Kendricks
Arachnoknight
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Watching my G. pulchra sling munching on a cricket just now, I observed that the cricket is not dying as fast as usual. I fed her yesterday and the day before yesterday, so this is the third meal in 3 days, with the crickets being roughly the size of the spider (BL).
I wondered if there are any known details, or at least assumptions/observations, about how quickly Tarantulas (re)produce their venom, as it appears to me that my G. pulchra could not apply much venom in this case, so the cricket survives way longer than usual, as if she "ran out of ammo".
Do you guys have any observations/theories on that?
I wondered if there are any known details, or at least assumptions/observations, about how quickly Tarantulas (re)produce their venom, as it appears to me that my G. pulchra could not apply much venom in this case, so the cricket survives way longer than usual, as if she "ran out of ammo".
Do you guys have any observations/theories on that?