Parthogentic Heteropoda?

[aftershock]

I have a Heteropoda sp. that I've had since she was just a little sling. When I woke up this morning I saw that she had a pretty big eggsack(big for her 3,5" size). I've heard reports about parthogenetic spiders, but I don't know if the sources are reliable.

Does anyone know if Heteropoda sp. could be a parthgenetic species?

[Crotalus]

Originally posted by aftershock
I have a Heteropoda sp. that I've had since she was just a little sling. When I woke up this morning I saw that she had a pretty big eggsack(big for her 3,5" size). I've heard reports about parthogenetic spiders, but I don't know if the sources are reliable.

Does anyone know if Heteropoda sp. could be a parthgenetic species?

I have never heard of parthenogenesis in spiders, but I do heard of unmated females laying unfertile eggsacks.

/Lelle

[danread]

http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_tocs/JOA_v31n2.html

There is a short abstract here for a paper describing parthenogenisis in spiders, so it is possible.

Cheers,

Dan.

[aftershock]

Thank's! :)

[Wade]

I've had unmated female huntsmen drop sacs before, in fact all of the 5 or 6 I've raised to adulthood did. Unfortunately, none proved to be fertile.

Wade