Reluctant Widow Mother
Arachnosquire
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It turned out a snakefly—a living fossil dating back to the Jurassic—was pupating inside one of the bamboo sticks I used for Patty Black's enclosure. Creepy. Someone in the movie industry needs to blow this up to Godzilla proportions and put it on the big screen.
During a sort of false spring here, it emerged and, of course, the black widow went for it. Long story short: She ended up losing her left front leg during the conflict. Next time I'm gonna do what I used to do with perches I made for my parrots: I'm going to wrap wood in foil and bake it in the oven. That not only kills insects, but pretty much anything that could be a problem. My mother only uses poison in special circumstances (such as a black widow infestation on the patio), so I thought the bamboo was safe. Not exactly, huh?
My black widow still has a few moults left before she is fully grown. How many moults does it take for a new leg to grow as much as it's going to? Are moults more dangerous for spiders that are replacing lost limbs?
It turned out a snakefly—a living fossil dating back to the Jurassic—was pupating inside one of the bamboo sticks I used for Patty Black's enclosure. Creepy. Someone in the movie industry needs to blow this up to Godzilla proportions and put it on the big screen.
During a sort of false spring here, it emerged and, of course, the black widow went for it. Long story short: She ended up losing her left front leg during the conflict. Next time I'm gonna do what I used to do with perches I made for my parrots: I'm going to wrap wood in foil and bake it in the oven. That not only kills insects, but pretty much anything that could be a problem. My mother only uses poison in special circumstances (such as a black widow infestation on the patio), so I thought the bamboo was safe. Not exactly, huh?
My black widow still has a few moults left before she is fully grown. How many moults does it take for a new leg to grow as much as it's going to? Are moults more dangerous for spiders that are replacing lost limbs?
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