18 August 2013

Spiderlings! Exactly 3 months to the day after laying, the first of the two egg sacs hatched. About 20 spiderlings emerged from a small hole in the egg. Unfortunately I missed the actual hatching, but it happened sometime in the evening of the 17th August.

The spiderlings dispersed slightly within the jar and created a series of fine silk threads which they hung around on. I didn't want to disturb them by trying to measure them, but these little guys are tiny, about 2-3mm in body length. I popped some small fruit flies in with them, but they showed no signs of hunting or feeding.


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