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8 legged Hunters We study Araneomorphs (true spiders). Follow us as we explore, learn and evolve. Collections in person are welcome but must be booked in advanced.
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That's better.All fed and watered.
09/11/2024

That's better.

All fed and watered.

16 legged spider? Hummm 🤔
22/06/2024

16 legged spider? Hummm 🤔

Some new forest Ground level set ups, designed for terrestrial speices.
02/04/2024

Some new forest Ground level set ups, designed for terrestrial speices.

Few of the spiders kept.
31/03/2024

Few of the spiders kept.

31/03/2024

Deinopis sp.

"Lets talk about mites baby"There seems to be a lot of miss information about mites in the hobby.Mites are everywhere an...
29/01/2024

"Lets talk about mites baby"

There seems to be a lot of miss information about mites in the hobby.

Mites are everywhere and on pretty much everything and MOST are completely harmless. They are the next leave of clean up crew....but most people see them as unsightly and a problem, I get it, they are also messy.

As a hobby most people seem transfixed on keeping mites out of their enclosures... there seems to be this thought process that a tank with mites must mean im a bad keeper...... little do they realise this is an impossible task and the only thing you will achieve is madness.

Firstly understand the creature, like you do for the ones you knowlingly care.

Mites occur due to perfect conditions and a food source. Remove one of those and the problem goes away.... but are they really a problem??

Most mites we encounter while keeping spiders and other invertebrates are harmless and are actually feeding on detritus. Not the captive animal them self's. Cleaning up all the tiny partials of waste matter!

The most common type of mite we encounter are grain mites. They can be found on bread, flour, and love the same sorts of food as some of the inverts we keep. Keeping bioactive set up will mean you encounter them more. But a health well set up enclosure with spot cleaning to uneaten food with springtails, isopods, even worms will help to minimise them, as the other creatures will out compete for food.

However, most invertebrate keepers as some point have keep reptiles... the mites in this hobby aren't so friendly and do feed on the reptiles.....the dreaded snakes mite!!!
So most people think that all mites are bad.

Some mites spend there entire life on a animal without causing harm, infact, there are many that benefit the animal.

The most mite related question common we asked question: What do I do if I see mites?

Firstly DONT PANIC!

The ones living in your eyelashes aren't. Look for the reason why they are they... excess food. Remove the food items and their numbers will quickly diminish and if you havent, add some spring tails, they will compete against the mites for food.

However if they are bothering you that much, you can go through the expense of buy predatory mites..... but your'll see these and once the food supply runs out, they'll die back.

So learn your mites before you sentence your enclosure to an unessesary deep clean and the death of all the inhabitants that live there to create that ecosystem. Most aren't harmful to the residents.

Don't mind the mite!

Colonys of fruit flys for sale. Large £5 small £3.
28/01/2024

Colonys of fruit flys for sale. Large £5 small £3.

Selenops sp. Some of the sub adults.
28/12/2023

Selenops sp. Some of the sub adults.

Male heteropoda boiei showing off his full colours.
28/12/2023

Male heteropoda boiei showing off his full colours.

A beautiful Tigrosa helluo female.
24/11/2023

A beautiful Tigrosa helluo female.

Young Dolomedes okefinokensis female resting on the water.
24/11/2023

Young Dolomedes okefinokensis female resting on the water.

Great to see these little beauty's growing nicely.Macroctenus sp Kingsleyi
22/11/2023

Great to see these little beauty's growing nicely.

Macroctenus sp Kingsleyi

These guys are getting big now, Barylestis occidentalis. 2nd generation.
18/11/2023

These guys are getting big now, Barylestis occidentalis. 2nd generation.

It's that time again where the babes need bigger enclosures... 4.5lt clear tubs.
14/11/2023

It's that time again where the babes need bigger enclosures... 4.5lt clear tubs.

Rack of Lycosidae
22/10/2023

Rack of Lycosidae

Pandercetes gracilis mother and young... have been hoping to acquire and breed this speices for a long time. Mother has ...
17/09/2023

Pandercetes gracilis mother and young... have been hoping to acquire and breed this speices for a long time.

Mother has guarded the sac for the entire duration. No intrest in food, just water.

Young emerged 5 weeks after sac was first made. They were visible through the webing from 4 week before molting and emerging looking as they are.

Looking forward to raising these.

Piloctenus haematostoma with sac.🤞
11/09/2023

Piloctenus haematostoma with sac.🤞

Someone has babies....
11/09/2023

Someone has babies....

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