Eresus ruficapillus (Italian Velvet Spider) 1/8-1/4" (4th Molt) + Habitat
Pickup available at Home Office
Usually ready in 2-4 days
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These spiders like dry conditions. We keep our slings in vials with only moss, and drip two drops of water week. Feed them crushed crickets in the web or flies once a week.
One of the most adorable spiders in existance, this amazing Italian species is a small species (reaching only 1.5" legspan) and females maintains a solid black appearance. Some localities of this species have some red and some speckles, but this is the picture is the one from the breeder (so we are using this one).
These specimens should be well started slings about 1/4" legspan which is much bigger than their hatching size of about 1/16".
This is an arid species that catches food with its web and can take down surprisingly large prey. These do not come around often, so grab them while you can!
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How we ship live animals:
We ship all live animals using ONLY FedEx Overnight shipping, since it is the fastest and safest way to ship your new pets.
We ship on Tuesdays (for Wednesday arrival) and Wednesdays (for Thursday arrival) and plan shipments on Mondays.
Please make sure to select a FedEx Overnight option at checkout - for "Facility Pickup" or "Home Delivery"!
If your package is over $400 or contains rare/expensive animals we may require you to pick up at your local facility.
**Please remember that "Overnight Shipping" only means that your animal will spend overnight in the box; it does not mean your package shipps immediately and will arrive the next day! **
How we measure invertebrates:
We measure tarantulas and spiders in diagonal legspan. This means the distance from the front right to back left leg (or vise versa) when the animal is stretched out.
Cenitpedes we measure the full length of the animal from the antennae to the back legs
Scorpions we typically measure the body-length of the animal.