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These little critters never cease to amaze and fascinate me. The g. pulchra injured in the cat accident (different thread, but wanted THIS one to be about autotomy) came out of icu and went back in to her enclosure. Caught her drinking, she was doin' great. I looked in on her today and found that she had dropped the right pedipalp! It must have been internanlly injured very badly and I didn't know it. I take this as a sign that her body is well enough to reject the offending injury. WOW, this is the first time I have witnessed this and it's SUCH an amazing thing!! I call her "Lefty" now, but I think she's gonna be fine!
P.S. Robert Breene's Paper on the subject refers to it as "autotomy" AND "autonomy"... I'm thinking one is a typo?:?
THE OFFENDING PALP:
P.S. Robert Breene's Paper on the subject refers to it as "autotomy" AND "autonomy"... I'm thinking one is a typo?:?
THE OFFENDING PALP: