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Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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. 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. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Okay, well, she wasn't finished. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
All done now. I'll bet she's tired. . Sorry these are all different colors. Different edits in different editors. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
"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." ~Sue~ |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 35077 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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. |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
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. ;-) 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? |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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. ;-) 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. ~Sue~ |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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. ;-) 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. ~Sue~ |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22257 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
One for you Suzie: Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Very nice. Do you know what kind of spider she is? ~Sue~ |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22257 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
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.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34054 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Some gorgeous bugs! Have a beautiful moth flying around here, no pic... rOZZ Music Pictures |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
Some gorgeous bugs! You tease! ~Sue~ |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22257 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
A few more assorted bugs... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
Thank you for sharing Rob. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3332 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
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!! ~Sue~ |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
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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