tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post5225923387477153489..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Fishing MothersRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-90700608489526122902008-04-16T17:21:00.000-07:002008-04-16T17:21:00.000-07:00Yes, spiders can survive for quite a long time wit...Yes, spiders can survive for quite a long time without food. I had the opportunity to observe some fishing spiders (Dolomedes sp.) at the zoo I worked at. When the egg sac was first laid, it would be round, relatively smooth, and white. As time went by, it darkened and became more irregular, sort of like a lumpy deflating ball (but growing bigger, with nymphs).<BR/><BR/>They will hang on to them pretty tightly. One of the spiders laid a virgin egg sac, and a keeper tried to take it away from her with forceps. She held on to it so hard that the egg sac finally split, spilling tiny eggs all over the place.sensitivepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524196916108211972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-22892772843677350642008-04-14T15:19:00.000-07:002008-04-14T15:19:00.000-07:0099% of female spiders won't hunt when they have a ...99% of female spiders won't hunt when they have a sac.Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209595916451108204noreply@blogger.com