feeding
Posted by MALCOLM PANTONY on May 24, 2006
Q: what do baby spiders eat and i mean the very tiny ones about 1 to 2 mm in size
A: Excellent question and one that is always glossed over when spiders and their prey are discussed. I can't say for sure, but for many kinds of animals, there is a portion of egg "yolk" that remains in their body initially. Baby chicks, for example, have what's left of their yolk in their body that acts as a kind of food reserve until they begin feeding on their own. I can easily believe that baby spiders do too. Of course, once they've used up their food reserves, they need to begin feeding. There are lots of very tiny insects that fly and crawl about and these must be the ones fed upon by young spiders. This would make an interesting research project but certainly not an easy one. Sorry I can't give you a better answer.
John Wiessinger ( May 24, 2006)