3-4 Days old Jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) babies
A few years ago I found a jumping spider in my room. She had laid an egg sac, but a few days later I found her dead. I carefully opened the egg sac and moved all the eggs into a small cup to keep them safe instead of throwing them away.
I had absolutely no experience with hatching or raising spiders, so I was honestly surprised that the eggs even survived — especially when 25 out of the 27 actually hatched a few days later.
They grew surprisingly quickly, and once they were a little bigger, I released them outside onto a tree.
Watching all the tiny spiderlings emerge and grow was honestly amazing.
I just found the pictures and videos today so i had to share it here 🤗