Black Spider and her eggs

[Brianhogs]

Her with her dinner
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/brianhogs/blackspiderafter.jpg

Love this one. She is very stubborn and tries to crawl under anything, whether its a thin stick or a pebble, she can flatten her self pretty well.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/brianhogs/blackspiderafter2.jpg

Her eggs are about a month old, expecting to hatch soon.
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/brianhogs/blackspidereggs2.jpg

Close up
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh95/brianhogs/blackspidereggs.jpg

[johnharper]

Never heard of these where are they from? Are they pretty toxic?

John

[Brianhogs]

I found her and a male in Deerpark, Washington. I don't know about the toxicity, but they are very aggressive. I mated the male and her about 7 times and then I threw the male in there and left him in there until she finally got him.

[johnharper]

Cool,

Do you feed them crickets or roaches?

John

[Brianhogs]

neither....moths :D

[ScottySalticid]

Is black spider a generic name or is that the common name for this species? It looks awesome either way!

[crpy]

im thinking shes a Amaurobiid, maybe Titanoeca americana.

[froggyman]

is this species exclusive to the west coast?