I did not follow the life of Joy like I did with Charlotte, her possible ancestor. However, I did capture a few moments of her life which seemed mighty short compared to Charlotte’s life.
May 25, 2015
She began to move from her original spot. It had rained and rained and I guess she was tired of getting “drowned”. So, she moved over a period of two or three days to a newer and better spot about five feet away.
June 7, 2015
June 12, 2015
Sometime between May 27 and June 12, a male joined her on her web. She molted again on June 12 and the male took advantage of her.
Not long afterwards (approximately an hour later), I discovered that either she killed the male or he died naturally. And, she feasted on her exoskeleton.
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
July 14, 2015
Like Charlotte, she became enormous. Unlike Charlotte, she did not live a long life.
She moved a short distance away and proceeded to lay an egg sac near the end of July. She rested for a full day and disappeared. Joy only had one egg sac compared to Charlotte’s two and possible three sacs.
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