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Latrodectus menavodi
Latrodectus geometricus
Latrodectus obscurior
Loxosceles reclusa
brown recluse

[@TheDarkDen]

I actually messed up! The ones I said are Loxosceles reclusa are actually Latrodectus geometricus, while the last one I opened are Loxosceles reclusa slings. They were labeled correctly as you could see in the video, but I had a brain fart. I realized it after I finished the video :'D

[@jeremypeysson3190]

I bought spiders from the same seller 😊

[@SpydrXIII]

yeah when i saw that i was like wow, they totally mixed up Brown recluse with black Widow and gave you a Brown Widow! i was gonna make that joke but then it happened.

[@jessipandarawr]

@@SpydrXIII Lol, I was going to as well! At the end, I was thinking those tiny slings were probably the brown recluse, but we didn't get a decent enough look. Glad he pinned this comment!

[@redsquirrel6131]

Oh no you are human and made a mistake how ever will you survive !?😂 I'm kidding but really you're allowed to make mistakes. You're a damn good keeper and you educate us on soany species it's inevitable that you're going to get something. Thank you for all the hardwork and dedication you give to teach all us newbs about these amazing animals!!

[@CarliVala]

That's good to know! Keep in mind that Loxosceles reclusa have six eyes arranged in three pairs, whereas widow spiders have eight eyes arranged in two rows of four. You can appreciate it more with a macro lens or when they grow :D

[@Trizzak]

Petko: "Red alert! Red alert! Brown recluse on the..." Everyone: "loose" Petko: "run." 😠

[@mparker9883]

😂😂😂 I was disappointed he missed the opportunity to rhyme

[@DaleBEATBOX]

Feel like there should have been more comments about this 😂

[@Jayne1971]

😂😂😂 Yes!

[@effy_kujo]

SAME 😂😂😂

[@pattylovett4682]

Absolutely

[@the_mad_spearodivingdeeper1514]

Listening to dark den name the spider species is like listening to wizards cast spells 🤣 love it

[@DayvMagnimagic]

Those "brown recluses" are Lateodectus geometricus, aka brown widows. The Brown Recluse spider is part of the Sicariidae family. Completely different from the Theridiidae you have.

[@cfireball15]

Yea was going to say that bc we have brown recluses here in the Midwest of the United States I have found about 6 the last few days in our wood piles

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

Yeah, definitely not brown recluses. It should be fun to watch them grow, though!

[@Tigershark_3082]

​@@cfireball15 bruh, I found 3 in my bathroom over the past few weeks. Also saw a Weevil in there yesterday

[@cfireball15]

@@Tigershark_3082 yea think I had two in my bathroom few weeks ago kinda want to get a few of the enclosures he uses to keep a few as pets along with a few other spiders we have here

[@TheDarkDen]

yeah, check the pinned comment :D

[@binkyboo4793]

Very cool. I think they've been over dramatised with the bite thing. The worst bites seem to be when you're allergic or when bacteria has been introduced into the bite. People forget mouths are absolutely FILTHY, whether it's a spider, a cat or even a person.

[@vocare7979]

I was once bitten by a dog. In the hospital the doc just said, don't worry human bites are much worse. Now I work in a social field and one of my client tried to bite me. They only scratched the surface but I got to bumps around it. So ...yeah mouths are filthy

[@commifaiL]

Those look like Brown Widows... we have a crazy amount of them in Socal.. look exactly like that.. smaller version of a black widow.. orange brown hourglass and tiger stripes..

[@tiffanyrenee3891]

I just found out about those! I thought I had an orb weaver but then I got a closer look and I was confused. Didn’t take long to figure out it was a brown widow. Now I’ve found multiple in my dad’s backyard (socal). I can’t believe I had never heard of them!

[@kristiannolasco8451]

The seller definitely sold you brown widows instead of recluses. Brown recluses are super fast. Brown Widows are actually invasive species in alot of places especially Florida

[@irldpmaster5709]

Brown widows are invase? That's kinda sad cause I see them all the time, and I've 3 black widows. I wonder if it's because black widows are not as common here or if they are getting run off by invasives.

[@pegas1ster]

Petko: Brown recluse on the.... me: LOOSE!! Petko: run! me: :(

[@musicianshangout4925]

🤣😂🤣😂.. Me Too!!!

