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Index of Subjects ---2114655128-572972808-1345642031=:48419 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Bev very interesting.=0AIn fact there was a spider in a web right be= side the exuviae.=0ASo many things to learn in Nature!=0AHave a nice summer= =0APaul=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Bev Wigney <bkwig= ney@gmail.com>=0ATo: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> = =0ASent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:10:43 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] S= pider Question=0A =0A=0APaul,=0A=0AThe exuviae (empty exoskeletons) of spid= ers are often found where they have been hanging out. =A0A spider will shed= the exoskeleton - I think it is 9 times - during its growth. =A0The exuvia= e often look like a dead spider if you happen to find one soon after it has= been shed. =A0They tend to bleach out after a few days. =A0In my pbase gal= leries, there are a couple of photos of a Dolomedes (Fishing Spider) found = beneath a board soon after it had shed its exoskeleton. =A0The interesting = thing was how the spider ran back to the exuviae when it realized that it w= as being observed. =A0It may have felt safer there. =A0As you will note fro= m the photo, this spider was quite a bright almost-orange colour. =A0The no= rmal colour would be a dull brown. =A0As is the case with many creatures th= at shed their skins, a freshly shed spider tends to look a bit brighter tha= n normal. =A0=0Ahttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/33269111=0Ahttp://www.= pbase.com/crocodile/image/33269112=0AA side note to this. =A0Three years ag= o, I imported a conversion van from Florida. =A0While replacing the spare t= ire on the under-body carrier, I noticed weirdly stretchy spider webbing th= at I immediately recognized as typical of a Black Widow spider. =A0I found = the spider inside the trailer hitch socket, behind a plastic cover. =A0The = large female was inside the socket with several her own exuviae and the dri= ed bodies of numerous prey, so she had obviously been in there awhile! =A0S= he was now very large and was not a Black Widow, but instead a Brown Widow = (Latrodectus geometricus). =A0=0A=0ABev =A0=0ARound Hill, N.S. =A0in summer= =0A=0A=0AOn 2012-08-22, at 9:31 AM, Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>= wrote:=0A=0A=0AHi All=0A>This morning on the deck there was what looked li= ke the=0A>skeleton of a spider. The kind with the banded legs - they=0A>are= very plentiful around here just now and have webs set up=0A>all over the p= lace. Its legs are between 2 - 3 cms long.=0A>My question is Do Spiders she= d their outer skeleton as the age or=0A>is it a dead spider I found and som= ething has eaten the working parts?=0A>Have a nice end to the summer=0A>Pau= l=0A>=0A> ---2114655128-572972808-1345642031=:48419 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Thanks Bev= very interesting.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size= : 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; backgroun= d-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>In fact there was a spide= r in a web right beside the exuviae.</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0= , 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times= , serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>So many= things to learn in Nature!</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); = font-size: 16px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; = background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Have a nice summ= er</span></div><div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-fam= ily: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; "><span>Paul</span></div><div><br></div> = <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; fo= nt-size: 12pt; "> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york',= times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face= =3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</sp= an></b> Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com><br> <b><span style=3D"font-we= ight: bold;">To:</span></b> "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto= .ns.ca> <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wedn= esday, August 22, 2012 10:10:43 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;= ">Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] Spider Question<br> </font> </div> <br= ><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"off"><div id=3D"yiv= 1593931880"><div><div>Paul,</div><div><br></div><div>The exuviae (empty exo= skeletons) of spiders are often found where they have been hanging out. &nb= sp;A spider will shed the exoskeleton - I think it is 9 times - during its growth. Th= e exuviae often look like a dead spider if you happen to find one soon afte= r it has been shed. They tend to bleach out after a few days. I= n my pbase galleries, there are a couple of photos of a Dolomedes (Fishing = Spider) found beneath a board soon after it had shed its exoskeleton.  = ;The interesting thing was how the spider ran back to the exuviae when it r= ealized that it was being observed. It may have felt safer there. &nb= sp;As you will note from the photo, this spider was quite a bright almost-o= range colour. The normal colour would be a dull brown. As is th= e case with many creatures that shed their skins, a freshly shed spider ten= ds to look a bit brighter than normal. </div><div><a rel=3D"nofollow"= target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/33269111">h= ttp://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/33269111</a></div><div><a rel=3D"nofollow" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/= image/33269112">http://www.pbase.com/crocodile/image/33269112</a></div><div= >A side note to this. Three years ago, I imported a conversion van fr= om Florida. While replacing the spare tire on the under-body carrier,= I noticed weirdly stretchy spider webbing that I immediately recognized as= typical of a Black Widow spider. I found the spider inside the trail= er hitch socket, behind a plastic cover. The large female was inside = the socket with several her own exuviae and the dried bodies of numerous pr= ey, so she had obviously been in there awhile! She was now very large= and was not a Black Widow, but instead a Brown Widow (<i style=3D"padding-= top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0p= x;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;">Latrodectus geometri= cus). </i><br><br>Bev </div><div>Round Hill, N.S. in summer</div><div><br></div><div><br>On 2012-08-22, at 9:31 AM, Paul MacDon= ald <<a rel=3D"nofollow" ymailto=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com" targe= t=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com<= /a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><div style=3D"co= lor: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'time= s new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt; "><div>Hi All</div= ><div>This morning on the deck there was what looked like the</div><div>ske= leton of a spider. The kind with the banded legs - they</div><div>are very = plentiful around here just now and have webs set up</div><div>all over the = place. Its legs are between 2 - 3 cms long.</div><div>My question is Do Spi= ders shed their outer skeleton as the age or</div><div>is it a dead spider = I found and something has eaten the working parts?</div><div>Have a nice en= d to the summer</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><= /div><meta http-equiv=3D"x-dns-prefetch-control" content=3D"on"><br><br> </= div> </div> </div></body></html> ---2114655128-572972808-1345642031=:48419--
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