Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Motherhood

Well that large jumping spider was fat for a reason - she was full of eggs.
As soon as I put her into her enclosure she started making a web hammock, and avoided the food items I dropped near here. She did attack a cricket, but did not eat it.
Soon I saw why she was so nervous.
A big pile of orange eggs!I'm a little worried, because I've read that mother jumping spiders will often avoid eating while they are guarding their eggs. She has webbed herself in there pretty well, she does not appear willing to venture out. Guess we shall wait and see.

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