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Crossopriza lyoni
I lightened this a little to see the markings more clearly. i am amazed at how well you can see each egg individually and also the spiderlings inside!!
A big thanks to you too Aaron f,for putting us on the right track!Your intuition was correct. It would have been a real challenge ,otherwise!!
Another feather in your cap!
Now maybe you can tell us how humans can grow a second set of teeth?
After laying the eggs, females will bind them into a ball with tiny amounts of silk. They then clutch the resulting egg sacs with their mouthparts and carry them around (a behavior common among all cellar spiders). Eggs that somehow fall from the loose bundles do not hatch. The females still feed during this period, setting their burdens aside temporarily while they eat, then picking them up again. They also frequently adjust their grip. Instances of females eating some of their own eggs have been recorded. It is assumed that they only consume the infertile ones, as unfertilized eggs occur at high enough rates among C. lyoni.
Thank you so so much Bayucca. This indeed was a challenge for me!!
Your knowledge is simply amazing!!
Pholcidae, Crossopriza lyoni. Pholcus phalangioides has a longer body. My link is from the US, but it is also found in India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossopriza...
Also i need help in confirming ID.My guess is "Pholcus phalangioides, with eggs."
This opillione was very tiny and on the ceiling about 15 ft away. i was quite surprised to find the photograph had captured the eggs!!
Aaron, yes it does seem to be in the family Pholcidae, as per this link too
http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/Ph...
If you scroll down the link you will find a similar picture of a female with eggs.
Not an egg case though as with other spiders.
Spotted on Jan 2, 2013
Submitted on Jan 10, 2013
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