It’s all good news. All the spiders are thriving right now, chowing down on flies. Vera produced a very pretty egg sac — I’m thinking the 14/10 light/dark cycle may have something to do with it — and has shrunk to about half her previous size. I’m planning to open up the sac on Sunday as part of my devotional, just to check on the health of her embryos. Although I’m low on adults, the next generation is coming along, and with any luck I’ll have a swarm of spiderlings this time next week.
Pharyngula
Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal
The Brood.
That was your tentative hypothesis, no?
(One never knows when spider husbandry skills will come in handy!)
Yay for more spiderlings (a long long way away from me)!
Is the father from the new generation you raised in captivity? Or do you have immaculate conception on your hands?
Suggested experiment: explore effect of light/dark cycles on spider behavior, using various wavelengths of light
High-tech farmers are using LED lights in ways that seem to border on science fiction
Well done ,i am sorry i found it funny when the other spiders got eaten by the main course.