Anesthesia of tarantulas

[vounti]

Hi everyone

I guess you all know Vonwirth or at least heard his name when talking about Cyriopagopus vonwirthi

I just found a post of him explaining how he deals with important problems with Ts. Here is the link: https://m.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=von.wirth.3&set=a.1494822800679898

I guess you all know also that it's a stupid idea to try ANYTHING without it being absolutely necessary

Have a nice day

Edit: it's in german but a quick search on google traduction will help

 

[coolnweird]

Very cool, thanks for sharing!

 

[AphonopelmaTX]

This is very useful. Thankfully Safari and Chrome have translation plug-ins so I could read the German. I bookmarked this post.

 

[Introvertebrate]

"Animal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries", not to mention, creating antidotes.

"We determined the proteins present in the venom of L. hesperus (Western Black Widow) by collecting venom exuded by anesthetized adult females subject to electrostimulation with a 10 V current via a capillary tube, and subsequently diluting the venom in distilled water."

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