Ah Lee
Arachnosquire
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We have a web! (Sort of)
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Stacey's web!
Over the last few days, I tried feeding Stacey more flying prey. Namely a moth and a dragonfly. The moth was the first to be released. It flew around for a while and the dumb thing hit the hot UV light and died. Tong-fed it to Stacey, and she took it much more aggressively than she normally takes crickets.
The dragonfly was released and it flew around the room for about 24 hours. There was no way Stacey could catch it, but I was hoping it would trigger the "this area has prey" instincts.
Finally, I smacked it and tong-fed it too, and again she took it very aggressively. I feel she has a preference for flying stuff then?
Anyways i had also been dusting her barrier web with pollen. I had read that scientists have found that juvenile N. Clavipes take up to 25% of their diet from pollen stuck on their webs, so i thought it was worth a shot too.
So something must have gone right with whatever I did, because over the next few days Stacey started exploring more and adding more anchor points to her crappy barrier web.
And this morning, we have a web! Albeit a really crappy one. It's messy, haphazard, and has holes so big an elephant could waltz through it. But it is clearly an orb web, so I'm still happy! She sometimes walks around it doing some work, so maybe tomorrow we'll see something more decent.
Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Stacey's web!
Over the last few days, I tried feeding Stacey more flying prey. Namely a moth and a dragonfly. The moth was the first to be released. It flew around for a while and the dumb thing hit the hot UV light and died. Tong-fed it to Stacey, and she took it much more aggressively than she normally takes crickets.
The dragonfly was released and it flew around the room for about 24 hours. There was no way Stacey could catch it, but I was hoping it would trigger the "this area has prey" instincts.
Finally, I smacked it and tong-fed it too, and again she took it very aggressively. I feel she has a preference for flying stuff then?
Anyways i had also been dusting her barrier web with pollen. I had read that scientists have found that juvenile N. Clavipes take up to 25% of their diet from pollen stuck on their webs, so i thought it was worth a shot too.
So something must have gone right with whatever I did, because over the next few days Stacey started exploring more and adding more anchor points to her crappy barrier web.
And this morning, we have a web! Albeit a really crappy one. It's messy, haphazard, and has holes so big an elephant could waltz through it. But it is clearly an orb web, so I'm still happy! She sometimes walks around it doing some work, so maybe tomorrow we'll see something more decent.
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