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Here is a little somethin somethin from Peru. Not sure if this is Latrodectus curacaviensis or a mactans morph.. there is a little debate as to what species these are, but I think they are curacaviensis. There are some features that really point toward curacaviensis. I'll be breeding these :) Enjoy!

Here is the habitat it is found in.



And here is a spider in situ.




And here is a spider not in situ. I know they are venomous ... just in case you feel the need to educate me ;) Anyone who has seen my other posts should know that doesn't bother me :)






Saludos from Peru!

Josh
 
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Well, update, one laid an egg sac last night and another already has a sac... so babies will be hatching soon enough :)
 
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Wow, this beauty tops even L. bishopi! I'd love to have some of these myself!

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Hopefully we will get our permits soon to be able to export captive bred stock soon. These may be in the states soon enough.
 
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i thought all peru export was illegal or of the sort? not that i wouldnt mind a couple of these in the states but getting here legal would be top priority. beautiful spiders by the way :)
 
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We are in the process of getting permits that will allow us to legally export just about any secies from Peru as long as it is captive bred.
 
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josh_r said:
We are in the process of getting permits that will allow us to legally export just about any secies from Peru as long as it is captive bred.
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Does this include captive hatched? Did you actually pair these girls or were they collected gravid?
 
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These were not paired by me. They were already gravid when I caught them, which is VERY VERY common for the Latrodectus genus. And yes, captive hatched does fall into the category of things we can export.
 
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If they're anything like the Hesperus, be prepared for many sacs hahaha. My girl seems to drop a sac after EVERY feeding. Pretty insane! I'm giving the clutch I have right now to the Royal Alberta Museum, and I have 2 more sacs!!!
 
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Wow... What a beauty. Thanks for the pics, hope to see these in the states soon. Would love to get my hands on some. :}
 
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Widowman, we are planning on getting legal export of this species, so pray that everything goes as planned :)

God bless!
 
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Widowman10 said:
Wow... What a beauty. Thanks for the pics, hope to see these in the states soon. Would love to get my hands on some. :}
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I heard that one! Certainly gives our pedestrian models a run for the money.
 
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