Linothele megatheloides (Colombian Funnel Web Spider) Info + caresheet

Linothele megatheloides (Colombian Funnel Web Spider) Info + Caresheet

Size: About 4”
Growth Rate:
Medium
Natural Habitat:
Colombia
Housing Needs:
A setup with cork bark and broadleaf silk plants to use as anchors for webbing.
Temperament:
Fast and skittish. It is known to have a painful bite.
Diet: Crickets, roaches, mealworms
About: These heavy webbers are native to Colombia, and are naturally found in crevices and foliage. They design some pretty wild web tunnel systems, and are very sensitive and reactive to any movement on their webbing. They are very fast and known to be fairly skittish.