Green lynx spider update #4: They're here!!!

So it had been a bit rainy recently and I was starting to get concerned about the egg sac. It was over 2 weeks since she built the sac and there were white spots inside a crack, I thought it was probably a fungus or something that got them. I thought the babies probably died.

A few days later, I noticed she started spinning again, which solidified my theory of a dead sac. The new one was super green because she had been chowing down on some big fat bright green tomato hornworms. I was sad for the first set, but happy to see she had enough for a second.

It was really cool that I got to watch her actually put the eggs inside.

She was really skinny after, so I’ve been finding hornworms and inchworms to place near her and keep her fed. The plant she’s on is dead, so it doesn’t attract much and once the babies leave, the whole plant is getting composted.

Well, finally after long weeks of waiting, I found some of the babies coming out of the first sac. The white I assumed was a fungus was actually from them molting! They weren’t dead and there are SO MANY BABIES!! Just look how adorable they all are!! There are a lot more still inside, but every day more babies venture outside the safety of the sac. They are starting to show a little bit of color too. They are absolutely adorable!

Hopefully in another couple of weeks, there will be another set of babies 💚