[@user-helloworld308]

After more than forty years of having arachnophobia, your channel and Dave's Beastie Room have warmed me to tarantulas since i began watching a couple of years ago. I've grown to appreciate tarantulas and even think sime are quite pretty. It was clearly apparent to me today, after watching this video, that same appreciation did not transfer to spiders. I love you. I hate the spiders. Lol. Still watched your video until the end, commented and hit the thumbs up in order to support your channel. But, it was a lie. 😂😁👍😂

[@NovaCat_]

I just relocated around 10 mature female Latrodectus hasselti from my place here in Aus. I'm very comfortable around spiders and usually don't mind keeping them around but something about Theridiids scares the pants off me. Also, I'm not sure how it translates across the different Latrodectus species but Redback Spider venom in Australia is deadly for cats. A little bit of knowledge that's worth passing on :)

[@oppiumaddict592]

whats a redback ?

[@NovaCat_]

@@oppiumaddict592 Latrodectus hasselti. It’s a Widow Spider that’s endemic to Australia. A cousin to the Black Widow with venom that is considered a medical emergency. Looks very similar but instead of the red hourglass underneath the abdomen, it’s on top.

[@AnonningAnon]

​@@oppiumaddict592The devil in spider form. Literal pests that are hard to get rid of and extremely intelligent spiders on top of that.

[@Immopho]

Those are not the brown recluse we have in the south USA. They are more ground spiders than web. I would definitely re-identify those because I don’t think they are recluses. More likely brown widows.

[@Colins_Critters72]

I had 6 tarantulas when i started binge watching your vids in June of last year. From the apartment Dark Den through all the others to where you are now. Currently on 91 t's and a whole host of assassin bugs. Never stop the vids, most inspiring!

[@epicfeminist]

Im also on 91mg of t

[@humanbeing8283]

I feel like I'm missing out on a business opportunity... I've got so many brown widows in my house and black widows in my garden. I could be catching them and selling them to folks! 😂

[@tammyblankenship8742]

You actually could. They are very popular in the spider hobby. The only issue with wild caught is the likelihood of the females being gravid. Just make sure you let people know they're wildcaught and possibly gravid. I'm the owner of a western black widow. I had to get my girl as a sub-adult to make sure she wasn't gravid. Western black widows are not native to my area.

[@thedylangirl]

We are down to our final T. We had fourteen at our height in the hobby. The last one is a Mexican red leg we’ve had since he was a teeny tiny sling. As he’s male, we know his final molt will come any day now. Conditions in our life/home are changing too. We dearly loved and enjoyed our Tarantulas. You have been a special part of our experience. We’ve loved all your stages and look forward to what will come.

[@plawson8577]

He needs to mate so he can pass on.

[@gregwilliams853]

I’ve noticed that a lot of the tarantulas keepers I use to watch are no longer on KZbin same with reptiles and other invertebrates

[@MancunianManxman]

Any addiction is hard to curb.

[@lauriefulk3812]

Especially gambling, my addiction

[@maisiephillips8564]

Your brown recluse spiders look like brown widows, to me. We have a lot of brown widows where I live, (Loxley Alabama) they're an invasive species here, so, I catch them and keep them as pets.😁

[@TarantulaDanMedia]

Sometimes having less animals that you're able to enjoy is better, that's what I've found anyway. I wish I could own some of those species but here in the UK it's not really possible.

[@reptoid7]

I think those are Brown Widows, I looked those up on google and they look very similar to what you have there

[@V.I.C.]

Hey guys look i got brand new spiders in this box!!! Then proceeds to flip the box all around and upside down!! Lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Your to funny man!! Thanks for sharing hun!! 😊😊

[@redfaux74]

That bothers me too. Spiders and so sensitive to motion and vibration and Petra is a hyper dude. I'm sure the shaking does not make them calmer. He wonders why they are acting psycho?!? 😟

[@CMZneu]

Hope the ventilation holes aren't big enough for brown recluse slings

[@CarliVala]

Keep also in mind that Loxosceles reclusa have six eyes arranged in three pairs, whereas widow spiders have eight eyes arranged in two rows of four. You can appreciate it more with a macro lens or when they grow :D

[@reptiletailz108]

Omfg yay so exciting I have recently found ur page and have been patiently waiting for a new video and in the mean time I've been catching up on old episodes lol petco I love what u do and I love your passion for the animals

[@BobyChanMan]

Awesome! I love to see tarantuals, and I aslo love to see these guys

[@mrfungus5990]

Dude I’ve been watching you almost 9 years now.. insane to think about. Awesome to see your still at it man.

