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Post by sebbe67 on Sept 16, 2006 14:05:23 GMT
 Current status: This spider (Hadronyche pulvinator) is listed as presumed to be extinct in the schedules of the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995. What to do we know about this spider? Basically we know very little about the spider. It was first described by Hickman in 1926. He found two spider burrows in soft soil near the bank of a creek in the Cascades area near Hobart. One burrow was about 18cm deep with a silken tube inside. He sketched the burrow, an egg capsule, the spiders eyes and also the adult.  At first it was grouped in the Atrax genus which includes the Sydney funnel web, but it has since been moved to Hadronyche, a closely related group of funnel webs. There are no other records of this spider in Tasmania. Another in this genus occurs in South Australia, living in similar burrows. Why is it listed as extinct? It is listed as extinct as there have been no other sightings or records of this spider for over 50 years. The place where it was found has now been destroyed through suburban growth. Loss of habitat is one of the main causes of species extinction or serious decline. In this instance, nothing can be done to save this species. It is already too late. We can use this knowledge to try and prevent it happening to other species |
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 23, 2007 20:21:05 GMT
What was the color of the spider? Was it black like the black-and-white picture seems to suggest?
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Post by Melanie on Jan 23, 2007 21:02:09 GMT
If you compare it with other spiders of the genus Hadronyche it seems to be completely black.
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 26, 2007 19:50:58 GMT
What was its size?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2007 20:56:50 GMT
That's agood question ... but it seems not to be mentioned nowhere. |
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 27, 2007 19:49:08 GMT
Do you think I should make one in plush? I already made (among the 50 stuffed animals I made) five plush spiders, all of different species (lemon spider; zebra spider; black widow; Gasteracantha arcuata; Gasteracantha sturii). Let me tell you that the results look very funny, as the dolls all have goggling eyes and roundish shapes. So, do you think Hadronyche pulvinator would look good in plush?
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Post by Melanie on Jan 27, 2007 21:23:59 GMT
Well, after i have seen some stuffed spiders in the web i think it would look good.
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Jan 30, 2007 19:09:58 GMT
Tooo late! I already made it. Yup! A tasmanian spider in plush. And, as for my other ones, the result is hilarious.
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Feb 9, 2007 20:18:06 GMT
The picture of Plush Tasy spider is ready! I sent it to Peter. We'll just have to wait for hime to put them in the forum.
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Post by Peter on Mar 11, 2007 14:08:04 GMT
The picture of Plush Tasy spider is ready! I sent it to Peter. We'll just have to wait for hime to put them in the forum. Here it is:  |
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Post by Melanie on Mar 11, 2007 14:43:44 GMT
Great work. Its fantastic.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2007 22:26:55 GMT
 hihi, nice !
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Post by Bowhead Whale on Mar 16, 2007 19:05:56 GMT
Thank you!
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Post by surroundx on Jun 21, 2011 12:19:38 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2011 8:53:52 GMT
Actually I wanted to post this.: "An extremely small population of H. pulvinator were rediscovered , in March of 2010 if my memory serves me , and their extinct status is to be changed to extremely rare." source www.inverts.com.au/archive/index.php/t-17428.htmlBut I see Your link is the same.  Anyway, there must be some published work about the rediscovery or anything. |
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Post by Melanie on Jun 24, 2011 9:28:35 GMT
Really great news. By the way. Funnel web spiders are very venomous.
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Post by surroundx on Jul 2, 2011 3:45:20 GMT
Unfortunately this species has NOT been rediscovered...
I contacted the Tasmanian Museum to confirm the rediscovery, and Dr. Jennifer Lavers emailed me back saying that she curated all of the specimens collected during the 'bush blitz' but no Hadronyche pulvinator were rediscovered as far as she was aware. But several specimens remained unidentified until recent months. She contacted Dr. Liz Turner, recently retired spider curator, regarding these unidentified specimens.
Apparently Migas nitens, another Tasmanian funnel-web spider collected by Hickman (1925) was rediscovered after many years, and this has caused the confusion. Dr. Liz Turner confirmed that Hadronyche pulvinator has not been seen in "well over 70 years" and is probably extinct. So please move back to extinct species.
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Post by Melanie on May 23, 2013 10:14:47 GMT
Finally I've found a description of this spider www.australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/19162/1556_complete.pdfHere can you find Hickman's original description Hickman, V.V., 1927. Studies in Tasmanian spiders. Part I. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1926: 52–86. (as Atrax pulvinator) and here is another reference Main, B.Y., 1985. Arachnida : Mygalomorphae. In Zoological Catalogue of Australia 3: 1–183. |
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Post by Melanie on May 23, 2013 10:33:41 GMT
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hihi, nice !
