P. metallica gestation question

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Hello guys!

I have an adult female P. metallica that was mated last July 8, 2018. I went home after work last night and to my surprise, she's currently creating a hammock of what it seems to be made as the egg sac. Her very plump abdomen significantly reduced the size and she's still laying web after approximately 7 hours. I mated her last year and dropped her eggs 5 months after. Then she molted last February 2018.

  1. Is it possible that her gestation period is just over 1 month?
  2. Her abdomen reduced size but I don't see any lain eggs over the web, do that plumpy abdomen just consist of lots and lots of web?
  3. Is this a drop or a molt?

First pic 9:39 PM +8 GMT
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2nd pic 5:11 AM +8 GMT 40421305_504582259966257_2056382894821081088_n.jpg

Thank you so much guys!
 
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