Some males will check before hand if the female has already mated. If so, he will go in search of another mate. Some capture prey to give to the female. Still others end up being the female s meal after mating. Egg production ranges from a single egg to 3,000.
Spiders make egg sacs, however, there are several different methods the spiders use.
They may make them and leave them attached securely to a branch or leaf. Several spiders choose to carry the egg sac with them, either on their spinnerets or their jaws. Other spiders lay their eggs and then protect them and may even go as far as to feed them for the first several weeks. Spiders are solitary hunters, though exceptions can be made. There are several types of spider that will stay with a host spider and eat whatever the host captures.