Cheiracanthium mildei/inclusum?

[AkitaYoji]

I see these spiders in my house frequently and finally got a few decent pics of one. They supposedly have a pretty powerful bite, but they leave me alone. This one was missing 3 legs on the right side! It didn't seem to hinder his activities at all.

[Patrick]

Jenn, how big are these and where do you usually find them in your home? Thanks.

[cacoseraph]

send me some and i'll test their bite

i can pay for priority shipping in a week or two heheheh

[AkitaYoji]

Originally Posted by Patrick

Jenn, how big are these and where do you usually find them in your home? Thanks.

This one was about 1.5" and body was about .5"

Originally Posted by cacoseraph

send me some and i'll test their bite

i can pay for priority shipping in a week or two heheheh

Are you serious? I find these guys very frequently. I would be willing to send one your way.

[cacoseraph]

very serious! if at all possible i would like more than one. some spiders just will NOT bite! plus, i would like to culture both the midei and inclusum. i find these periodically in CA and had one for a while but it went MM and died

from AB

Originally Posted by cacoseraph

man, those look a lot meaner than C. mildei or C. inclusum (i forget what sp. i have locally)

kind of blurry pic of the local species... mildei as it turns out

zoom

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=74006



edit:
also, the mildei make really neat looking eggsacs!

[Brianhogs]

good lookin spider besides the legs... Its amazing how they can go on in life on there own even with there defects

[AkitaYoji]

Originally Posted by cacoseraph

also, the mildei make really neat looking eggsacs!

What do they look like? My hubby brought me home some egg sacs that looked like small cottonballs.

When I find this spider (or another), I will send it to you. PM me your address.

[Patrick]

Thanks Jenn.

[AkitaYoji]

At this very moment, I have, what I believe to be, the 5-legged male that I took pics of, and a female, in my bathroom! I am gonna go catch them. If anyone wants them, PM me your address and PayPal me money for shipping ($9.00 - priority and $20.50 - express). PayPal to Akitayoji@aol.com. No guarantees as I am not looking to benefit from this, except to learn.

[cacoseraph]

Originally Posted by AkitaYoji

What do they look like? My hubby brought me home some egg sacs that looked like small cottonballs.

When I find this spider (or another), I will send it to you. PM me your address.

the eggsacs are somewhat small, but the eggs themselves are relatively large. it looks like a semitransparent eggsac built suspended in the middle of a living sac (the reason they are called sac spiders). i had the good forture to have a female make her brooding sac and eggsac in a tarantula's cage, with the brooding sac made between the plastic of the cage and a water dish so i could see into the brooding sac.