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Ogre spiderling just hatched The ogre babies have hatched! I&#039;ve been waiting and watching eagerly for this moment since January 11, when I saw that a female Deinopis subrufa had made the most beautiful silken egg sac. Each baby is just 2 mm body length and perfect in every way. Image of the mother with sac below.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m thrilled to see that the eyes for which this family of spiders is famous for can clearly be seen already. They will stay together for a while before dispersing. Good luck little ones! <br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111105/a_mothers_cherished_possession.html" title="A mother&#039;s cherished possession"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/111105_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1681948810&Signature=K2u3PKny2OynJ9EFmgfWhuCXCg4%3D" width="132" height="152" alt="A mother&#039;s cherished possession Fun and intrigue these past weeks watching and documenting both a male and a female net-caster spider...each one living separately on a conifer either side of my porch entrance.<br /> <br /> Then January 11, I woke up to find the female had moved inside my porch and had produced a most beautiful egg sac, so I&#039;m assuming the two found each other! <br /> <br /> She stayed with the sac for a day and a half then left - I&#039;ve been watching the sac eagerly for developments and I&#039;ve read that the female will return to open the sac, so I&#039;ll keep an eye out for progress and developments. <br /> <br /> Female Deinopis subrufa body length 25 mm. Araneae,Australia,Deinopis subrufa,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,spider egg sac" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111177/ogre_spiderlings_have_hatched.html" title="Ogre spiderlings have hatched"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3314/111177_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1681948810&Signature=Ie2gveyqxqu9w%2Fq3%2BCY%2F%2B8%2BtMl0%3D" width="200" height="182" alt="Ogre spiderlings have hatched The ogre babies have hatched! I&#039;ve been waiting and watching eagerly for this moment since January 11, when I saw that a female Deinopis subrufa had made the most beautiful silken egg sac. Each baby is just 2 mm body length and perfect in every way. Image of the mother with sac below.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m thrilled to see that the eyes for which this family of spiders is famous for can clearly be seen already. They will stay together for a while before dispersing. Good luck little ones!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111105/a_mothers_cherished_possession.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111176/ogre_spiderling_just_hatched.html Araneae,Australia,Deinopidae,Deinopis subrufa,Fall,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,arachnid,arthropod,autumn,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spiderlings" /></a></figure> Araneae,Australia,Deinopidae,Deinopis subrufa,Fall,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,arachnid,arthropod,autumn,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spiderling Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Ogre spiderling just hatched

The ogre babies have hatched! I've been waiting and watching eagerly for this moment since January 11, when I saw that a female Deinopis subrufa had made the most beautiful silken egg sac. Each baby is just 2 mm body length and perfect in every way. Image of the mother with sac below.

I'm thrilled to see that the eyes for which this family of spiders is famous for can clearly be seen already. They will stay together for a while before dispersing. Good luck little ones!

A mother's cherished possession Fun and intrigue these past weeks watching and documenting both a male and a female net-caster spider...each one living separately on a conifer either side of my porch entrance.<br /> <br /> Then January 11, I woke up to find the female had moved inside my porch and had produced a most beautiful egg sac, so I'm assuming the two found each other! <br /> <br /> She stayed with the sac for a day and a half then left - I've been watching the sac eagerly for developments and I've read that the female will return to open the sac, so I'll keep an eye out for progress and developments. <br /> <br /> Female Deinopis subrufa body length 25 mm. Araneae,Australia,Deinopis subrufa,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,Summer,arachnid,arthropod,fauna,invertebrate,macro,spider egg sac


Ogre spiderlings have hatched The ogre babies have hatched! I've been waiting and watching eagerly for this moment since January 11, when I saw that a female Deinopis subrufa had made the most beautiful silken egg sac. Each baby is just 2 mm body length and perfect in every way. Image of the mother with sac below.<br /> <br /> I'm thrilled to see that the eyes for which this family of spiders is famous for can clearly be seen already. They will stay together for a while before dispersing. Good luck little ones!<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111105/a_mothers_cherished_possession.html<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/111176/ogre_spiderling_just_hatched.html Araneae,Australia,Deinopidae,Deinopis subrufa,Fall,Geotagged,Rufous Net-casting Spider,arachnid,arthropod,autumn,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,spiderlings

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    Ernst
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    You must name the first one, don’t worry about boy or girl . Posted 2 years ago
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    Christine Young
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    Wonderful!! I hope they do well <3. Posted 2 years ago

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The Rufous Net-casting Spider

''Deinopis subrufa'' is a species of net-casting spiders. It occurs in eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is a nocturnal hunter, having excellent eyesight, and hunts using a silken net to capture its prey.

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Similar species: Spiders
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Mar 23, 2021. Captured Mar 15, 2021 07:16 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO320
  • 105mm
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