[@Kloud5280]

Time to bring the big spiders out Petko and I’m really looking forward to a future outdoor nature video !

[@rustyaegis]

ahhh the brown widow popped up in california about 10-15 years ago pretty nutty how territorial they are with other spiders

[@mstalcup]

The spiders indicated as brown recluses actually look like they might be species of Latrodectus.

[@munky871]

That was my thought too...although I'm dumb and thought brown widow lol...I almost think someone just seen brown and assumed it was widow and sent wrong specimen

[@mizzstrawberry_]

@@munky871read his pinned comment

[@munky871]

​@@mizzstrawberry_yeah I should have read that...don't judge me lol

[@sharonbrecker9194]

I see people got here before me lol. Those brown recluse are ( forgive me I do not know the scientific name for them) but a brown widow rather than a recluse. The recluse has a violin pattern on the back and is a slim spider not a big behind one lol. They are interesting and beautiful and a Lil controversial too. A Lil bit. Love ur expanding out and he'll keep ur T's just do not buy anymore for a while I decided that myself with the 48 I have I need to stop buying now and just work on creating nice new enclosures for the beautiful species I have. Best of luck cannot wait to see the changes over the coming year.❤❤❤

[@danielballard3364]

Petko, if you still really want to find the Mediterranean Black Widow, go to Mlaka Park in Rijeka, whenever you make it there. I guarantee you that you are going to find one there. Look under the bushes there. Greetings from Austria from someone who used to go on summer vacations to either Istria or Rijeka countless times ;)

[@Nerdygirlblue]

I always absolutely love your content

[@JonR536]

Half-way through I'm wondering if this is going to be his spiderman origin story

[@jaungiga]

Wait, those little slings that were housed together DO look like L. reclusa slings!

[@TheDarkDen]

bingo haha, check the pinned comment

[@tarantuhalla]

I had the luck to raise the Latrodectus menavodi from a tiny sling. Less luck with the geometricus, two males. Widow spiders are really amazing to observe.

[@loganblitz3080]

Definitely don't underestimate the juvenile brown recluse!! Got bit by one as a teenager, family ignored it and ended up with a nice size hole in my knee 😂

[@jcb3259]

Ouch 😢

[@Eliaasandersson]

I like that you have decided to get new animals. I hope this will give back your curiosity and spark that I think has been missing. As you said yourself, it's kinda sad that you're just in the dark den to feed everyone and record videos.

[@Liverbird1984]

Great video Petko. I've always been so afraid of all spiders. My bestfriends are amazed that i'm so obsessed with your channel. My goddaughter got a high 5 from a tarantula. She was only 3-4 at the time. I hope to build up the courage to do the same 😁.

[@julianlane2638]

In Florida U.S. we have black and brown widows as well as the brown recluse. The black wido and brown widow are the same body structure and hourglass marking on the under side. The recluse is a different spider

[@MOONOVERMIAMI]

Hello great video information and rehousing Petcko

[@karensookee6140]

Hi Petco, would you be thinking of getting an Australian Red back spider .love your videos hun, keep on spidering.🕷️💞

[@evilasseastside5624]

I remember being a kid in kindergarden and 1st grade finding catching and playing with black widows 😂 it was me and a few others actually

[@anubis20049999]

Yall was playing with potential death😂

[@Workof]

Hey Petco, can I send you a small bag of Selaginella uncinata cuttings for your Jungelarium? My propagation bucket is overgrowing and i dont want to just throw it away because its rare-ish and looks so nice

[@TheDarkDen]

