Spider Eggs

PJay said:

Her is a short video of a man and his orb weaver spider:

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@P Jay this video reminded me of Charlotte's web.

Here is my Brazilian Black beauty. Grammostola pulchra. She's 5 years old now:

Tom said:

@P Jay this video reminded me of Charlotte's web.

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Definitely! The cycle of life prevails.

The eggs have hatched,Several close to the egg sac, here is one I could get a pic of,

If only I could find a spider species to live on my cactus that would eat those stupid cochineal bugs...

Feeling thankful I live in NY and only see spiders like that on the internet.

Sterant said:

Feeling thankful I live in NY and only see spiders like that on the internet.

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Whaaaaaaat??? There are orb weavers in NY state.

Then I'm leaving

Tom said:

I don't know about that particular species, but tarantula species can lay year after year and the females of some species live more than 30 years. Most of the males only live 2-3 years, sometimes up to 4, but they can also reproduce multiple times, if a female doesn't kill them after mating...

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Sounds like a dangerous female to be around. Personally spiders are welcome in my garden as long as they stay out of my house.

I'll never forget the time a spider's egg sack hatched in my bedroom. (I'm not the best housekeeper). For over a week there were teeny, tiny spiderlets walking all over the place. . . the tv screen, the recliner, the curtain. . . and I 'm a sucker for anything baby, so I couldn't kill them. And they were so tiny I couldn't capture them to take outside without hurting them. I must admit, it was sort of fun watching them climb up the tv screen.

Yvonne G said:

I'll never forget the time a spider's egg sack hatched in my bedroom. (I'm not the best housekeeper). For over a week there were teeny, tiny spiderlets walking all over the place. . . the tv screen, the recliner, the curtain. . . and I 'm a sucker for anything baby, so I couldn't kill them. And they were so tiny I couldn't capture them to take outside without hurting them. I must admit, it was sort of fun watching them climb up the tv screen.

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If there was a emoji shuddering I would be posting it here.

Yvonne G said:

I'll never forget the time a spider's egg sack hatched in my bedroom. (I'm not the best housekeeper). For over a week there were teeny, tiny spiderlets walking all over the place. . . the tv screen, the recliner, the curtain. . . and I 'm a sucker for anything baby, so I couldn't kill them. And they were so tiny I couldn't capture them to take outside without hurting them. I must admit, it was sort of fun watching them climb up the tv screen.

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I had dog ticks hatch in my bedroom closet! They were so tiny I had to take some to the vet for a positive ID. Believe me, they were dead as soon as I knew what they were!

KarenSoCal said:

I had dog ticks hatch in my bedroom closet! They were so tiny I had to take some to the vet for a positive ID. Believe me, they were dead as soon as I knew what they were!

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Agree completely with you there. Just as a matter of interest, what role exactly do ticks play in the eco environment. I mean I can see what spiders do and why they are necessary etc, but I have never been able to figure out what role ticks play!

CarolM said:

Agree completely with you there. Just as a matter of interest, what role exactly do ticks play in the eco environment. I mean I can see what spiders do and why they are necessary etc, but I have never been able to figure out what role ticks play!

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Ticks, fleas, and bedbugs (thank goodness I've never had to deal with bedbugs!)

If a spider egg sack hatched in my house I think I’d have to move out. I had one hatch on the bin outside my house, it got the boiling water treatment. My neighbours think I’m crazy spraying spider killer spray on my guttering.

KarenSoCal said:

Ticks, fleas, and bedbugs (thank goodness I've never had to deal with bedbugs!)

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Hmm, I am NOT going to say it. because if I do, I just might find out that I will need to deal with bedbugs.

katieandiggy said:

If a spider egg sack hatched in my house I think I’d have to move out. I had one hatch on the bin outside my house, it got the boiling water treatment. My neighbours think I’m crazy spraying spider killer spray on my guttering.

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According to my youngest son, everytime you kill a spider the babies become smarter. My response then was - how come we have not then been overcome by smarter spiders? And so sorry Turtulas-Len for totally high-jacking your post.

CarolM said:

Agree completely with you there. Just as a matter of interest, what role exactly do ticks play in the eco environment. I mean I can see what spiders do and why they are necessary etc, but I have never been able to figure out what role ticks play!

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Possums eat them other than that I haven't the slightest idea what they are good for.

Turtulas-Len said:

Possums eat them other than that I haven't the slightest idea what they are good for.

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Well I suppose that is one way to get your blood fix. Yuck!!

@CarolM Back in the early 70s I had a contact in Johannesburg that would ship wildlife to me, and some of the scorpions I received were bad a$$, Much worse than any spider found here. They were shipped in cigarette packs and at that time their packs were only one cigarette thick and they would sorta fold the scorpion into the box and when you opened it you didn't know what kind was in it and what his reaction would be. I learned to open them in the bath tub with the stopper in place real quick. Those were the good old days.The only bug that drew a red flag was the dung beetle, they weren't banned but needed a permit to bring them into the US.