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phwyvern
at Wed Sep 21 17:26:13 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by phwyvern ]
>>Great--I was paranoid with all the black widows everywhere--now I have that to think about too.
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>>Thanks for the info.
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Now, what is wrong with black widows? 
Basically, you leave them alone, they leave you alone. Just use some caution and look carefully prior to moving wood or other items that have been sitting for a while outdoors or in garages, crawlspaces, etc. Their webs are pretty easy to identify by sight and by touch once you have played with them a bit.
A wild female with egg sac I spotted on the side of a trail at work.
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Here is a topside look of the female spider:
Here is the egg sac the day it hatched:
And, here is one of the spiderlings at 35 days old:
I have another egg sac from the same female waiting to hatch in a week or so. Yes, I am weird as I like raising widows.
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