Recently, she got really fat so I suspected that she was getting ready to lay an egg sack. To get a better picture, I got really brave and stuck the camera lens into the top of the jar. Warning: don't try this at home!
Then today, when I checked on her, she (in fact) did lay an egg sack, just as I thought would happen. Now I need to either destroy the spider or get rid of the egg sack. I will probably just get rid of the egg sack. However, I have to be very careful, and make sure to wear leather gloves because black widows can be very aggressive when guarding their egg sacks. I will probably just poke something down in the jar (like pliers) and pluck out the egg sack.
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