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They do not produce asexually; after they breed the female stores the sperm and uses it for the rest of her lifespan laying egg sacks. you have already caught a widow who had a mate.
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yeah but it kind of sucks. I mean I know about ten...
I have five egg sacks right now and I am expecting my third black widow (Raven) to lay one in a couple of days. Normally I let the mother look after the egg sack for a week. (the hatching period is 20 days to a month or so. give or take depending on temperature) When I put the egg sack in a jar...
Glass jars! They tend to be the best. Make sure that the babies don't have that small little web before you put them in, otherwise when you close the lid they will make there nest at the lid. I put one in a mansion jar then rub my finger around the top to make sure. Also before you move them I...
Every time I have seen a black widow I catch it before someone kills it. Black widow webbing was used by american soldiers to strap scopes on and now the military is trying to make bullet proof clothing out of the webbing. An average of three deaths a year..... I live in a small community and...
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