people say thelcticopis have short setae and rhitymna have long and some say the other way round, I wish someone would give a definate answer! I bet we find out that some sp have long and some have short in both cases....

Tarantula

1st-June-2007, 18:13

Seems that the Nephila has started to make her eggsac (bought a pair, and she was guaranteed to be mated)... :D

Gigas

1st-June-2007, 18:43

Very Nice Niklas! Goodluck, I am very interested in these!

Tarantula

1st-June-2007, 20:02

There will hopefully be slings for sale in a while! :)

Tarantula

3rd-June-2007, 15:18

Phoneutria boliviensis

This is my latest "True spider". My old female died so a friend of mine offered to sell his female to me. And offcourse I could not refuse!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/d9c6d2bc.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/0d8f1e80.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/2fd3fe2d.jpg

Tarantula

3rd-June-2007, 17:28

Here is the girl Thelcticopis modesta again. This time she is feeding on a large fly.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/39359dd4.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/7067c812.jpg

Mary

4th-June-2007, 06:01

I do like that last one Niklas, would it be DWA over here??

Becky

4th-June-2007, 09:09

:shocked: i love it!! She's gorgeous! Pink and fluffy!!

Tarantula

4th-June-2007, 17:07

Hmm I dont think you need a DWA for that one.

Venom79

8th-June-2007, 13:39

She's gorgeous.. I regret that i didnt buy anny when you did mate. I think im going to buy one next time i meat Herwig :yes:

PhilR

8th-June-2007, 14:09

I do like that last one Niklas, would it be DWA over here??

Niklas is correct, no DWA for Thelcticopis modesta Mary :)

Mary

8th-June-2007, 16:15

Niklas is correct, no DWA for Thelcticopis modesta Mary :)

Oooh, I wonder where I can get one of them then mmm Any ideas anyone??? Price????

Tarantula

8th-June-2007, 17:19

I bought mine from Herwig Khalenberg for 250SEK. That would be 25€ for him, as he only adds a 0 to his prices on Swedish fairs.

Tarantula

3rd-July-2007, 17:53

Now I have afew more ture ones for my collection!

Phoneutria reidyi

Best pic I could get...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/152ba7ec.jpg

Sicarius terrosus

One of two adults...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/c3c4c4f4.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/5c454256.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/a901f785.jpg

c_strike

3rd-July-2007, 18:05

wow, the second spider is awesome!

Tarantula

3rd-July-2007, 18:09

Yes it is! It burrows itself into the sand and is almost invisible when buried. I looked at them afew mins ago and I couldnt fine one of them anywhere! Then suddenly it was just sitting there out in the open... ;)

Gigas

3rd-July-2007, 19:14

Beautiful primitive spiders, Good feeders too!

Tegenaria

5th-July-2007, 11:27

That Sicarius is fantastic!

Becky

5th-July-2007, 18:58

Awesome spider that second one!

Tarantula

16th-July-2007, 14:56

Here are some macro shots of my Phoneutria boliviensis female:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/33a0166b.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/0d8b6ef9.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/5b3d2178.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/aadbdde3.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/070ee571.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/9d04af0e.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/965a9896.jpg

Tegenaria

16th-July-2007, 15:30

What a superb spider,look a the legs on it!

Becky

16th-July-2007, 15:38

That spider is stunning! I love her! What a poser :P lol

Mary

16th-July-2007, 15:42

Nice Niklas, but.....................it's too leggy for me lol

Tarantula

16th-July-2007, 19:25

Thanks!

Yeah she is a real poser! She reminds abit of a cat that has just awaken from afew hours of sleep... lol

Tarantula

16th-August-2007, 19:59

When I got home from work today I sat down ifront of the TV and watched with my mother. After a while she asked me if I had noticed something that hadnt been in this room erlier. I started to look around and I noticed this after just a minute or two above the TV...

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/96a8e755.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/fd25fae0.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/f5cca8fb.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/fe0981bf.jpg

Mary

16th-August-2007, 20:15

All I can say is... oooer

Gigas

16th-August-2007, 22:49

well, that does out compete the 2 araneus diadematus i have living in my kitchen lol, nice niklas

Gemma

16th-August-2007, 23:10

They are all beautiful! Can i just ask a quick question, i opened a box of crickets tonight and a spider that looks very similar to the top picture (the Phoneutria reidyi) came wandering out. I don't really know a great deal abaout true spiders and was wondering what she could be, the only difference i can see between that one and the one that was in the cricket box is that this one has a brown blaze down her back, i have a pic but i need to upload it. Will post it in the morning:biggrin_hat:

Tarantula

19th-August-2007, 15:27

My mother woke me up today and said the spider had moved her web again (I hadnt moved her). Now she had started to build a web infront of the TV! :laugh:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/2f95dd07.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/06e793e1.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/4499377f.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/eeb110ea.jpg

Now I have moved her again so she is in the right window now.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/8e93e0cf.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/673c6caa.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a324/MetalDragon_boy/Spindlar%20I/628ac41e.jpg

Mary

20th-August-2007, 12:05

That spiders got wonderlust Niklas lol, watch she don't make a web over your bed.....

Tarantula

20th-August-2007, 17:28

Well I dont mind if she does that Mary! Its nice to have someone to talk to before you fall asleep. :)

Becky

20th-August-2007, 18:34

lmao Niklas! It's a wkd looking spider!

PhilR

22nd-August-2007, 09:53

Becky

22nd-August-2007, 09:53

Phil spamming the thread!

PhilR

22nd-August-2007, 09:56

Cheek :eek:

:p

Becky

22nd-August-2007, 09:57

lmao! Shows you're just as normal as the rest of us.. no more bowing down to you :P

Tarantula

2nd-September-2007, 15:35

Feeding on a stick insect - Carasius morosus.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/1372ba1e.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/2aa5f89b.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/5ff57d25.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/5ed3f26d.jpg

Becky

2nd-September-2007, 16:59

Is there actually much goodness in a stick insect for a spider?! There isn't much of a stick insect lol

Tarantula

2nd-September-2007, 17:11

no I dont think it is so much food on a stick insect. A cricket probably have abit more meat on it.

buthus

4th-September-2007, 09:30

Its good to feed them a diverse diet. Crickets dont necessarily have everything a spiders needs. And, one can imagine that in the wild she would probably live out her entire life with never eating a cricket.

Tarantula

4th-September-2007, 19:28

Sicarius terrosus

Freshly molted...

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/408b982e.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/21f57e9c.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff163/MetalDragon_boy2/fd78f5e3.jpg