I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit. Those little babies freak the crap outta me. All their little squirmy legs. *shudder* I gotta take a shower after seeing that.
So that was what I killed the other night...I just thought it was a Trojan Spider. Squish the big one and little ones exploded everywhere. Thanks for clearing that up!
September 04, 2008
Anonymous said...
i now have a permanent grimace. that's disgusting.
September 05, 2008
[Image]No, that's not some sort of new woolly spider (perish the thought). That's yet another spidermum with her spiderlings. In this case, it's a wolf spider.
Danielle had a recent encounter with a wolf spidermum, and it wasn't a pleasant experience for anyone involved. She decided to share this image with us as a cathartic exercise.
Wolf spiders are unique in the spider world both for carrying around their eggsac wherever they go (even while hunting), and later for carrying around the spiderlings on their backs. That's dedication.
I can't find out exactly when the babies decide to leave their mother's back and strike out into the world on their own. I assume it's after they graduate from High School (though they're probably home schooled) and once they're gainfully employed.
Photo from The Herbs Place via Danielle
posted by Raging Wombat at 8:00 AM on Aug 27, 2008
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Close this window Jump to comment formOh.....My.....GOSH. Thanks for the nightmares. I won't be back until I get some unsuspecting person to come to this website and tell me this is gone!
*runs away*
August 27, 2008
Is this where we get steel wool from? : P
Sherry at SofN
August 27, 2008
Blech. I just had a daymare looking at that thing.
I think they leave when you tap them and the babies explode off the mom's back ready to infest human brains....
or maybe I'm just crazy...
August 27, 2008
WOWIE! I've never seen that many babies on one spider before!! :D
For the record, they leave either just before or just after their first molt.
August 28, 2008
*Itchy, itchy, itchy*
August 28, 2008
Wow, that's incredible.
August 30, 2008
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Those little babies freak the crap outta me. All their little squirmy legs. *shudder*
I gotta take a shower after seeing that.
August 30, 2008
Wow. That gave me an intense, reflexive shudder. I'm still trying to make my face have a normal expression.
thanks!
August 31, 2008
just.. nasty.. gives me the heebiejeebies. >.< blech~
September 03, 2008
So that was what I killed the other night...I just thought it was a Trojan Spider. Squish the big one and little ones exploded everywhere. Thanks for clearing that up!
September 04, 2008
i now have a permanent grimace. that's disgusting.
September 05, 2008