| 11. | Her larva then spring from her egg sac and attack Junior, devouring him.
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| 12. | This retreat is used by the female spider to secrete its egg sac.
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| 13. | Worms, he said, and egg sacs and spinners, with no luck.
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| 14. | There are usually 20 to 35 eggs in each egg sac.
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| 15. | The females are fierce defenders of their egg sacs and young.
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| 16. | The host treats the externa as if it were its own egg sac.
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| 17. | The female carries the egg sac in her mouthparts until the spiderlings hatch.
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| 18. | Once he returns to Homer's farm, he guards the egg sac until the winter.
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| 19. | Within most species, the female turns the egg sac often, which is called brooding.
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| 20. | The female remains with the egg sac in the retreat.
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