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    How closely releted are scorpions and lobsters?

    sorry, i'm new here...Is there a list of questions I shouldnt ask, as they've been addressed in the past?
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    can Vietnamese cent. be fed live mice?

    How does someone respond to such a foolish statement?
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    can Vietnamese cent. be fed live mice?

    Good grief! How is it 'immoral'? Are you applying human standards to your centipedes?That's the same line of silly thinking as some vegans I know who will not feed thier dogs or cats animal products.... I have a large pet frog, and feed him live mice and incects all the time- He's perfectly...
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    Why do you handle your scorpion?

    I see scorpions the same way i see pet fish- they are great pets to own and observe, but picking them up and cuddling them is fairly pointless, and that may injure the pet...
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    How closely releted are scorpions and lobsters?

    Interesting- the horseshoe crab is so perfectly adapted to its envoronment it has not experienced a physical alteration it's evolution in hundreds of millions of years- It would be interesting if it turned out that the direct ancestor of scorpions looked exactly like horseshoe crabs- and some of...
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    Do tarantulas and giant centipedes have same method of liquifying and eating their prey?

    Thanks for the detailed response..... Would the corrosive properties of tarantula venom (on it's prey) be more or less be uniform among the different tarantula species- or are there some tarantulas that have venom with super enzymes that can break down tissues faster than their tarantula...
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    How closely releted are scorpions and lobsters?

    Interesting stuff- Perhaps the scorpions are more closely related to horseshoe crabs, the 'living fossil', which i think is related to spiders and scorpions..
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    How closely releted are scorpions and lobsters?

    I saw an interesting documentary on Discovery channel about prehistoric fish and other ocean dwellers- there was a segment on giant prehistoric scorpions that lived in the ocean, and scurried about on the sea floor- they looked like modern scorpions- but were gigantic.... Speaking of the...
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    Do tarantulas and giant centipedes have same method of liquifying and eating their prey?

    I think lobsters have a similar way of chewing and eating their food as the scorpions and centipedes..well- Comparing the lobster mouth to the scorpion mouth- the parts seem quite similar-Is there a common ancestor?
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    Do tarantulas and giant centipedes have same method of liquifying and eating their prey?

    This is very interesting- so the venom of the centipede doesnt break down the tissues, it merely incapcitates it's prey? And the tarantula venom both incapacitates and dissolves tissues? The tarantua venom must have 2 different compounds in their venom, the 'stunning' agent and the 'digestion'...
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    [Inquiry] Best place in Massachusetts to buy my first tarantula?

    I live in Boston MA- any suggestions the best place in my state where I might find a healthy and affordable tarantula?
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    Being bitten by an orb spider is what got me interested in spiders...

    As a boy my family had a country farm in the mountains of New Hamprshire- it was pure wilderness, no electricity, light by kerosene lamp and fireflies... The place was a haven for copperhead snakes, and orb spiders, which would weave enormous spider webs. I would pass the time away hurling...
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    What is the species of the 2 inch fast moving centipedes I find under rotted leaves?

    I live in Massachusetts, and often under rocks or rotted leaves I will spot these lightning quick tiny centipedes- about 2 inches or so, orange in color- They are so fast if you pick one up, they will reach around and bite, before you have time to react- and despite their small size, the bite...
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    Do tarantulas and giant centipedes have same method of liquifying and eating their prey?

    Tarantulas and giant centipedes both interest me a great deal- Ive watching some of the gorey, yet fascinating videos placed by pet owners on YouTube of tarantulas and giant centipedes killing and eating their prey- It seems that thier mouths are designed in a very similar way-Both have the...
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    Introduce Yourself

    Hi! My name is Tarn, I live in Boston MA- I have always been interested in spiders- tarantulas in particular, and I think this is the year I will buy my first tarantula. I'll probrolly get the most docile species i can find-a Mexican red knee or somthing- pity the cobalt blue is such an angry...
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