To not know what to do with syd the spider

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Syd has been resident in my kitchen for at least 6 months now and she's been very welcome, she's never moved , she doesn't drop on my head , she eats all my undesirables.

But today syd has laid eggs . She has is tending her egg sac like an amazing mummy . But I'm a little freaked at the thought of hundreds of mini syds emerging into my kitchen . She's tending her babies like a queen . She's protective and I haven't the heart to hoover the egg sac up.

Dear Mumsnet, what do I do ?

I thought Syd was going to be a spindly but I see she is not. However, based on my observations with spindlies having babies (at one point I had 5 with egg sacs which was a little unnerving), it turns out most of the offspring just don't survive, I suppose not enough food? So I wouldn't worry about having hundreds of them, it's unlikely most will survive. And those who do will just wander a little further away, at which point you should be able to gently remove them to the garden or shed or wherever you want!

I think maybe Syd will die now, like in Charlotte’s Web, and one of her daughters take over, and the others will disperse. I’ve noticed my own Syd is gone and a tiny replica is in her place this morning- this suggests that she reproduced, but I never noticed! There aren’t hundreds of little spiders

This made me laugh! We need spidernet 😂