O.violaceopes swimming

[Crazyarachnoguy]

This morning I went to go mist a couple enclosures, I must’ve startled my omothymus violaceopes and he went running into his water dish. The water dish is maybe a little oversized for him so his entire body is submerged. He was in there for Atleast a minute and still was when I left the spider room. I read something about t’s holding their breath for 30 minutes at a time so I’m not worried, just impressed lol. I’ve kept t’s for 16 years and never seen one total submerge itself in water and just hang out there, anyone else experience this odd behavior?

 

[BoyFromLA]

I’ve seen a few dipping their fangs into water, but I have not yet seen any of them completely diving / submerging into.

 

[Harrod]

Years ago with my H. Gigas female.

 

[cold blood]

. I read something about t’s holding their breath for 30 minutes at a time

Well thats not exactly true....ts do not breathe like you or me, instead air passes over their book lungs.....when a t goes in water, its hairs catch beads of air, which essentially allows for them to "breathe" while submerged.....and because the book lungs arent super effective/effecient, it can take a long time for them to use up that trapped air.

 

[viper69]

This morning I went to go mist a couple enclosures, I must’ve startled my omothymus violaceopes and he went running into his water dish. The water dish is maybe a little oversized for him so his entire body is submerged. He was in there for Atleast a minute and still was when I left the spider room. I read something about t’s holding their breath for 30 minutes at a time so I’m not worried, just impressed lol. I’ve kept t’s for 16 years and never seen one total submerge itself in water and just hang out there, anyone else experience this odd behavior?

There’s a nice video out there of an Avic swimming in a river.

H gigas is a known water lover that will go under water.

 

[Crazyarachnoguy]

Well thats not exactly true....ts do not breathe like you or me, instead air passes over their book lungs.....when a t goes in water, its hairs catch beads of air, which essentially allows for them to "breathe" while submerged.....and because the book lungs arent super effective/effecient, it can take a long time for them to use up that trapped air.

Very good information, thank you! I wish I would have gotten some photos of him doing this.

 

[cold blood]

Very good information, thank you! I wish I would have gotten some photos of him doing this.

A lot of individual ts of many species will sometimes dive into water when spooked. I have had a T. ockerti submerged for over an hour, a sazamai that literally does it every time spooked....

drinking sazimai

• cold blood
• Nov 3, 2020
• 2

Its this girl here....I cant locate the pic of her totally submerged unfortunately.

 

[Crazyarachnoguy]

It happened again, and this time I was able to get a pic if anyone is interested!! Entirely submerged all but her abdomen lol, crazy girl. This is same spider who initially did it the first time.

 

[jc55]

It happened again, and this time I was able to get a pic if anyone is interested!! Entirely submerged all but her abdomen lol, crazy girl. This is same spider who initially did it the first time. View attachment 384600 View attachment 384601

Amazing and a first for me as i have never seen any T submerge itself in water,thanks for sharing.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

It happened again, and this time I was able to get a pic if anyone is interested!! Entirely submerged all but her abdomen lol, crazy girl. This is same spider who initially did it the first time. View attachment 384600 View attachment 384601

“If act like fish maybe they no notice me”