Sure, you can send it to fan address in description :D

[@tinovanderzwanphonocave544]

catching black widows is easy if you are patient a widow doesn't Webb a neat retreat it makes a mess of a mesh in a hollow space. knowing this catching them does not take any effort in foraging for them just build rectangular wood boxes with some holes and no bottom and place them early in the year in the places they reside then come back in the summer and 100% sure there will be widows in your boxes! so, you could go on an early vacation hide your boxes, and come back for a summer vacation to retrieve them no fuss the spiders will come to you because you give them their fab living space. a box 30 by 40 by 30cm will do drill some holes on the side near the open bottom and when placing the trap leave a bit of space open between the ground and the box by putting one side on some branches or stones so the spidies can enter before using the trap boxes leaving them out in wind and weather will also help it will get rid of the new wood smell that could deter the spiders a bit of slight rot will attract isopods wich the spiders like to snack on making it an even better trap so planing 1to 2 years ahead and having these traps rotting in your garden somewhere will help and European types of false widows will call this their home in your area and I'm sure these live in your garden and hedge so there is the perfect place to cure your widow trap boxes.

[@sigmatus303]

Its amazing how much Black Widows look like Red Backs

[@teckendrums]

"i have a kid now, let me get the most venomus spider i can..." 😂👍

[@jefferynorwood2962]

The brown recluse spider that we have here in the Mississippi delta of the US are Loxosceles reclusa. They look completely different from any of those and they aren’t one to handle for sure.

[@zebedeemadness2672]

If the spiders in the Junglearium have a similar shape to Widows (Latrodectus), they could be False widows (Steatoda nobilis), originally from the Canary Islands and Madeira, they are making them self at home all over.

[@Xakriuth]

Man, I love your vids. Those enclosures are so cool too! I live in USA. Think you'll ever ship across the ocean? I'd totally buy some enclosures. They're so perfect!

[@melissah4084]

Bump! Same here!

[@TheDarkDen]

I have something special for US soon :P

[@melissah4084]

@@TheDarkDen OooooOoOooooOOOO! Can you tell I'm excited? Lol

[@Thomas-BMLSales]

anything special for Australia also? :)@@TheDarkDen

[@veronikavalentine9456]

How about England UK?

[@geraldlewis4027]

Very interested in seeing the progression of these black widows. Im from NJ and they are all over

[@lilbebegirlxx]

Omg what part of NJ? 😳

[@geraldlewis4027]

@@lilbebegirlxx Vineland, South jersey. Cumberland county

[@brandoncantu9725]

That's a brown widow (Latrodectus geometricus), the seller may have mislabeled the spider and gave you the wrong spider on accident.

[@BellaIsa8603]

Everybody is trying to pick on somebody on KZbin (mostly for views or they had a bad day) even though they claim that they are not into bullying, etc. Like she doesn’t even know if you had a wishlist, when you ordered, etc. People these days are just causing drama just for views but not even thinking if their big mouths are causing harm to others

[@jonathandavis3641]

Keep this one going in the light brown recluse like it bright that the one how kool

[@tmntleo]

Yeah those are brown widows, they live in the cracks of my windows every summer and eat the flies.

[@zoeblueyes]

I really love watching widow spiders reach out and wave their legs

[@givetanks]

sheesh - your a brave one you are!

[@Crumbcat4life]

Nice Brown widows you got there :)

[@bromelienhausen]

Those first spiders definitely aren't Loxosceles. Seems like Latrodectus sp. I'm not an expert on black widows, but it could be Latrodectus geometricus.

[@FinixGR]

the big one it looks like a brown widow to me (Latrodectus geometricus)

[@shaunacorrigan9372]

Aww, Sasha was so tiny!! I love that you're getting some more true spiders, they're so fun to watch!

[@tammyblankenship8742]

A little late seeing this. Beautiful new spoods. I became a widow owner for the first time back in February and absolutely love my western black widow girl, Belladonna, and would love to add more to my spider collection. True spiders are certainly my favs, although, I wouldn't mind more Ts lol. I think others have already said it, but those are definitely not brown recluse. They look to be brown widows. They are beautiful, regardless. Congrats on your gorgeous new additions. Edit: Didn't read the pinned comment until after I wrote this. lol

[@meanjeanmcqueen6171]

I was so disappointed when he didn't say,"Red alert! Red alert! Brown recluse on the loose!", lol.

[@asweetpie5696]

The yellow hour glass looks like a Norther brown widow

[@anubis20049999]

How many people are going to comment that these aren't loxo-whatever we don't need 500 responses. We get it! They are widows not recluses.

[@ClitRaptor]

where did you order these? :D Im also looking for the Lactrodectus mactans species for years!!!

