New Inverts

[Denny Dee]

So, I have been busy. Picked up several new inverts to add to the collection before the temperature drops and will be digging in until Spring. Many of these are exceptionally rare and hard to get so I am extremely happy about these particular additions . Here they are:

Scorpions:
Bothriurus coriaceaus - Chilean Dwarf
Hadurus Arizonesis - Desert Hairy
Hottentotta trilineatus - 3 line scorpion
Centuroides scuplpturatus - Arizona Bark
Ophisothalmus glabrifons - Yellow Legged Creeping (BEEN ON MY WANT LIST FOREVER!!!)
Vaejovis confuses - Yellow Devil

True Spiders:
Ctenus captiosus - Florida Wandering Spider
Dinopidae sp. - Ogre Faced Spider
Homalonychus sp. - American Sand Assassin Spider
Olios giganteus - Golden Huntsman Spider

Primitive Spiders:
Gorgyrella sp. - Black Trapdoor Spider
Gorgyrella sp.- Red Trapdoor Spider

Beetles:
Asbolus verrucosus - Blue Death Feigning Beetles
Cryptolglossa variolosa - Iron Clad Beetles

Mantis:
Phyllocrania paradoxa - Ghost Mantis
Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi - Spiny Flower Mantis

 

[Martin Oosthuysen]

Very nice indeed !

 

[Josh]

Wow. That's A LOT of new additions!

 

[Logan D]

wow lovely additions

 

[creaturekeeper 91]

Your new mantids sound awesome! I have been looking into care of the ghost mantis but I haven't found a great source yet. What do you keep them in?

 

[Denny Dee]

They are still babies. I have them in a medium size arboreal enclosure that I picked up from Netbug

http://www.net-bug.net/apps/webstore/products/show/3284022#

 

[creaturekeeper 91]

That's awesome. Did u have to order your mantids? I live in Elgin il so I haven't found any at local expos

 

[god61021]

hey creature, Dixon il here

 

[creaturekeeper 91]

You have mantids for sale or there's an expo near you?

 

[god61021]

me? no. I mean there is an expo in wheaton il, but I am not sure if anyone there sells mantids or not, I was just introducing myself and letting you know we lived close to each other

 

[creaturekeeper 91]

Yea I actually go to that expo often! I'm actually heading up there next weekend for some new additions..

 

[god61021]

pretty sure ill be there also, but between gas, tolls, and entrance fee it costs me and the wife about 50 bucks just to get there, so might just order some

 

[creaturekeeper 91]

No kidding, your paying shipping either way..

 

[Denny Dee]

That's awesome. Did u have to order your mantids? I live in Elgin il so I haven't found any at local expos

I order most of my inverts online. That way I stick with my strategy on what I want in the collection. However, I have come home with a species or six from the Animal Expo and a few others . Can't be helped.

I ordered my mantis from Bugs in Cyberspace. Peter is a renown mantid and beetle expert in addition to carrying some really cool spiders (even has some T' and scorps too).

Check them out: http://shop.bugsincyberspace.com/Mantises_c2.htm

 

[creaturekeeper 91]

Cool thanks for the link!

 

[Denny Dee]

Yesterday, I picked up some new inverts:

3 Bess Beetles
6 Red-stripe Darkling Beetles
Giant House Spider

The Darklings are huge!