Antrodiaetus pacificus

[Rick McJimsey]

Hey everyone, just thought I'd share some of my pics of my A.pacifcus, and some in-situ pics.

Huge molt I found.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/DSCF1385.jpg
A few burrow pics.
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo153.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo154.jpg
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http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo158.jpg
Little sling..
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo160.jpg
Larger sling / juvy
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo161.jpg
Another..
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo164.jpg
Slings..
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo166.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo167.jpg
juvy
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo168.jpg
Female
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x96/bobtard27/woohoo/woohoo174.jpg
Breeding
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Thanks for looking, I'll post a few more pics later

-Rick

[8+)]

:cool: :clap: :worship:

[Rick McJimsey]

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[MaartenSFS]

Is this a small species of trapdoor? :? If so, very cool.

[Rick McJimsey]

Yes, it is a rather small species, with mature males maxing out around 1" or so.
As you can see, females can mature at a smaller size, and the spider that's molt was found would have been atleast 1.5".

[8+)]

They are just awesome!

Do you find them in WA?

Do you know the life span of the females?

[Rick McJimsey]

Why thank you ;)
Yes, I found them in washington. (just about the only cool invert here, LOL)
And I do not know the lifespan of females, sorry.

Rick

[buthus]

Are they common? ...I mean...now that you know where to look and what to look for?

[Rick McJimsey]

Somewhat common, probably.
I found, oh, probably maybe 20 that day. I only kept a few, and put the rest back.
I havent really looked many places, really, but where there is one burrow, there is usualy others nearby.

[8+)]

What was the outcome of the mating?