Lasiodorides polycuspulatus 1/2”

Lasiodorides polycuspulatus 1/2”size 1 2 Described in 1997 by Germanys Gnter Schmidt & Bernd Bischoff. This spider is super slow growing and in my experience one of the longest lived spiders around. Females go through drastic color changes with a molt. About 6 inches as adults, these are terrestrial spiders from Peru.

and at the time was the most I ever paid for a spider

This Selenocosmiinae was first described by Ray Gabriel & Daniella Sherwood in 2019

There’s is some controversy about how much this species likes to “swim” as I’ve heard for years how much they love the water

One of the prettier in the genus

If you are considering a Pamphobeteus for the first time

now in 2023 this species was transferred to a new genus by several taxonomist who felt this species deserved its own genus and created the current monotypic genus Lasiocyano

these spiders are a great and very affordable addition to any collection

I’m not even certain if the spider we know in the hobby is the same spider that these taxonomist are referring too

Described by Jan-Peter Rudloff in 2008

but at the slightest disturbance they will dart back to their hide in a blink of an eye

However they can also be found in Guyana and Brazil

A jet black velvet spider with striking purple highlights on the carapace