Steatoda grossa slings and mom!!

[PhormictopusMan]

I got this lady when my girlfriend and I moved into our new place in August. She was huge and gravid (er, the spider). She made an eggsack almost immediately after being secured in her enclosure. I really thought it was a sterile eggsack-I had no idea it would take nearly four months for these things to hatch out. It was a neat surprise.

 

[JPD]

Good Stuff! Those will be nice for comparing with the Widows eh?
Congrats! You are a Dad 100 times over!

 

[Stylopidae]

Can we see more pics of the mom? I'm trying to figure out if that's the kind of spider that's living in my room.

 

[PhormictopusMan]

Yes Jason, it was very cool. I have them near the lugubrius--I figure I'll keep about ten of the S. grossa, and release the rest since they are so common here. I’m also going to be waiting on an egg sack of Achaearanea tepidariorum collected from my uncles roof. I want to make a display of various Therididae for presentation purposes and show the similarities within the family.

Thanks,

Here you go Evil. I hope you can get a good idea from these pics. There are some very pronounced markings on this one but they don't all need to have them. In a dark area like a garage or in a shed or between logs in a woodpile they will appear almost black. They are commonly called False Widows. Though they are a comb-foot spider they are not from the genus Latrodectus and do not possess any significant venom.

--Chris

 

[Stylopidae]

No...it's not the same species.

It sure is pretty, though.