My Jumping Spider Project

[Second Hand Pat]

This is Lovely whom I breed to Pudding on Dec 30. She maybe gravid. I placed a teacup orchid in a light box and let Lovely explore the flowers.
Pat

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[LizStreithorst]

She really does have a lovely face, but that butt....I just can't get used to it.

[Second Hand Pat]

She really does have a lovely face, but that butt....I just can't get used to it.

Thanks Liz, this little spider is actually pregnant or in spider terms. It’s called Graviid.
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

I have some news I am excited about. Lovely laid an egg sack within the last 24 hours. It's yellow and about an inch round. I will see if I can get a pic. She laid in her hide.
Pat

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[jwcarlson]

That's awesome, Pat!

[Second Hand Pat]

That's awesome, Pat!

Thank you Jacob
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

What are you going to do with gazillian baby jumping spiders, Pat?

[Second Hand Pat]

What are you going to do with gazillian baby jumping spiders, Pat?

Hi Liz, I am releasing the babies on the property. I am considering keeping a couple just to see how they develop.
Pat

[LizStreithorst]

Hi Liz, I am releasing the babies on the property. I am considering keeping a couple just to see how they develop.
Pat

You have the soul of a breeder. Maybe you could start your own unique line and get rich selling them.

[Second Hand Pat]

You have the soul of a breeder. Maybe you could start your own unique line and get rich selling them.

Then it becomes a job Liz and that's not happening. I am loving being retired
Pat

[Second Hand Pat]

Here are some pictures of Pegleg. It's a regal baby and about half grown. Most likely a male

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[Second Hand Pat]

This is Hunter. It is a canopy jumping spider (P. Otiosus) and is quite different then the regal jumping spiders, smaller and way faster.

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[brewmaster15]

Very cool Pat. These remind me of the spiders we would get when I worked during college as a summer research assistant here in CT. We would sample the critter populations on bushes and trees using a simple but effective cloth square.. kind of looked like an upside down kite. It was about 2 ft square with wood supports like the old style simple kites... we would hold this tarp under the branches and beat the branch with a stick. That knocked off all kinds of critters... we were looking for certain caterpillars but wow there were a ton of spiders of all sorts and many were jumpers.

[dagray]

awesome Pat.

I encourage the people friendly/bug unfriendly spiders to live with me in the house.

[Second Hand Pat]

Very cool Pat. These remind me of the spiders we would get when I worked during college as a summer research assistant here in CT. We would sample the critter populations on bushes and trees using a simple but effective cloth square.. kind of looked like an upside down kite. It was about 2 ft square with wood supports like the old style simple kites... we would hold this tarp under the branches and beat the branch with a stick. That knocked off all kinds of critters... we were looking for certain caterpillars but wow there were a ton of spiders of all sorts and many were jumpers.

That's a cool way to collect bugs Al. sure beats catching them individually
Pat

awesome Pat.

I encourage the people friendly/bug unfriendly spiders to live with me in the house.

Me too Dave and sometimes my hubby dislikes me for it.
Pat