Update with regards to spiders movement, 6 smaller spiders have moved away from the webbed up areas and started there own burrows and webbing.
Also 2 juvies has also moved away from the webbed areas and gone off on there own.
Both these spiders sit out in the open for hours. even with all the movement and lights on and sitting next to them, they not worried.

The two larger spiders, second one is a bit out of focus.





The second spider




Two of the smaller spiderlings that have moved in together.

Amazing Cascade, really amazing.
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Good evening, I am new to forum

Just wanted to say very nice setup, I am wanting to start my own communal with the H. Incei currently trying to find some mature male and females or sac mates. (hint hint wink wink) :angel:

But nice photos and very interesting thread. :thumbsup:

Mind = blown !!

Lol thanx for the proof. That setup loos really good. Can't believe that they web up everything. Simply amazing. Thank you for sharing and keep those updates coming. rock

Evening All

Some thing that caught me off guard, it is Murphy's law.

I got two MM on breeding loan, from two different people, I have 2 females that are not in the communal set-up that are in there own containers.
None the less, I had put the males with the 2 females, both gave inserts so I rested them, so they can both make new sperm webs for the 2nd attempt.
I do not want to do a breeding loan in the communal set-up as I would have to destroy the whole set-up just to find the babies as half would belong to owner of the male so I thought why not mate the females and the babies that come out of the sack will go into to communal.

The other night I noticed a spider sitting in the corner of the communal set-up, he had span a nice new web. the spider just looked funny sitting there, so taking a closure look, it is a mature male, I was expecting the males to only start maturing towards the new year, but I was wrong, so far there is 2 Mature males that I can see.

I think it is just funny, you receive males only to have your own males mature shortly after receiving them!!


So sitting on the couch I noticed some movement of legs in the air and guess what I see?
That is right, a male locked in a mating embrace with a female. ( I hope it is a female :eyepoke: )

Sorry for poor quality photo's, taken with back up camera.

Picture taken through the glass.(first mating)



Male by female burrow.(2nd mating)



Male calling female out of her burrow.



Female responding to male's calling card.

Devine.Insanity wrote: Good evening, I am new to forum

Just wanted to say very nice setup, I am wanting to start my own communal with the H. Incei currently trying to find some mature male and females or sac mates. (hint hint wink wink) :angel:

But nice photos and very interesting thread. :thumbsup:

Thanks.
I'm pretty happy as I got my wish for lots and lots of webbing once the babies emerge from there sacks.

, if there are slings from the "outside" matings I will let you know. :deal
and then you can also start your very own communal.