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If a Mexican Red Knee spider will not eat its food and molted three days ago could this be the problem?
I have 4 spiders as pets and have learned that they can go as long as 90 days without eating so i would leave 1 or 2 crickets...
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Is it a problem if a Chilean Rose has not eaten in about 3 months?
I am not a great fan of tarantulas. No offense. One of co-workers has one though and he said his has not eaten in almost a year....
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Is it normal if a Chilean Rose molts?
Yes, it is normal for a Chilean Rose tarantula to molt. In order to grow larger, tarantulas must molt. They shed their entire...
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What kind of insecticides can you use to get rid of spiders infesting your house and garage?
You might try a powder. Preferably DRION. simply dust the corners and any areas where they traffic. Also make sure you knock down...
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Does a Mexican red knee spider have venom?
The answer is yes. The red knee, B. smithi, is not really aggressive in general, but may bite if supprised or startled. In the...
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What predators eat tarantulas?
Tarantulas have very few natural enemies other than humans. Its only real natural enemy is an insect known as the spider wasp....
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What kind of spider is black and fuzzy and has yellow rings around the legs?
Please go on" www.google.com TYPE IN: species of spiders in the area of _____________. It depends where you live, so please put...
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What kind of spider is black and fuzzy with yellow rings?
Sounds like your common Garden Spider, Garden Spiders are easy to recognize, they have a distinct zig zag pattern in the center...
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How do you get rid of daddy long legs?
Daddy Longlegs are really good to have around because they are such great predators of other tiny insects and they are not...
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Is the daddy long legs the most poisonous spider?
This answer has been condensed from several contributions, as many simply restate the information present in earlier ones. The...
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What is arachnophobia?
Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders or arachnids, like scorpions.
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Is the daddy long-legs the most venomous spider?
An urban legend claims that the 'daddy longlegs' ( harvestman ) is the most venomous animal in the world, but it possesses fangs...
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Funny facts about stick insects?
There are many interesting facts about stick insects. Here are just a few: "Stick Insect" is the common name for the family...
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How can you figure out the age of your Mexican red knee tarantula?
You can find out the age of your tarantula by finding todays date and subtrating the birthdate of the spider from this. Simple...
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What is the world's deadliest spider?
The Brazilian Wandering spider.
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Why does the skin on a banana change as the banana ripens?
Ethylene causes the ripening process, which also causes the color change.
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What kind of spider has a yellow body with black dots The spider has black stripes on the legs nc usa?
Is it a smiley face crab spider? I usually go to www.bugguide.net for my bug questions. Just type yellow spider in the search and...
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What kind of hairy Black spider has a white stripe and spots on it's back and is one inch in diameter and located in central Washington State?
This is probably a jumping spider-- depending on what region of the country (or world) that you live in. It is most common in the...
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What causes people to be scared of spiders?
It is in your genes. Nowadays, there is nothing to be afraid of - the only spiders which are significantly dangerous are far from...
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Do spiders die if you hoover them?
yes
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If poisonous spiders bite a plant will it poison and kill the plant as it does to humans?
Probably not. Just depends on the spider and the plant. You should know that not many spiders have the venom to actually kill a...
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How do you get rid of spiders nesting inside a screened in pool?
I had this problem. Brown and black widow spiders nesting in just about every single corner of the pool screenhouse. Spiders,...
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What do you do for spider bites?
vary depending upon the type of spider doing the biting. Some are serious and require medical attention, while others are...
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How many legs does a spider use for walking?
The ones that are not smashed by me in a futile attempt to run away after seeing it.
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Are scorpions in the spider family?
They are not in the same 'family' but in a similar classification called a class; Arachnida. They are not insects.
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What can you do to keep daddy long legs and occasionally different spiders out of your house if you are constantly killing them and destroying their webs?
You need to eliminate their food source. Spiders feed on other insects. If they have nothing to east, they will go away. Daddy...
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How many spiders does an average person really eat in their sleep in their lifetime and are there documented studies that proved this and if so where can the data from these studies be found?
I heard that it was 10 and that the studies are posted on medical websites. There is no evidence that we eat any. It's an urban...
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How do you figure out the name of a spider that you recently found?
Just look in an insect enciclopedia
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Death after using a toilet in either olive garden or on a plane where a spider who likes cool damp places hides and bites on bottoms causing death It is new to our country?
I don't really see why it would kill you unless it bit you on the sphincter. But then again, it also depends on the type of...
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What is the most poisonous spider?
The Sydney Funnel web spider is the most poisonous spider on earth, causes comas, seizures and death within the hour of the bite....
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What kind of spider is white on its back with black spots and red spikes?
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What is a poisonous spider that has a red hour-glass marking called?
Black Widow
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What is the appropriate treatment for a spider bite?
Emergency Response: If you feel this is an emergency, call: Poison Control (800) 222-1222 They operate all day every...
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How do you kill a black widow without poison?
I would recommend buying sticky flytraps you can hag from walls.I once saw a black widow and screamed...it was not aggressive but...
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What is a tarantula?
It's a spider.
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What insect or spider bite causes large water blisters?
I have lived in SE Asia for the past 36 years and am very accustomed to mosquito bites , however within the last 18 months I find...
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How many baby spiders do spiders have?
---- Spiders lay eggs within a silken egg sac that is often ball-shaped and either hidden in the web or carried by the...
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How do tarantulas drink?
through their feet....this is NOT true.. All spiders "suck" up their "water" from their pray. When a spider catches pray its...
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What is the name of the big fat black spiders that have large hard black bodies and thick long legs?
