Apomastus kristenae eggsac -annouce & discuss-

cacoseraph · Apomastus kristenae eggsac -annouce & discuss-

Well i am pretty sure now that my kristy made an eggsac. i actually think i saw it at around the time i noticed my failed aptostichus eggsac but the view was too obfuscated by webbing to be sure.. but i think i can see actual eggs now

the only thing that makes me think i could be mistaken is that the aptostichus made a free spherical eggsac and the apomastus seems to have made an attached hammock/lenticular eggsac

i guesstimate the sac was made around may 1 - 10, 2009
i guesstimate the sac has well over 40 but less than 100 eggs in it

picture taken may 25, 2009

zoom http://i21.photobucket.com/albums...Apomastus_kristenae_eggsac01b.jpg
edit also, i promise it is much easier to see the eggs in real life =P. if i had three arms i could get a nice pic with the magnifying glass, i expect... but i already lost the aptostichus so i am going to try to be like, gentle with these ones heh /edit

i think this is my largest kristy... but i also think i have seen a larger spider and bigger snorkels than this spider had

edit:
and do to what i think was too much humidity and moisture killing my aptostichus eggsac i am keeping this one more dry! i collected both females from within 30'/10m of each other, iirc

cacoseraph

the sac appears to have been somehow raised up from the bottom surface of the container and is now "floating" a few mm up. it appears that the eggs have maybe have shed their chorion... but it is really hard to see (and MUCH harder to take pics of)

one thing that is a little concerning is that their appears to be fewer eggthings now that originally... like maybe only half as much. this could be a result of their new distribution (and maybe even their own movement). not really sure what else it could be... i don't think the mom would be able to pull bad eggs individually

zoom --> http://i21.photobucket.com/albums...e/A_kristenae_eggsac_week4-6b.jpg

balam

named after the wife of the biologist who discovered it... Smile

Good luck raising those Andrew.

cacoseraph

ok... i saw a 1i! the only thing that kind of sucks is i can only see one :/

zoom --> http://i21.photobucket.com/albums...tus/kristenae/A_kristenae_1ib.jpg
zoom with 1i blob circled --> http://i21.photobucket.com/albums...tus/kristenae/A_kristenae_1ic.jpg

balam

hopefully seeing one will not be a reflection of how many there really are. I hardly see my girl, for all we know they could be up and about... hopefully Smile

Congrats anyhow, one is a victory in itself.