Burnet moth (Pisaura mirabilis) cocoon and spider nursery
After mating the female Nursery web spider lays her eggs into a silk cocoon which she carries around in her fangs. Just before the eggs hatch she spins a silk tent (nursery web) and releases her spiderlings inside it. This tent offers them some protection for the first few days of their life. After their first moult they leave the tent. The female stays close to the tent until all the spiderlings have dispersed. South Wales Burnet moth cocoon and spider nursery the female Nursery web spider lays her eggs into a silk cocoon w she spins a silk tent (nursery web) and releases her spiderlings This tent offers them some protection for the first few days of The female stays close to the tent until all the spiderlings have dispersed.
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Location: Monmouthshire Wet Meadows
Photo credit: © radnorimages / Alamy / Afripics
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