The main pavilion is full of orb web spiders. These species all stick to their webs and thus are not out wandering with the public. Museum guides are all around to answer questions and keep arachnophobes calm.
The main pavilion is full of orb web spiders. These species all stick to their webs and thus are not out wandering with the public. Museum guides are all around to answer questions and keep arachnophobes calm.
This exhibit is a butterfly house in the spring and summer. In the early fall the butterflies have moved out and the spiders move in from late September through early November.
There seemed to be around 15-20 spiders in there. The webs are all carefully monitored so that the keepers know where everyone is and that they aren't competing with and eating each other. They are all orb spider species and don't leave their webs.
There are several other species and types of spiders like tarantulas, jumping spiders, and wolf spiders in terrariums in the entry building to the pavilion.
An excellent idea and exhibit, a good way to exhibit this species too.
(I have seen them kept in a large vivarium, in a regular reptile house, in the UK before, obviously our climate here would not make it possible to keep them as the photo shows.)
There seemed to be around 15-20 spiders in there. The webs are all carefully monitored so that the keepers know where everyone is and that they aren't competing with and eating each other. They are all orb spider species and don't leave their webs.
There are several other species and types of spiders like tarantulas, jumping spiders, and wolf spiders in terrariums in the entry wall to the pavilion.
