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Post by admin on Jan 28, 2015 13:56:56 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2015 14:15:03 GMT -8
Who wins?
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Post by bugboys3 on Jan 28, 2015 16:06:37 GMT -8
Not much of a fight.
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Post by admin on Jan 28, 2015 16:52:05 GMT -8
Yes, I noticed that! The spider just gives up. I guess he knows that part of his purpose of existence is to support the wasp community, so why fight it? |
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Post by admin on Jan 28, 2015 16:52:39 GMT -8
Do have to ask?  |
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Post by johnnyboy on Jan 29, 2015 0:08:18 GMT -8
The female tarantula hawk wasp, when attacking a tarantula, is thought to produce a kairomone, which is a chemical that passifies the spider and makes it easier to overpower.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 6:36:52 GMT -8
Do have to ask? [br I figured the spider got dusted off. Just didn't want to watch. Like tarantulas. |
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Post by admin on Jan 29, 2015 9:50:36 GMT -8
The female tarantula hawk wasp, when attacking a tarantula, is thought to produce a kairomone, which is a chemical that passifies the spider and makes it easier to overpower. Johnny Wow. I had never heard about that, but come to think of it, that's how it looks in this video. These tarantulas don't have a chance once they are spotted by the wasp. Lesson: Keep a low profile and don't take long walks if you are a spider. |
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Post by admin on Jan 29, 2015 12:59:21 GMT -8
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2015 16:41:51 GMT -8
Cool video Clark. There is a similar species called Aphonopelma Hentzi that lives as far east as Missouri. Most people are quite surprised when they find out there are tarantulas living in southwestern Missouri. I don't keep them anymore. I kept getting phorid flies from crickets at one of the big chain pet stores. I am sure you know what phorid flies will do to your insect specimens.
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Post by admin on Jan 30, 2015 13:35:09 GMT -8
Cool video Clark. There is a similar species called Aphonopelma Hentzi that lives as far east as Missouri. Most people are quite surprised when they find out there are tarantulas living in southwestern Missouri. I don't keep them anymore. I kept getting phorid flies from crickets at one of the big chain pet stores. I am sure you know what phorid flies will do to your insect specimens. Tell me more about phorid flies and crickets. I've never heard this one either. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2015 19:11:48 GMT -8
Phorid flies like to lay eggs on dead things. Especially insects. Some will even infest open wounds on living animals and humans. They have even been known to survive trip though and reproduce in human intestines. The look like a fruit fly but are a little bigger. When startled they will run a short distance before flying away. If you get a infestation in your home they can be very difficult to get rid off. Drains with any organic matter (kitchen) are a favorite breeding site. I am sure they killed two of my tarantulas by laying eggs on them just after a molt. The pet store has prepackaged crickets and all the containers were infested with phorid flies. The supplier was probably the source of the flies. I found them at two stores thirty miles apart. I told the mangers at both stores about them and neither seemed to be too concerned. I ended giving away over $500 worth of spiders in order to save my Lepidoptera. For the next few weeks I cleaned and killed everyone I saw. They got into my snake cages and in with my mice. I had a re-infestation after that and discovered they came from a unopened bag of mouse food. Same stores of course. Since then I put the bag of food in the deep freeze just to be on the safe side. I did not lose any of my specimens to them. I hated to part with my tarantulas but I like my Lepidoptera more.
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