Established 2026
Support the Project
Hourglass Exotics is an independently maintained Southern Black Widow documentation project focused on observation, husbandry, photography, recordkeeping, and long-term project development.
The project is currently supported through personal time, equipment, feeder cultures, enclosure materials, website hosting, and ongoing documentation efforts.
Why Support Matters
Contributions may eventually help support:
- Website hosting and development
- Enclosure supplies
- Feeder insect cultures
- Documentation equipment
- Photography and media creation
- Future educational content
Current Development Priorities
The following areas represent the primary focus of current project development and documentation efforts.
- Feeding response monitoring
- Growth and development tracking
- Molt documentation
- Cohort management and husbandry
- Gallery and media expansion
- Timeline and project recordkeeping
- Long-term archive development
Together, these priorities describe where ongoing time, effort, and project resources are being invested to document the cohort and develop the project archive.
Support Status
Project support is now available through PayPal.
Contributions are entirely voluntary and help offset costs associated with website hosting, feeder insect cultures, enclosure supplies, documentation equipment, and ongoing project development.
Future Support Opportunities
As the project develops, this section may be updated with information about support methods. Additional support options, merchandise, sponsorship opportunities, and other project-support features may be added as the project develops.