H.lividum Nymph Development Sequence

[Richard Goram]

H.lividum sac:


About 190 eggs:


Stage 1 Nymphs:


Legs are darkening ready to moult into Stage 2:


Starting to moult into Stage 2:


Here they are a few days ago. They're very active and walking about all over the place:


I will post some update pics when we have spiderlings.

[Elaine Ross]

Thanks for posting this Richard. I found it absolutely fascinating to see the changes and how they develop.

How long does between each stage of development?

I look forward to your updates.

Congratulations on your new little ones.

Elaine

[Richard Simmonds]

Richard, likewise, found your pics very usefull, as i keep saying, i lookforward to the day i start trying to breed.!

[Robin Johannessen]

Congratulations Richard!

Now you have a lot of little devils to takecare of :P


Regards
Robin

[Helen Roberts]

Congratulations and good luck with looking after all those lil ones.

[Richard Goram]

Got home tonight to find about half of the nymphs have so far moulted into spiderlings:
;

[Chris Allen]

congrats!
-chris

[Helen Roberts]

Please excuse this silly question, but what is the difference between a nymph and a spiderling? Is it the number of moults it goes through between emerging from the egg sac to looking like a 'proper' spider?

[Elaine Ross]

Thanks Richard

Its amazing to watch the different development stages of the growing babies. I'm so pleased they are doing well.

Elaine

[Colin D Wilson]

Thats great richard...

i'm at stage one at the mo......i have males a drummin'

[Richard Goram]

Thanks everyone.

Please excuse this silly question, but what is the difference between a nymph and a spiderling? Is it the number of moults it goes through between emerging from the egg sac to looking like a 'proper' spider?

As I understand it stage 1 and 2 nymphs occur within the egg sack and when they moult into spiderlings they emerge and start to feed. Having said that I have heard that some S1 and 2 nymphs can actually feed (on either pre-killed prey or their siblings) and drink.

[Helen Roberts]

Thanks Richard. As I'm still quite new to keeping Ts it's not something I've come across before. Maybe one day I'll give it a go.

[Robert Farmer]

Awesome pics!

You'll have to keep in touch when it comes time to sell - if that's what your planning!

[Richard Goram]

They are for sale if anyone wants any. Don't really know what to ask but was thinking £5 each or 5 for £20. I have already sold 5 and have a few other people interested. If anyone wants any PM me.

At least one of them has eaten already, but some are still S2. Looks as though we'll probably end up with about 70-80 spiderlings.