|
Home
Up
Larinioides cornutus
Venoms
Discovery
Spider
Scorpion
Centipede
Toxin Index
Custom
Live Spiders
Educational
Spiders
Kits
Feeder Insect
Flies
Custom Services
Bioassay
Embryology
Silk
Tissues
Inquire
Contact
Inquiries
Suggestions
Wanted
Try our new Online Shop
This site is being revised and
updated. Expect broken links and empty pages for next few days and contact us by
phone or email if you cannot find what you are looking for.
| |
|
Family
Araneidae
Typical orbweaving
spiders
Larinioides cornutus juvenile's orb |
|
Species |
|
|
Larinioides
cornutus |
L. cornutus
is a small cosmopolitan orbweaver, about 1 cm long, which is commonly found
near rivers and streams and building their webs against buildings, road
guards or in trees, often in branches over water. They build a typical orb
web. This is
a very hardy species, which does well in captivity and can tolerate low
humidity and less-than-perfect care. |
|
Juveniles |
Small spiderlings
require moderate humidity and 4-6" (square or diameter) containers for web
construction. They can be fed with wild type fruit flies.
Larger juveniles
can take houseflies and will need larger containers
|
|
Adults |
Adult Larinioides
cornutus can be fed with houseflies and fruit flies and need 12" or larger.
These spiders are easy to breed in captivity. They can be
bred in small containers but it is generally better to allow the female to
become established in a large container. Fatten her up a bit and then add
the male to different part of the cage and allow him to approach her. |
|
Web Construction Tips |
L. cornutus are good spiders for use in orbweb construction
experiments, e.g. looking at the effects of environment, chemicals and etc
on web construction and structure, though it can be a bit tricky to get
these spiders to make webs in captivity. Give yourself and the spiders
plenty of time an do not try to do these experiments the night before your
science project is due.
- Provide your spiders with constant day/night cycle. A
classroom or lab can be good if the lights are off at night or you can
keep them closet or spare room with lighting timer. 12 hours light, 12
hours dark is a good.
- Keep the atmosphere moderately humid but not soggy. 60%
RH is adequate.
- Do no overfeed the spiders. 1 or 2 flies a week can
keep the spiders healthy and just hungry enough to make webs.
|
|
