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metallica
01-19-2006, 03:18 PM
well my banana spider does!
stonemantis
01-19-2006, 03:21 PM
So bananas can be hazardous to your health if handled improperly.
Scorpendra
01-19-2006, 06:09 PM
that's one kind of bananna that i bet wouldn't taste as good as it looks!
stonemantis
01-19-2006, 07:41 PM
Revenge is sweet says the now homeless spider.
Steven
01-20-2006, 12:42 AM
is that the one Matthijs got from the shop ? :?
Sheri
01-20-2006, 12:51 AM
Well... I like them more now.

Let's see what you can do with my distaste for broccoli. :D
brigebane
01-20-2006, 01:05 AM
Well... I like them more now.

Let's see what you can do with my distaste for broccoli. :D
But the elusive Broccoli dwelling Crab spider is one of the most venomous in the world.;)
metallica
01-20-2006, 02:45 AM
is that the one Matthijs got from the shop ? :?
Yes it is. Marieke, Matthijs and the other folks in the house were glad the spider was going ;)
Steven
01-20-2006, 02:54 AM
Yes it is. Marieke, Matthijs and the other folks in the house were glad the spider was going ;)
Got any idea what kind of Phoneutria it is ? or maybe it's another Ctenidae ?

the one that came to mind when i saw the pictures of Matthijs was this:
P.keyserlingi (http://www.toxinfo.org/toxinfo/db/bilder/Phoneutria_sp.Phoneutria_keyserlingi.800.c.jpg)

ow yeah,...
and great pictures E.:)
metallica
01-20-2006, 08:50 AM
Lelle told me P. keyserlingi is synonim to P. nigriventer
Crotalus
01-20-2006, 11:13 AM
Lelle told me P. keyserlingi is synonim to P. nigriventer

Thats right. P boliviensis is also a alternative since thats the species that occur in centralamerica where most fruit plantations are located.
Stefan2209
01-20-2006, 11:32 AM
Hi,

guess Steven is right on the money.

Who says this is a Phoneutria, was the first question coming to my mind. A ctenid, yeah, most likely, a Phoneutria? Well, maybe, canīt be ruled out so far. However, there are literally tons of ctenid species, that have never been showed on pics before, so who knows...

Would help some to get some info about behaviour and source...

P. boliviensis can be ruled out from my opinion. I guess, some people wonīt like this, but P. boliviensis is the only P. species that can be idīd with some accuracy by itīs drawings and outer-appearance.

Nevertheless, iīd advice you to watch out. Whatever it is, as stated before, Phoneutria spec. is still a possibility. Even if itīs not, most ctenid toxins are still to be discovered, so nobody can know for sure how dangerous their toxin can be to human kind.

Take care!

Greetings,

Stefan