The parlour asks
Find Your Familiar
Five small questions, and we will point you to the jumping spider best suited to your parlour.
First
How much have you kept before?
Next
What draws your eye?
And
Where should it come from?
Then
How much fuss suits you?
Lastly
How hands-on do you hope to be?
Your familiar
Regal Jumping Spider
Keeper type · The Gentle Beginner
Bold, curious, and the classic first jumper. It learns your hand and tracks your face with its big eyes. Widely captive-bred, so a healthy, known-age start.
In the cabinet now
For the full research, the Morbid Club opens the in-depth guides.
Your familiar
Johnson's Jumping Spider
Keeper type · The Easy Native
A red-backed western native and one of the easiest to keep, forgiving about humidity because it comes from dry country. A little smaller than a regal, all bold red and teal.
Not one we keep on the shelves just now. Join the drop list and we will keep an eye out for you.
For the full research, the Morbid Club opens the in-depth guides.
Your familiar
Bold Jumping Spider
Keeper type · The Local Favourite
Our native bold jumper, just as charming as the imports and a touch smaller. Care is the same as a regal, and a captive-bred one beats an unknown-age wild adult.
Not one we keep on the shelves just now. Join the drop list and we will keep an eye out for you.
For the full research, the Morbid Club opens the in-depth guides.
Your familiar
Canopy Jumping Spider
Keeper type · The Collector
The show-stopper of the Phidippus, with iridescent green-to-purple fangs. A true tree-dweller that wants height, and a touch more high-strung, so a fine second jumper.
Not one we keep on the shelves just now. Join the drop list and we will keep an eye out for you.
For the full research, the Morbid Club opens the in-depth guides.
Your familiar
Heavy Jumping Spider
Keeper type · The Show-Stopper
The heaviest, most commanding jumper here, from South-East Asia. An intermediate spider that wants warmth and humidity with airflow, and captive-bred sourcing. Not a first spider, but what a presence.
Not one we keep on the shelves just now. Join the drop list and we will keep an eye out for you.
For the full research, the Morbid Club opens the in-depth guides.