[@Lhardt]

If u really wanna find a black widow in nature maybe try collectibg some pine cones and hope a black widow to jump out. I had obe running over my hand because of this if i remember correctly but its a long time ago abd i was young

[@kirenjattan9885]

You need an Australian Red Back or Australian funnel web or even the Japanese funnel web.Daves little beasties has the Japanese funnelweb and they amazing 👏

[@jenewok]

Omg Sasha as a baby was so cute!

[@ChantalsCritters]

Great video

[@logangurule5399]

Latrodectus geometricus the brown widow. I see you already saw this but it caught my attention right away!

[@BellaIsa8603]

Everybody copycat on KZbin, especially if it’s popular, lmbo😂😂. Tell her to cool her pants, because she does it too😂😂

[@crystalblake1528]

That box got shook/shaken way more during shipping than what he did!!!

[@DrunkenFly98]

I know this is a completely different video, but are death stalkers hard to get? I have 2 T.Stigmurus and 2 hottentotta hottentotta, but I’ve always wanted a communal death stalker tank, I know those other two species are parthenogenetic and one can be communal

[@ewanclark5408]

You’re the 🐐

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

We have wild recluse and widows out here in Texas. Its really cool you have two of the only spiders we have to actually watch out for over here

[@GaMeRfReAkLIVE]

Those recluses may be brown widows

[@aljenembtry7781]

Because I can't find any Darwin Bark Spiders.

[@SaraJean85]

Black widows don't really got to the top like that they leave triplines connected to the bottom.. in a messy way. If u don't put a stick touching the top then they can't really crawl up that much so just keep the sticks a bit from the top and top openings will be good the hourglass is a widow not recluse

[@Katiabulks]

idk who the other person is but youre not a copycat. you get the spiders you want

[@ReaganWolfie]

IM HYPED FOR THE BLACK WIDOW FEEDING VIDEO

[@tammybarrett13]

Come to it. You enjoy it it more than you can believe. If you cut down, then you would grieve over it.

[@outkast0424]

Flipping that box around for the intro Spiders: 💫🥴💫

[@kingdemon3023]

Me who has been keeping black widows in mason jars for years to show my family how docile they really are.

[@perryphillips8618]

The ones that were packed together are the brown reclus

[@crowofjudgement8810]

latrodectus tredecimguttatus aka the Mediterranean black widow is very gorgeous, females have many red spots on their abdomen and they are believed to be as venomous even potentially more venomous than the iconic black widow.

[@Tothe0wlhouse]

Can we please have more web Timelapse’s I gave a thumbs up to all of your recent ones

[@BennettMarks]

Living on the west coast of America you never have to go far to find any widow species. All I have to do is look under a car that can't drive and you'll find them. A few months after my car died. They mad the car their home.

[@rogthegoodboy3520]

Your "brown recluse" spiders look like Latrodectus geometricus to me.... The brown widow.

[@QueenOfKronstad]

So what are the difference of the European black widows compared to the American black widows? I really like them, they're so pretty!

[@edwardmcintyre3708]

They look like the false widow.

[@deewhitcha6014]

cool video!

[@brandonmyers4078]

Yesssssssss 💪🏻 hope all is good my friend

[@AD4MTHMS]

The brown spider with orange hourglass on underside is a brown widow

[@OneAzzholesOpinion]

That one spider with the hourglass is either a immature black widow or brown widow spider.

[@madisonrose1576]

Baby Sasha nooo 😢

[@themsdwallace]

yeah those dont look like the recluse we have here in the midwest usa.

[@8-legged825]

Obzova on Krk, the field after the second summit... Lycosa and Black widow in high numbers.

[@TheDarkDen]

Hey! Can you link the exact location?

[@astrogumbie2399]

Those are not Browns, Browns are 100% solid Brown rear and then they have a Violin shape on their Carapace

[@osrsweims]

Oh you added a SPIDER to the DARK DEN? Oh tell me more bout how your copying people? Lol

[@TheDarkDen]

:'D

[@AnimaVarium]

One looked like a brown widow

[@markrusher8377]

It looks like you received brown widows on your first six packages

[@DR-gt2vh]

But they are so tiny. If Black Widows grow to the size of a cat, they would be as cool as tarantulas. Or at least close to it.