Birble
Arachnopeon
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- Aug 13, 2020
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hey there! I need some theories!
I actually just made an account to ask this question.
So, today I found a small (for their size) Common House Spider, he reached about the size of the tip of a pinky finger (minus his leg span) and clearly wasn't yet mature.
So, I go to take this spider outside. I put him down on the balcony floor and I notice the way he walks; some of his legs curling, as if he got tangled in fluff - but there was no fluff. I wondered if he was just lethargic because it's been extremely hot in the UK the past few days, until I gave him a gentle nudge and he freaks out, runs super fast (keep in mind these are the fastest arachnids in the world!) towards the wall, where he slowly curls up, and dies.
So!! I'm super confused! What the heck just happened? Did he have some sort of parasite? He was also pretty skinny, I care for 2 common house spiders that are pretty big now, but still have some growing to do, and it definitely looks like he hasn't ate for days on end. So, starvation maybe? I just would've thought that a spider dying of starvation would have been a slow, tiresome death... But he literally freaked out and just went and died.
Super weird, right? Any thoughts?
I actually just made an account to ask this question.
So, today I found a small (for their size) Common House Spider, he reached about the size of the tip of a pinky finger (minus his leg span) and clearly wasn't yet mature.
So, I go to take this spider outside. I put him down on the balcony floor and I notice the way he walks; some of his legs curling, as if he got tangled in fluff - but there was no fluff. I wondered if he was just lethargic because it's been extremely hot in the UK the past few days, until I gave him a gentle nudge and he freaks out, runs super fast (keep in mind these are the fastest arachnids in the world!) towards the wall, where he slowly curls up, and dies.
So!! I'm super confused! What the heck just happened? Did he have some sort of parasite? He was also pretty skinny, I care for 2 common house spiders that are pretty big now, but still have some growing to do, and it definitely looks like he hasn't ate for days on end. So, starvation maybe? I just would've thought that a spider dying of starvation would have been a slow, tiresome death... But he literally freaked out and just went and died.
Super weird, right? Any thoughts?