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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Whitelightning777" data-source="post: 135080" data-attributes="member: 26980">M balfouri does lots of webbing as well as extensive burrow systems.Although they are OW, the personality is nothing aggressive or defensive like the OBT or H minax etc.M balfouri can also be kept communally or by itself but many feel it does better with friends. The web structures they build are always changing as well.Do be sure that no mold gets into the substrate. I suspect that mold played a role in the death of my specimen. They are a dry spider. Ensure that no webbing gets into the waterdish so it doesn't wick away into the substrate.They are flighty spiders but will always retreat into burrows whenever possible.  You have to dig them out carefully when rehousing.Overall, they are probably a much better first OW then the OBT, totally different personality.The first picture is of Maxine, a juvenile. The second one is what she looked like as a sling. When young, they burrow and do that a lot.[ATTACH=full]31601[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]31602[/ATTACH]</blockquote>