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I wanted to make sure she had plenty of room for her and her baby's Can they live communally? Not that I would, I will set them free round the house once they're ready, I am just curiousLooks like you have enough room for several pholcids in there. They will end up having a communal web.
Absolutely. Males often gather a harem of females and they share webs quite peacefully. I let them do their thing in our bathroom ceiling at our old house since the upper wall had vent holes and it was mosquito heaven.. One interconnected web about 10 feet long with around 40-50 occupants. Just drop a piece of fruit in your containment now and then. Even large adults are content to munch fruit flies.Can they live communally?
How very cool I had no idea they could be communal, that must have been pretty amazing to see thanks once again for your sound advice it is very much appreciatedAbsolutely. Males often gather a harem of females and they share webs quite peacefully. I let them do their thing in our bathroom ceiling at our old house since the upper wall had vent holes and it was mosquito heaven.. One interconnected web about 10 feet long with around 40-50 occupants. Just drop a piece of fruit in your containment now and then. Even large adults are content to munch fruit flies.
I <think> she will but these critters need very little food. From observations over quite a few years they get by catching gnats and tiny flies as little as once or twice a month. Probably the greatest problem-aggravation you will experience is watching them catch prey. The webs aren't sticky and their catch method is wrangling the prey, wrapping and webbing it while giving lightning fast nips. But most flying insects manage to avoid the wrangling and find their way out of the webs. Watching them go after mosquitoes can be mega frustrating. They escape most of the time. The easiest prey for them to catch are other spiders. Most cobweb weavers are easily caught. Salticids unlucky enough to leap into their webs ditto. They are incredibly adept with those long legs. Think some elderly person who has been knitting her entire life - with eight arms.Also will she eat while she has a sac?
What does the range of L. geometricus have to do with the topic of this thread?@darkness975 So you have observed environmental adaptation? Fascinating. Over how many generations, if more than one, did this occur?
I'm loosely trying to tie together the various reasons why geometricus is displacing hesperus. I'm suspecting hesperus has locations that the geo would be unable to compete in.