Last month, my spider-in-a-box laid a clutch of eggs and wrapped them in a silk blanket. When she added a second egg sac, I posted photos
here.
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| Steatoda bipunctata, with first batch, November 6th. |
And then ...
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| November 14th. The eggs are a bit darker. |
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| November 25th. Noticeably darker, and spreading out a bit. |
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| This morning, December 14th. They seem to be moving about in there. |
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| And tonight, 5 weeks after egg-laying. Spiderlings! Still inside the silk cocoon. |
They'll be moving out of the egg sac soon, but I couldn't wait to post these pre-hatch photos.
I love your adventures. Thanks for letting me tag along
ReplyDeleteI'm holding my breath, waiting for one to venture forth.
ReplyDeleteI had expected that the eggs would need to overwinter (ie. be in stasis for months)...5 weeks a pretty quick turnaround!
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because they're inside, on a cool windowsill in a cool room, but still slightly warmer than it was outside, even under shelter and close to a warm wall, where I found the mother.
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