What New Invertebrates Have You Bought Recently?

[caron]

When you and Rylee get your own place you will be able to!

[lumpy]

Lol, nope @caron . She is worth ever sacrifice I will make though. She is cool with boa breeding but not amphibians or inverts.

[caron]

Ok well I guess she’ll do then………

[lumpy]

Trust me, to me, it wasn’t even a thought

[caron]

Duh! I may be old but I’m not senile yet! Lol

[lumpy]

Lol, I didn’t think that at all .

[baby_yoda]

So i was out and about today and found this little fella! It is a Twin-flagged jumping spider, Anasaitis canosa. I’m gonna name it Jamie, it’s still pretty small so i’m not sure if it’s a boy or girl. I’m going to try to find another one eventually and maybe try to breed them because i can’t find many for sale and wanna try it out. It’s very pretty, has like a metallic gold on his abdomen and legs which i sadly can’t get in pictures. It’s definitely a lot prettier in person than in pictures but here’s two good ones i got!

[caron]

Great catch! That’s a great little jumper! There is a jumper that lives behind my left side mirror on my car and has spun a web attached to my window. One of these days I’m gonna catch the little stinker!

[cmills]

We have a giant jumper living in my mailbox at home, 100% a female, we’ve named her Debbie. We bring her sacrificial bugs we find outside!
Everytime I catch a big male in the backyard, I think about introducing them, but they wouldn’t have met in the wild and since he may get eaten, I haven’t done that so far

[athleticshoelace]

THis is not a bug i bought, but she is a bug I have now! Lil jumping spooder, best ID efforts says she’s a Phidippus regia, prooooobably female? Her name is Phoebe. This is a shot from when I found her in my bedroom looking lean and hungry.

[noodlehaus]

Looks more like a Phiddipus audax to me. If it were a regius, the overall coloration would suggest male.

[spottedbull]

Im glad there are jumping spider folks here. I know nothing about these little dudes!

[athleticshoelace]

Thanks! I’m not sure either- each time i look for examples and tells, she comes up as the one then the other- maybe hybrid? who knows.
Her chelicerae have started showing some blue today? But her abdominal markings are orangey.
In this area, it could be either one. I think she’s not matured yet, so I suppose as she grows we’ll find out. I figure I call her Pheebs anyway so if She’s a He, he can always be Phoebus!

[athleticshoelace]

Okay consensus is what noodlehaus thought- all signs point to being an audax!
Which just leaves the mystery - Phoebus or Phoebe?

She’s young, so we have time to find out.

[spottedbull]

Found a couple I couldnt live without. First is the H pulchripes I have wanted for awhile now!

And the container of the Nhandu chromatus since it was buried and didn’t want to be bothered!

[caron]

One can never have too many T’s right David! Congratulations on the great finds!

[scissortailscales]

A couple great pickups! My H. pulchripes is one of my favorite T’s I’ve had, so I’m sure you’re gonna love yours.