Last night, I gave Peter II an ant to eat, since I hadn't fed my spider in awhile. This morning, I looked in the jar and spotted over a dozen tiny spiders in the web with Peter II. Apparently, the fuzzy ball (or balls?) stuck to the underside of the lid was an eggsack, and the eggs hatched some time last night or this morning.
Given how long I have had Peter II in that jar, I am inclined to believe that the tiny spider I threw in there with Peter and Peter II (prior to Peter's death) was a male of Peter II's species. That would explain why the third spider seemed to disappear a few times before it died. It was preparing to mate with Peter II.
Meanwhile, I am being cautious in my dealings with Betty. I haven't chatted with her as much this week as last week, but we have spoken briefly about work stuff throughout the week. And there have been some meaningful eye contact recently as well. She may be sensing my attraction to her, I'm not sure......
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