Theridion egg sac

[diadematus]

This showed up this morning... (sac must be about 3 mm across). Anyone know roughly how long before the spiderlings begin to "hatch"? And does the mother stay with them the entire time? Or will she likely die?

Thanks in advance for any comments,

-Kevin

 

[kahoy]

does your spider face looks like that or it has mites?

 

[diadematus]

does your spider face looks like that or it has mites?

Yes, those are mites (see thread "Mite problem" for more details).

-Kevin

 

[diadematus]

Up to her eyeballs...

Another shot.

Today the predatory mites arrived. We'll see if they make a difference.

-K