nursery web or raft spidy?

caladina · #1 (**permalink**) 03-19-2008, 02:45 PM

Hi, wondering what type of spider this is, had it about a month in my lil viv, i've posted an itroduction but put it in off topic by mistake, maybe the admin can move it
anyway heres spidy
oh and tonight when i got home its carring a silk ? ball about, i don't think its a food parcel as it tends to eat food as it catches it (mealworms)

Pavel · #2 (**permalink**) 03-19-2008, 03:14 PM

Does she actually eat isopods like the one in the photo?

If she is carrying around a silk ball it could be an egg sac.

caladina · #3 (**permalink**) 03-19-2008, 05:51 PM

no she doesn't eat woodlice, although i do need to find a woodlice spider, i've got loads of woodlice , and a new generation of young
the devils coach was never intreasted in them
as mentioned in the off topic area, i'm intending on getting a 6 foot by 2 foot by 2 foot to create a tank for mostly woodland bugs and beetles, also want to have pond life in it too

yes it does appear to be an egg sac and i'm thinking its most likely a nersery web spider