Pulled the Eggsac -- aka Would you look at all that hair floating around in the air!

[Joy]

Originally posted by Immortal_sin
cool!
post embryos .....yay!
they won't even eat at 1st instar either.

I always heard this, too, but now I'm beginning to wonder! While I was incubating my G. pulchra eggsac, I would often see a few who appeared to be eating something--some of the material that was in the eggsac? And didn't Martin post some pictures about post-embryos eating a while back? I wish I could remember the thread, but perhaps someone else remembers.

In any event, congratulations, Big Dragonfly!

Joy

 

[Dafne]

Cogratulatios, Jon!!!
What a beauty on the 2nd pic... :}

 

[Tangled WWWeb]

Originally posted by Joy

Originally posted by Immortal_sin
cool!
post embryos .....yay!
they won't even eat at 1st instar either.

I always heard this, too, but now I'm beginning to wonder! While I was incubating my G. pulchra eggsac, I would often see a few who appeared to be eating something--some of the material that was in the eggsac? And didn't Martin post some pictures about post-embryos eating a while back? I wish I could remember the thread, but perhaps someone else remembers.

Joy

It was in this thread:http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8578&perpage=15&highlight=p%20regalis%20eggsac%20pics&pagenumber=2


John

 

[LaRiz]

Jon,
They look excellent. Here's a rundown of how my experience with species went and how it is still going:
Pulled the eggsac at 26 days and found post embryos. Five days later, they all molted (1st instar!). Now I wait. It's been 57 days this day and they're not even dark yet. Slow cookin'!
But the nymphs are active. Some have large abdomens and some do not. I haven't found any infertile eggs or busted babies, so they're probably cleaning them up.
Joy,
Congrats on the blackies! They're a favorite of mine. Keep me in mind for a couple, if you're selling
john

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Well after watching Momma T searching continuously for over a day now for her eggsac, I had to bribe her with a dozen or so crickets. She seemed pretty irritated by them for a little bit and even tried hairing them. But now she seems pretty content munching them. Hopefully after she is finished, she won't go back to searching for the sac.

Jon

 

[krucz36]

Originally posted by JBoyer
I ment the common name for A. genic not B. albopilosum! I am not completely dense!!=D

yer not dense. looked like you got overlooked. some people call 'em a Brazilian giant white knee, or a Brazilian white-banded, or some combo of the names. you'll be okay with that, usually. there's probably a couple folks who know the official names. Acanthoscurria geniculata

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Originally posted by monantony
I'd like to add, I would love a few babies form both of you...after all this time I dont have any of your offsrping (Arachnid or otherwise) Joy ! I need a spider souvenier from you!
Tony

Dude! You are so getting spiders!

Jon

 

[Mojo Jojo]

Well, I'm still learning.

After looking at the thread about the L. cristata eggsacs, I learned that you are supposed to empty the eggsac into the rearing container. Not just put the eggsac in there. So I went ahead and did this. Here's a pic to get a better idea about how many eggs there are. Some of them are duds.

Jon

 

[MizM]

REARING CONTAINER ??????

DO tell sweetie, I didn't know about this rearing container thing, and my rosea's sac opening ceremony is coming up on the 22nd! Details, details, details....