Web eviction Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 This is what I believe these to be, I had to remove a very large stump today and found atleast 8 of these guys along with two giant egg sacs loaded with little ones There awesome spiders and I plan to keep a couple just because there so interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Very cool! Trapdoor spiders? I have never had any of them. Did you keep any of the babies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web eviction Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Very cool! Trapdoor spiders? I have never had any of them. Did you keep any of the babies? Ya I have a large female and her clutch of little ones I take it you found my thread on AB as well haha I posted more pics on that one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Just checked out your pictures on AB Great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web eviction Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Ya there really cool they play dead when you find them but are very defensive at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Lol, sounds like a sight to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 there are in my back yard all the time. hate those things one almost bit me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jreidsma Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 there are in my back yard all the time. hate those things one almost bit me. I wish trap door spiders were in my yard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web eviction Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I wish trap door spiders were in my yard... They probably are you just haven't seen them yet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 i saw one today again and it had a brown stripe on its belly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 It's amazing how common they are in the Pacific NW. A local paper ran an article recently about these and one of their sources of information was quoted as suggesting it might be a Sydney Funnel Web (one of the most venomous spiders in the world that people are yearly bit by). It generated a lot of discussion. I see males very regularly, but you have to dig to find females. The females are capable of producing eggs at a fraction of the size of the specimen you shared a photo of. One of the PNW's best pet bugs, IMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 they try to bite me. its nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted September 30, 2012 Report Share Posted September 30, 2012 is this spider dangerous? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web eviction Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 They are very defensive !! Oh and Peter I have a whole clutch of young as well.. There's a couple in this pic the rest have settled in well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web eviction Posted October 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2012 They are living with mom in the bottom of her burrow as she is still protecting them a few have ventured out and made small burrows down the sides of the vile very neat to observe and luckily I have a bunch of pinheads just hatched out so feeding them hasn't been a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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