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Message 1569894 - Posted: 10 Sep 2014, 5:42:51 UTC - in response to Message 1569426.  

I hope you can salvage some of her babies if you do Sue :) She was a good mum so something must have driven her off.


Or maybe it was just "her time." :-(


:( I didn't want to say that, but yes :( I read on that blog link I posted that they don't get past the first frost :(


Here in central Texas we sometimes don't have any frost at
all! That's why we have so many bugs.

I took the first egg sac down and put it into a container in
the house. We'll see what happens. It may be a few months
before any spiderlings emerge, if any do at all.
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Message 1582849 - Posted: 7 Oct 2014, 2:41:08 UTC

I see a lot of mantises (manti?) around my house, but I have never seen one
with an egg sac before today.

If you look at the photo in the center, you will see very short antenna-like
protrusions at the end of the abdomen on the left and right of the egg sac
where it's attached to the body. These were moving when I took the photos.
I don't know if there's any signficance to that fact, but I thought I'd
mention it.


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Message 1582860 - Posted: 7 Oct 2014, 3:38:59 UTC

Okay, well, she wasn't finished.


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Message 1582874 - Posted: 7 Oct 2014, 4:04:40 UTC

All done now. I'll bet she's tired.

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Sorry these are all different colors. Different edits in different editors.
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Message 1582875 - Posted: 7 Oct 2014, 4:06:00 UTC

I'm going to have to move that egg sac. She's laid it right where the
little gekkos like to hunt.

First I'll find out how long before the babies hatch.
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Message 1582882 - Posted: 7 Oct 2014, 4:22:05 UTC

"Depending on the species, the female then lays between 10 to 400 eggs. These are typically deposited in a frothy mass that is produced by glands in the abdomen. This froth then hardens, creating a protective capsule with a further protective coat, and the egg mass is called an ootheca. Depending on the species these can be attached to a flat surface, wrapped around a plant or even deposited in the ground. In spite of the versatility and durability of the eggs, they are often preyed on, especially by several species of parasitic wasps. In a few species, the mother guards the eggs. they take about 5 months to hatch."
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Message 1582908 - Posted: 7 Oct 2014, 5:35:49 UTC

I'd just leave it there Suzie, and you did say that you see plenty of them, so they must know the best spots to lay their eggs. ;-)

We get plenty of them here too and I've seen many of those egg capsules all over the place.

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Message 1583259 - Posted: 8 Oct 2014, 1:49:39 UTC - in response to Message 1582908.  
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I'd just leave it there Suzie, and you did say that you see plenty of them, so they must know the best spots to lay their eggs. ;-)

We get plenty of them here too and I've seen many of those egg capsules all over the place.

Cheers.


Our curtains and blinds in Africa were a favourite and they were always safe :) as long as my mum never found them of course :( As she rarely knew where she'd put her glasses... 99.999% of the time they were :)

They can be difficult to move without damaging them I think - although that will vary depending on the surface they've been laid on. And then (if you ARE surrogate mum to the babies) there's the "oi! what are you DOING?!" issue of when they occasionally turn a sibling into a snack... :/ You have to love them though :) even though they can leave you feeling a little... let down...

Good luck whatever you decide to do Suzie :) Are the gecko's out and about throughout your autumn (fall) and winter?
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Message 1583260 - Posted: 8 Oct 2014, 1:50:51 UTC - in response to Message 1582908.  

I'd just leave it there Suzie, and you did say that you see plenty of them, so they must know the best spots to lay their eggs. ;-)

We get plenty of them here too and I've seen many of those egg capsules all over the place.

Cheers.


I probably will leave it, but only because it's attached to the mortar
between the bricks and I'd probably destroy it trying to remove it.
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Message 1583262 - Posted: 8 Oct 2014, 1:55:00 UTC - in response to Message 1583259.  

I'd just leave it there Suzie, and you did say that you see plenty of them, so they must know the best spots to lay their eggs. ;-)

We get plenty of them here too and I've seen many of those egg capsules all over the place.

Cheers.


Our curtains and blinds in Africa were a favourite and they were always safe :) as long as my mum never found them of course :( As she rarely knew where she'd put her glasses... 99.999% of the time they were :)

They can be difficult to move without damaging them I think - although that will vary depending on the surface they've been laid on. And then there's the "oi! what are you DOING?!" issue of when they occasionally turn a sibling into a snack... :/ you have to love them though - even though they can leave you feeling a little let down.

Good luck whatever you decide to do Suzie :) Are the gecko's out and about throughout your autumn (fall) and winter?


They're out until it starts getting cold, which hasn't happened so far
this year. I think, even it we have a warm winter we don't see them. I
really haven't paid that much attention. I used to have a lot more of
them on my front porch in the evenings. I suspect the feral cats are the
reason for their deline in numbers.

If I'd found the sac in a location where it could be easily removed, I'd
have taken it down and relocated it to a safer place, like in a bush.
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Message 1593905 - Posted: 29 Oct 2014, 17:40:37 UTC
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Message 1593957 - Posted: 29 Oct 2014, 19:21:53 UTC - in response to Message 1593905.  

Very nice. Do you know what kind of spider she is?
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Message 1594019 - Posted: 29 Oct 2014, 21:03:51 UTC

One of the many orb web spiders that frequent the "cages" in the SF Academy of Science, which particular one I'm not too sure....
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Message 1595205 - Posted: 31 Oct 2014, 22:59:44 UTC - in response to Message 1595113.  

Some gorgeous bugs!

http://www.boredpanda.com/caterpillar-transformation-butterfly-moth/



Have a beautiful moth flying around here, no pic...
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Message 1595665 - Posted: 1 Nov 2014, 19:30:41 UTC - in response to Message 1595205.  

Some gorgeous bugs!

http://www.boredpanda.com/caterpillar-transformation-butterfly-moth/



Have a beautiful moth flying around here, no pic...


You tease!
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Message 1595692 - Posted: 1 Nov 2014, 20:48:34 UTC

A few more assorted bugs...








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Message 1595704 - Posted: 1 Nov 2014, 21:21:03 UTC

Thank you for sharing Rob.
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Message 1596260 - Posted: 3 Nov 2014, 2:08:13 UTC - in response to Message 1595704.  

Thank you for sharing Rob.


Yes. Thank you.

The last one is some sort of cockroach. Ick. I don't care what they
look like, I hate them!!
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Message 1596265 - Posted: 3 Nov 2014, 2:32:08 UTC

Lovely pictures :) Thank you Rob :)

@Suzie - I kind of sort of know what you mean about cockroaches - but I like their relatives, and I think only about one thousandth of the species of cockroaches on the planet come anywhere near us - the rest prefer much cleaner and wholesome environments than the ones us humans provide them with.

Having said that... were I to ever suffer from an infestation... despite being very fond of bugs... I suspect I would be a shrieking mess somewhere on a distant horizon :) Care to join me? :)
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