Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: Portia sp.
NOTE: Not finished yet.
Most of the academic info will most likely come from the works of Duane P. Harland and R. R. J. (Robert Robert Jackson)
Portia sp. (salticidae)
List:
P. africana
P. albimana
P. assamensis
P. crassipalpis
P. fimbriata
P. heteroidea,
P. hoggi
P. jianfeng
P. labiata
P. orientalis
P. quei
P. semifimbriata
P. songi
-thankfully there is ample information on some of these sp.-
Jackson, R .R. & S .E .A . Hallas . 1986. Comparative
biology of Portia africana, P . albimana, P. fimbriata,
P. labiata, and P. shultzi, araneophagic,
web-building jumping spiders (Araneae : Salticidae)
: Utilisation of webs, predatory versatility,
and intraspecific interactions . New Zealand J .
Zool ., 13 :423-489.
if they aren't cites you might be able to find a way to get them from the philipines (assuming someone does a legal import). these spiders would be amazing to have in the hobby. some are quite crazy looking in addition to all the fun behavior
and you don't see an edit button next to the quote button? _________________
Quote:
There may be people who like centipedes. I have seen people handling tarantulas and scorpions, but never a centipede handler. I would regard such a person with deep suspicion...Now what sort of man or woman or monster would stroke a centipede on its underbelly "And here is my big good centipede." If such a man exists, I say kill him without more ado. He is a traitor to the human race.
you guys know what those feed on?
Probably wonŽt be easy to keep them (IŽd compare them to Mimetidae, which feed on Theridiidae)... _________________ Regards,
Bastian
I have it in my head that if I can get my hands on enough Scytodes and am able to breed them I will have enough supply. As far as I know Portia sp. will also eat other jumping spiders (tons of them available), plus I've read they will in fact eat other insects (they may not be exclusively araneophagic ).
If I can get a setup which can be divided (think breeding cage to the max ), and have the prey spider on one side, give it enough time to build a web, and maintain P. labiata (or P. fimbriata) on the other half, then open the middle and allow Portia sp. to do it's thing. I can maintain Portia on whichever half and prey on the other. This is all theory but I hope it works in practice.
Scytodes would fun to keep at any rate. _________________ God does not play at dice AE
you guys know what those feed on?
Probably wonŽt be easy to keep them (IŽd compare them to Mimetidae, which feed on Theridiidae)...
Not only that, the one(Mimetidae) that I had produced offspring...and the slings were tiny! _________________
jet trail in the sunset
a long way away
cutting 'cross the horizon
at the edge of the day
and it calls Jimmy
come fly away
but I've been
too long in the wasteland
too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
yeah, I've been
too long in the wasteland
too long in the wasteland
I believe I'll have to stay
--James McMurtry
J. queensladicus would be fun as well (and they would serve as food for Portia sp.), but they are in Australia . _________________ God does not play at dice AE
well a man can dream...
but.., if anyone is working on an import, and may be able to get some of these in there just shoot me a PM _________________ God does not play at dice AE
That is SO FREAKIN' COOL!!! I have always thought that Jumping Spiders seemed extra intelligent (from the way they can turn their heads to look at you).
Hey, I have NO shortage of cobweb spiders I could feed them, if they would eat 'em. _________________ "Tarantulas are friends, not food" (but I bet they taste pretty good with butter and lemon!)
Now these are so intelligent that I wouldn't be surprised if they 'learned' how to do the correct call... then again, they have the tangled-prey-waiting-to-be-eaten call down to the t.
Did anyone notice the use of the palps in the distress call, just amazing _________________ God does not play at dice AE
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