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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tortoise Tom" data-source="post: 133562" data-attributes="member: 27883"><p>I'm finding it so interesting what the individual species do with their shed exoskeletons. Some incorporate it into their web lairs, while others just leave it sitting there next to them, while some intentionally expel it from their living quarters. The C. lividum has been the most surprising to me. I haven't even seen any of the three of them since they built their volcanoes. They must have gone to a lot of trouble to push those sheds all the way up and out of their deep tunnels. What's more is that each exoskeleton was equidistant from their volcano opening. About one inch away for all three spiders. The uniformity of the timing and of the placement was astonishing. I wonder if they continue this trait into adulthood. If they do, it seems like it would make finding them in the wild much easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>