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Itsy Bitsy Spiders!!

One day about a month ago I looked under a log and I found this strange looking thing (shown in the center). I brought it home and put it in a container and waited to see what would come out. I could see there were eggs inside (each is about the size of a small letter "o") but I didn't know what they were. I was guessing maybe some kind of beetle. Every week I would look to see if anything had hatched, and then yesterday I looked and squealed in joy--the eggs had hatched!! All around the inside of the plastic container were itsy bitsy spider babies!! So cute! This morning I took the container outside and opened it up and while the hatchlings began to crawl out, I took pictures until the very last one was gone! What a fun experience that was, and how interesting to find out that spider eggs don't always come in an egg sac!
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Don Sutherland said:

Fantastic composition.
11 years ago ( translate )

Bee Nee said:

That would be a great poster! Very nicely done, Janet! (But I like them better outside...) ;)
11 years ago

Amba Lee said:

Amazing collage of images depicting one of nature's miracles. How wonderful that you took the interest and time to discover and document and share this.
11 years ago

Christel Ehretsmann said:

I love them ...
they are my friends...
6 years ago