Western black widow hatchlings (𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑢𝑠) under a WiFi Microscope

[Reluctant Widow Mother]

Enjoy!

Western Black Widow Hatchlings

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[Charliemum]

Omg cuteness overload those baby's are gorgeous brightened my day to see those little legs going mental thanks for the upload link I have subscribed can't resist a widow, I am from the UK so we don't have them here closest we have a false widows which i do keep (steatoda grossa) but true widows are something else aren't they, can't beat those looks or markings even the slings are stunning . I definitely hope to see more posts

 

[Reluctant Widow Mother]

I was lucky I caught them in the process of hatching. They hadn't yet built scaffolding, so I was able to focus on the top of the egg sac. The jar they hatched in was teensy. I turned them loose (away from houses) a few days later.

If it weren't highly illegal, I'd ship you a sling, LOL.

 

[Charliemum]

I was lucky I caught them in the process of hatching. They hadn't yet built scaffolding, so I was able to focus on the top of the egg sac. The jar they hatched in was teensy. I turned them loose (away from houses) a few days later.

If it weren't highly illegal, I'd ship you a sling, LOL.

I would love one but till that day (if ever lol) I will have to settle for seeing other peoples

 

[Reluctant Widow Mother]

I would love one but till that day (if ever lol) I will have to settle for seeing other peoples

Well, if it's ever legal to ship, I just caught a widow from a population with large, bright red hourglasses. Strangely, the ones from my mother's property are darker, even though they're only a few miles away from the trail where I picked up Mabel. It must have to do with slightly different genetics. The widows from my mother's property usually have two small red triangles separated by black, or even a triangle and a red spot. Every widow on the trail has a huge, gorgeous hourglass.

The only reason I removed Mabel is she was under a picnic table. I've never collected widows from the trail before because they're doing just what they're supposed to do. Mabel was in a bad location for both her and any people that happened by. Removing her was the right thing to do, IMO.

 

[Charliemum]

Definitely! You know someone would have seen her n squished her or not seen her n got more than they bargained for.

I don't collect from outdoors either not unless the spider is injured then my son and i feed them up make sure they are fit and healthy and then rerelease . Although we have kept a few from in our house that i grew attached to .

The widow markings are amazing and I had heard they varied in colour and shape of their hourglass even just a few miles apart. You are lucky to be able to see so many and even help mum raise her baby's. I have helped some spider mums over here (cellar spiders, jumping spider, Tegeneria, and mouse spider) and there is nothing more satisfying then seeing the babys come out of their sac , or watching their first mass moult. Very cool to meet another person who has done that too and even bigger props to you coz she is a widow n most wouldn't have helped her .

 

[Reluctant Widow Mother]

Definitely! You know someone would have seen her n squished her or not seen her n got more than they bargained for.

I don't collect from outdoors either not unless the spider is injured then my son and i feed them up make sure they are fit and healthy and then rerelease . Although we have kept a few from in our house that i grew attached to .

The widow markings are amazing and I had heard they varied in colour and shape of their hourglass even just a few miles apart. You are lucky to be able to see so many and even help mum raise her baby's. I have helped some spider mums over here (cellar spiders, jumping spider, Tegeneria, and mouse spider) and there is nothing more satisfying then seeing the babys come out of their sac , or watching their first mass moult. Very cool to meet another person who has done that too and even bigger props to you coz she is a widow n most wouldn't have helped her .

It's been interesting, watching wild widows and rescuing those slated for death or in bad locations. I would have never known the widows at my mother's house were darker than the ones on the trail had I not been paying attention. It's such a random thing, but it holds true for every single widow I've seen: the ones on the trail are brighter than the ones on my mom's property. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Go figure. I bet the same is true for other Latrodectus species, too. Each little pocket has its own genetics.

So, knowing that, from which location is the widow in my avatar?

 

[darkness975]

It's been interesting, watching wild widows and rescuing those slated for death or in bad locations. I would have never known the widows at my mother's house were darker than the ones on the trail had I not been paying attention. It's such a random thing, but it holds true for every single widow I've seen: the ones on the trail are brighter than the ones on my mom's property. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Go figure. I bet the same is true for other Latrodectus species, too. Each little pocket has its own genetics.

So, knowing that, from which location is the widow in my avatar?

Table.

Also, I realize I subscribed to your YT a while back.

 

[Reluctant Widow Mother]

Table.

Also, I realize I subscribed to your YT a while back.

On the same trail, but it's a different spider: Ungoliant, I think. She's since passed. I saw a smaller widow where she used to be, so there's a new widow at Minas Morgul. The trail widows all have big, bright hourglasses.

Thanks for the sub. My two hognose snakes are going into brumation and subjects for the camera get a little harder to find. I've been wanting to do a video about black widows on my trail. I have interesting footage. It's just a matter of time, which is hard for me to find right now.

 

[darkness975]

I love the big bright red hourglasses. H. mactans have the best ones.

 

[Reluctant Widow Mother]

On the same trail, but it's a different spider: Ungoliant, I think. She's since passed. I saw a smaller widow where she used to be, so there's a new widow at Minas Morgul. The trail widows all have big, bright hourglasses.

I love the big bright red hourglasses. H. mactans have the best ones.

She's lovely! Maybe someday I can get a mactans. They're larger than hesperus, aren't they?

 

[darkness975]

She's lovely! Maybe someday I can get a mactans. They're larger than hesperus, aren't they?

Both can be