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    Good Information sites

    Check out Mythbusters, episode 13 We showed that cellar spiders with circa 0.25mm fangs can bite a mythbuster ... probably humans as well 8-)) The dead outer layer of uncalloused human skin can be as thin as 0.05 to 0.1mm thick ... about as thick as the 'skin' that spiders bite through on small...
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    catching fruit flies for culture

    Hi, I did not see a good answer to your question. Were you able to trap some? We only use wild-type fruit flies for a variety of reasons. However, unlike most, we work and feed with maggots and pupae, so we do not have the mess of working with adults ... flightless or wild-type ... usually. You...
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    Comment by 'ChuckKristensen' in media 'Identity?'

    I'd guess Scytodes longipes. See https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/documents/Scytodes_longipes.pdf for more info.
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    Lings dying and not eating

    Hi, Just a note ... not sure if this is your problem ... Natural latex is a protective or defensive secretion, typically secreted by plants to protect cuts, scars and other wounds. It can be very toxic to arthropods, especially if it has not been treated to remove volatile components and other...
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    Does this price seem good?

    Not a lot with scorpions ... yet. We are making some general observations and experimenting with ways to breed and raise these in large numbers. For schools, we're working on anatomy and behavior guides as well as experiments with pheromones, sensory hairs, fluorescence and toxinology. Any...
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    Does this price seem good?

    Yep, we experiment with our experiments .... Hi, Abyss is right. We do experiment with our experiments and this product is still very much in development. We have been testing the market for affordable products that we can provide for use in education and science projects. At the...
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    Where can I get true spiders?

    True spiders We're happy to see more interest in typical spiders. More dealers are starting to handling them and it seems that hobbyists are learning to appreciate the diversity. Hopefully, this is also translating into more interest in local fauna ... wherever you are. We're supplying a few...
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    Anyone keeping Loxosceles?

    Vista is on the wrong side of the Santa Anna Mountains for Loxosceles deserta and quite a south of Sierra Madre, where Loxosceles laeta has been found in buildings. Recluse spiders uniformly colored legs, an abdomen without markings, very short spinerrets and no conspicuous spines or large...
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