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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Desidae » Metaltella » Metaltella simoni
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Spider - Metaltella simoni - female
Copyright © 2014 Jennifer Thompson

Spider - Metaltella simoni - Female
Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
November 24, 2014

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Contributed by Jennifer Thompson on 18 December, 2014 - 6:44pm

Very nice!
I am surprised to see she's still so plump. Keep us updated if possible. Thanks.
… Lynette Elliott, 18 December, 2014 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
She does eat very well. I hav
She does eat very well. I have been dropping in a cricket every few days, and they've all been eaten. :)
… Jennifer Thompson, 18 December, 2014 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Yesterday i checked on her an
Yesterday i checked on her and to drop in a small cricket when I discovered another egg case. Does this species have multiple egg cases like this or is one perhaps empty? This might explain why she was still so plump after making the first!
… Jennifer Thompson, 28 December, 2014 - 1:23am login or register to post comments

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