Ischnocolus valentinus 1/2” black tank Sexing them can be tricky

Sexing them can be tricky as you need to identify the “flap” of the uterus externus and not the spermatheca

Little is know about this spider

The classic “Black Widow” spider

Guerilla in the hobby but was described in June of 2024 by a team of taxonomist as Hapalopus guerreroi

Originally thouht to be a Pterinochilus species

Ischnocolus valentinus 1/2” black tank Sexing them can be trickysize 1 2 This unique spider is definitely something different with it coming from European countries like Spain and Italy. Howeve it is also found in some Northern Africa countries like Morocco, Algeria, & Tunesia. I think the females of this species reach about 2, or maybe 3 inches. Im not sure, but I know they are on the smaller side. There isnt much info on keeping them as they are new to the hobby. However they have been known to science since