Recent content by jay17

Euathlus sp. red

Kochiana brunnipes

Hi all, So I'm considering going to Florida later this year and part of the reason is to study wild Phidippus as part of my animal behaviour dissertation. What is the process for potentially bringing wild caught spiders back to the UK? I tried looking it up but I found conflicting information...

5 right now but hoping to bump that number up after the IHS Donny show

@Dave Jay, jumpers make great pets! They're incredibly curious and sometimes even seem to want to interact with you, each one has its own personality and they rarely miss a feed. Phids are the most popular as pets because of their size and temperament, so if you're interested in keeping jumpers...

Just one of the jumpers has molted into a very distinctive tan/orange colour!

Now for some variants!

The last two from the first egg sac, just one of these left now

Spiderling molting on my finger

Since my last post the babies have gone through 2-3 more molts (one even molted on my fingertip!) It's now apparent that they are a "recessive type" - they display some unusual colouration and significant variation between individuals. Some are plain black, some are developing brown/gold scales...

Chilobrachys sp. nong ya plong

Mature blue fang

The babies are all eating now! They're getting so much better at catching fruit flies. Sometimes they miss and look ridiculous flailing around by a string of web but they get there eventually. They're also incredibly aware of their surroundings and they'll turn to watch me move things around...

Update! I went away to a friend's place for a few days and when I came back at least 30 of the babies had escaped and were on my ceiling. Caught most of them but every so often I find one on the wall or even on me. In better news, they're all behaving so much more like adults now and they're...