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mistressofmuses ([personal profile] mistressofmuses) wrote2024-12-07 08:09 pm
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RIP Ophelia

Ophelia (my black widow) died. :(

It was very sudden, and I'm not completely sure what happened. There was some discoloration around her abdomen, and I wonder if she may have had a bad molt. I'm not sure that's what happened... it just seemed very sudden. She'd eaten a couple weeks ago, and was still a good size. She had water available. Nothing had changed in her habitat. She was fine one day and down on the ground the next.

Typically they live 1-3 years (sometimes up to 4 in captivity.) We don't know how old she was, but I wouldn't have guessed that old.

She was really interesting to watch, and I feel bad if there was something wrong about her care or habitat that caused her to die. Or perhaps it was something unavoidable. I'm just not sure.
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2024-12-08 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
:( I'm sorry she's gone.
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[personal profile] spikedluv 2024-12-08 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww, I'm sorry. *hugs*
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[personal profile] omens 2024-12-08 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
<3 RIP Ophelia :(
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[personal profile] cosmicjellyfish 2024-12-08 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I’m sorry. *hugs offered*
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[personal profile] scarlipswolfwife 2024-12-08 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Awwwwww. Hon, I'm so sorry. That's sucky that she passed, especially since she was so well-cared for. Maybe she was older, and you provided her the very best in old age homes before she slipped quietly into the afterlife.
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[personal profile] re_vised 2024-12-10 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so sorry to hear this! My uncle had a black widow for a while. They are really interesting spiders.