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Species: Eresus walckenaeri "orange ring Mountanatica"
Common name: Ladybird spider (orange ring, Mountanatica form)
Native range: Eastern Mediterranean — local "Mountanatica" form ❗
Temperature: 24–30°C; room temperature suits it well
Humidity: Low — never water; they take moisture from their prey (moisture is fatal to them)
Adult size: Large female — up to about 2 cm body
Lifestyle: Terrestrial (silk-lined burrow)
Speed: Moderate
Venom potency: Mild
Temperament: Secretive
Recommended for: Intermediate keepers
Notes: Local "Mountanatica" form of the "orange ring"; Eresidae; no urticating hairs; not listed under CITES
Eresus walckenaeri orange ring mountanatica
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Eresus walckenaeri orange ring mountanatica
Eresus walckenaeri "orange ring Mountanatica" is a local form of the popular orange-banded variety of one of the largest ladybird spiders. It is distinguished by its origin from a specific population, prized by collectors who value line purity and provenance. This form also grows larger than the classic "orange ring". The female is imposing, with the characteristic band; the male wears the genus' classic vivid red and black.
Terrestrial and secretive: a silk-lined burrow with a camouflaged entrance, ambush hunting, a life mostly hidden. A species for the patient observer.
Husbandry is as for all Mediterranean Eresus — warm and **strictly dry**: dry substrate, no misting, good ventilation. An enclosure with enough substrate for a burrow is sufficient.
For the collector who pays attention to line provenance — an imposing, ornamented form of walckenaeri in its "Mountanatica" guise.