Baby Spiders are Born and Set Free

On the day of the summer solstice, I decided to check on the spider in its cocoon.  It had been a month since my initial discovery the spider living there.  I found that the sack was beaming with life.  The mother was inside with about 15 babies.  There appeared to be an opening in the sack because one tiny spider had emerged on the surface.  I decided that given the numbers of spiders living within, it was probably a good idea to see if I could coax them outside, rather than have them all start to wander inside my closet area.  Gently opening the window, I placed the sheer outside.  Then I went out on my patio to watch what emerged.  Within a relatively short period of time the mother came out and quicky went to explore the outside area around the window.  Then, slowly one by one, the baby spiders began to appear.  Some required a little encouragement.  I rubbed my fingers lightly on the back side of the sheer to get them to move.  After about an hour all of the spiders had come outside of the sack to discover their new home.  They were then free to enjoy the rest of their days in the big open world. 

Comments

[Naturally Connected]

Thanks Sara B. for the info. I appreciate learning more about the spider.

[Sarah B]

Hi! I know this is a much older post, but I thought I'd let you know what you have is one of mother nature's most dedicated moms. Because I can't see the actual spider due to the "cocoon," I can't tell you a species, but this is a Funnel Web spider of the family Agelenidae, possibly genus Agelenopsis. They are of no relation to the Australian Funnel Web spider, and aren't dangerously venomous to humans (unless you happened to be allergic to their venom) and rarely bite, even when provoked. Funnel web spiders, sometimes known as grass spiders, do build a kind of 'cocoon' or funnel, which they hide in until prey wanders into the web, and in which to lay their eggs, and they do not leave until the egg sacs have hatched and the baby spiders have all dispersed. They will wait, not eating, not venturing out for water, and often die guarding those babies. Check out a little more at http://bugguide.net/node/view/1974

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I went out on my patio to watch what emerged. Within a relatively short period of time the mother came out and quicky went to explore the outside area around the window.

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