Moakmeister
Arachnodemon
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We've all seen it: you drop a big juicy roach right in front of your tarantula, and the roach plays dead, acting like nothing more than a rock. The tarantula is unable to realize that food is there, so it doesn't attack. You have to nudge the roach to get it to move again.
Wait, what?
Any knowledge about tarantulas indicates that they should never be fooled by this trick. Tarantulas sense their environment with their hairs all over their legs. They feel the vibrations going through the ground and in the air, and they can tell where something is and how big it is. So when the roach lands on the ground, they KNOW something is there. Sometimes, the tarantula will actually turn around and touch the roach, and they still don't attack. Even if they think it's just a stick or a rock, can't they at least poke at it to see if it moves? And furthermore, can't they smell the roach? Don't they taste with their feet? How do they not realize it's food when every single sense is telling them it is?
Wait, what?
Any knowledge about tarantulas indicates that they should never be fooled by this trick. Tarantulas sense their environment with their hairs all over their legs. They feel the vibrations going through the ground and in the air, and they can tell where something is and how big it is. So when the roach lands on the ground, they KNOW something is there. Sometimes, the tarantula will actually turn around and touch the roach, and they still don't attack. Even if they think it's just a stick or a rock, can't they at least poke at it to see if it moves? And furthermore, can't they smell the roach? Don't they taste with their feet? How do they not realize it's food when every single sense is telling them it is?