Wow :laugh: this is impressive

So at last, you have your M.balfouri communal. Congratulations and all the best.

Unbelievable! Thats probably the most fascinating species iv ever heard of... Glad they all doing well Scarab!

Saw the communal last night :ohmy: Very very awesome. Now I wan't one too :whistle:

Synergy - The enclosure is not huge, about 40cm X 25cm footprint. It has a wooden log as hide, a few rocks and the usual plant. It would not be sufficient to home 6 adults. The plan is to remove them from their current enclosure when they voluntarily leave the nest and start obvious attempts at creating their own. I will however house then together again, into an environment where multiple adults can live.

I anticipate adding five from each sac to these later, the practicalities thereof I have had in my head for almost two years already...

At some point, these spiderlings have to start hunting and feeding on their own, without the mother "spoon feeding" them. I had a few pin heads, so I decided to give it a shot. No harm could come of it, I added about 40 very small crickets. Because I have nothing else to do, I sat watching the crickets wonder around the entrance of the hide. To my amazement, one brave little fellow climbed the webbing and grabbed itself a few pin heads... Needless to say, it went back inside to feed (and brag to the others I'm sure...).

I will feed the mother a large cricket or two tonight. Want to see if she still shares...

@Scarab, how long did it take you to remove the spiderlings? Did you first remove the mom and how did she react towards you ?