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After their next blood meal, they molt once again into the adult stage.
After the first molt of their skin, they descend and go off on their own.
The young spiders then molt to the second stage and begin feeding.
After about two days it makes the final molt to reveal the pretty pupa.
Young male eiders will molt several times before reaching full adult plumage in their second year.