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Linothele sericata - Blue and Gold Curtain Web Spider - Female For Sale!

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Size and Sex 3+ inch DLS - Unsexed Juvenile - (Captive Bred) ♀6 inch (Adult Female)

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Blue and Gold Curtain Web Spider (Linothele Sericata)

A Gold and Blue Web Weaver!

Step aside, tarantulas—there’s a new eight-legged legend in town. Introducing the Blue and Gold Curtain Web Spider (Linothele sericata), a jaw-dropping species of curtain web spider that’s quickly taking the hobby by storm. Native to the cloud forests of Ecuador, this true spider isn’t just rare—it’s mesmerizing. Imagine a spider clad in iridescent midnight-blue armor, its femurs and tibiae drenched in deep sapphire and cobalt hues that flash electric under direct light. Topped off with a burnished golden carapace that shimmers at the center of its body, while its long, exaggerated spinnerets rise like twin antennae—broadcasting its ability to build MASSIVE silk structures!

Web Architect Extraordinaire

What set’s Linothele Sericata apart isn’t just its exotic looks—it’s the architectural wonder it builds. This species doesn’t just web—it floods its enclosure in silk, weaving dense, layered curtains that hang like ghostly drapes across every surface. Given the space, it will create towering silk fortresses that blur the line between spider habitat and art installation. And when prey enters its kingdom? It’s lights out. Linothele sericata doesn’t stalk—it ambushes. With lightning reflexes and predatory precision, it pounces with the ferocity of a tiger.

Not a Tarantula, But Just As Impressive

Despite its similarities to tarantulas in size and care, Linothele sericata belongs to a different family entirely—Dipluridae. It lacks the climbing claws found on tarantulas, meaning it can’t scale glass or plastic and relies heavily on its webbing for mobility. Give it anchor points, and it’ll reward you with a jungle of silk and nonstop activity. While fast and high-strung, it’s more of a visual display animal, thriving best when left to build, hunt, and reign over its territory undisturbed.

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Species Profile

Everything You Need To Know At A Glance.

Experience Level

Intermediate

Temperament

Fast, Alert & Retreat-Oriented

Type

Semi-Arboreal - New World - Curtain Web / Heavy Webber

Adult Size

6” DLS

Country of Origin

Colombia

Life Span

♀8+ Years

Care & Husbandry Guide

🏠 Enclosure & Substrate

Give this species a terrestrial enclosure with several inches of substrate and tons of webbing anchor points. Cork bark, branches, artificial plants, and other structures work great. They’ll connect these together with thick sheets, tunnels, and curtains of silk until much of the enclosure disappears underneath their webbing. Give them room to build—the enclosure they create is honestly half the reason this species is so cool to own.

🌡️ Temperature & Humidity

Keep this species around 70–78°F with moderate moisture and good ventilation. I prefer keeping some moisture deeper in the substrate while allowing portions of the surface to dry between watering. Lightly misting one area of the webbing also works well. Avoid both completely bone-dry conditions and constantly soaking-wet, stagnant setups.

🍽️ Feeding & Water

L. sericata have an insane feeding response and will quickly detect prey the second it touches their web. Growing specimens can be offered appropriately sized crickets or roaches about once a week, while larger females can be fed every 7–14 days depending on body condition. Keep a small clean water dish available and lightly mist one section of the webbing occasionally for additional hydration.

🕷️ Species-Specific Care

Blue & Gold Curtain Web Spiders are hardy, fast-growing, and incredibly fun to keep. Unlike a tarantula, L. sericata is a true spider famous for building massive sheets and tunnels of silk throughout its enclosure. Give them plenty of substrate, cork, branches, and anchor points and they’ll quickly turn the entire setup into an impressive curtain-web fortress.