True Spiders

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Juvenile. These grow at a very fast rate. In 2 months they have grown from 5mm to about 40mm. Should reach abouy 12cm leg span at maturity.

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Unlike our first batch of these spiders which only gained the white markings on the legs at the last moult, a second batch from another suplier had the markings from a very early age.

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). SubAdult

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Female fishing.

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Can remain underwater for very long periods.

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Adult male.

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Adult Male

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Mating

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Mating

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Female with egg sac

Ancylometes bogotensis

(Fishing Spider). Female with hatched eggsac.

Argiope sp

(Indonesian Orb Web Spider)

Cupiennus getatzi

(Wandering Spider). Female

Cupiennus getatzi

(Wandering Spider).

Cupiennus getatzi

(Wandering Spider). Male

Cupiennus getatzi

(Wandering Spider). Mating

Eresus sp

(Lady Bird Spider)

Eresus albopictus

(Yellow Faced Lady Bird Spider). Female

Eresus albopictus

(Yellow Faced Lady Bird Spider). Female

Eresus albopictus

(Yellow Faced Lady Bird Spider). Male

Eresus sp

(Lady Bird Spider). Male. Originally thought to be Eresus niger but obviously not. Possibly a new, undiscribed species.

Eresus sp

(Lady Bird Spider). Male.

Eresus sp

(Lady Bird Spider). Male.

Hogna carolinensis

(Carolina Wolf Spider)

Heteropoda sp

(Philippine species). Male

Heteropoda sp2

(Philippine spider). Female.

Lycosa sp

(Indian Wold Spider)

Lycosa sp

(Indian Wold Spider)

Lycosa sp

(Indian Wold Spider). With eggsac.

Lycosa sp

(Indian Wold Spider). With young.

Lycosa sp

(African Wolf Spider)

Lycosa sp

(African Wolf Spider)

Nephila sp

(Orb Web Spider).

Nephila sp

(Orb Web Spider).

Nephila sp

(Indonesian Orb Web Spider)

Nephila sp (senegalensis?)

African Orb Web Spider

Phiddipus sp

(Jumping Spider)

Salticid sp

(Indonesian Jumping Spider)

Salticid sp

(Indonesian Jumping Spider)

Scytodes aharonii

(Israeli White Spitting Spider)

Scytodes aharonii

(Israeli White Spitting Spider)

Scytodes aharonii

(Israeli White Spitting Spider). Mating

Scytodes aharonii

(Israeli White Spitting Spider). Mating

Scytodes aharonii

(Israeli White Spitting Spider). Mating

Scytodes aharonii

(Israeli White Spitting Spider). Babies

Scytodes sp

(Israeli Black Spitting Spider). With egg sac

Sparassidae sp.

(African Huntsman)

Sparassidae sp.

(African Huntsman)

Stegodyphus sarasinorum

(Social Spider).

Stegodyphus sarasinorum

(Social Spider).

Uloborid sp

(Orb Web Spider). One of the few spiders that do not posses venom glands.

Uloborid sp

(Orb Web Spider).

(Unidentified Wandering Spider).

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