I believe that is a tarantula spider that enjois the taste of dalichios and paws that tear at your flesh assist these spiders...
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What are small red dot like spiders that are found in large numbers?
Let's see, if these spiders are around plants, my guess is that they are spider mites. Damage from these little guys can be...
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What habitat does a tarantula require?
My sister had one of those. She kept hers in a fish aquarium. She laid down some type of small pebbles on the bottom that she...
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What can I do with a black widow if I find one in my house?
It sounds heartless, but carefully kill it without coming into contact with it. Its bite is painful and may make you feel ill,...
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What is a jumping spider?
Jumping spiders are a family of spiders that jump (the salticidae family of spiders). 13% of spider species are jumping spiders....
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How do spiders give birth?
"Different spiders mate in different positions, but in all cases the aim is to transfer sperm from the male to the female. The...
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What do wolf spiders eat?
Crickets, other spiders, ants, grasshoppers, and will also occasionally take small lizards and frogs.
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What does a spider breathe?
It breathes through it's mouth like most thing that live on land...It as lungs that are over millions times smaller than ours....
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Do spiders hibernate in winter?
My 5 year old asked me where spiders went in the Winter. We found this answer on the www.spidersrule.com Spiders like the garden...
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What is the most posion spider?
It is commonly believed that the Brazilian wandering spider is the most poisonous spider, there have been over 7000 recorded...
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What type of spider has a red upper body and legs and a beige lower body?
Sow Bug Killer. This may be the spider it has like a peanut shape rear ,you can find it at...
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What are the identifying characteristics of a brown recluse spider?
== Brown recluse spiders are also known as 'fiddleback' spiders, and may be recognizable by the small violin-shaped markings on...
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Where does the silk come from in a spider?
special glands in the abdomen. sometimes it looks like the mouth but they just use the mandibles to weave it
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How do you get rid of brown recluse spiders?
catch them in a jar Well you could do that but I wouldn't recommend it. They are very poisonous and getting that close could be...
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What is the most deadly spider?
the brazilian wandering spider.
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When you were in arizona recently you saw a very large thin spider with long thin legs this guy was about 2-3 inches in diameter what kind of spider could this be?
probably a tarantula
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What factors affect the tarantulas population?
Developers destroying natural habitats, and when people eat them.
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In the Ukraine what does it mean if you find a spider web in the house on Christmas Day?
In the Ukraine if you were to find a spiders web in the house on christmas day. It was a sign of good luck.
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Do daddy long legs eat white tail spiders?
I think that the mouse can actually eat the spider. They are very small. If its dead yes.
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How big is the banana spider?
Well i have not had a chance to messure but the female north american banna spider is about the size of your palm. ---- the...
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Can spiders scream?
I would say not. Screaming is a vocalization that humans make using their lungs and vocal cords. Spiders do not have either lungs...
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What spider is brown and has two humps on its back?
The answer is a brown camel spider.
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What spider has a large white body with brown stripes about the size of a large grape?
got pictures?
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Do spiders get rid of waste products and how often?
Yes they do get rid of waste products when they are in there webs.
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What positive contribution might be madet to the conservation when keeping an exotic pet?
I've never heard anything positive about keeping any of the large cats as exotic pets.
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If you brought some birch and red oak wood in your room and later you saw a quick black spider in your bed but couldn't catch it what kind of spider is it?
If it was a pretty descent size spider it could very likely be a wolf spider. They would hide in things like that and they are...
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What kind of spider is lime green and has a bright yellow crocked line on its back?
Green Lynx Spider, Peucetia viridans
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Why are small Spiders called Money Spiders?
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What is an anthropod?
This word is nonexistent or misspelled. ANTHROPOID is man-like, simian, as is anthropology the study of specific human races....
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How do spiders spin webs?
They secrete their web spinning silk from their abdomen and use their back legs to manipulate it into a web.
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What do Australian Funnelweb Spiders eat?
Funnelwebs eat insects and even frogs and lizards. Don't forget, they will even make an attempt to add you to their diet, so stay...
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Can a Chilean Rose tarantula molt if it is on its front?
YES! This morning I discovered my rose-hair on her back, her molted shell next to her. It must have occured overnight. Her shell...
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What do you call the pair of appendages on a spider?
Chelicerae; these are used during feeding and defense; they contain the fangs and poison glands. See the Related Links for...
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Why do spiders never get caught in their webs?
I believe that there are vertical and horizontal threads in the web. when the spider crawls he does it on a non sticky thread....
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Where do spiders go in winter?
Most spiders hibernate but some die only to have their spiderlings come out in the spring. See this website for more details. ...
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How many legs does a spider have?
Spiders have 8 legs. As they are arachnids (animals with 8 legs)
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Do spiders bite people?
Some spiders do bite people, but most do not. It depends on the type of spider.
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Are jumping spiders common in the NorthWest?
Yes
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Are baby black widows poisonous?
All black widows are poisonous, some say the young ones even more so, However at such a small size their fangs are not likely to...
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Is an orb weaver poisonous?
The venom of the Orb Weaver is potent, but not dangerous to humans. Its venom is a neurotoxin similar to that of the black widow....
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Why do spiders have eight legs?
Spider, common name for about 34,000 species of arthropod animals (in a group of organisms called chelicerates) having eight...
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What kind of spider is brown with black stripes on its body and legs and has little antennae on its face and the back legs look like a grasshopper's legs?
I do not think it is a spider (Arachnid) (8 legs). I think it is an insect (6 legs). It can JUMP very high and far. They are...
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If you are being overrun by bees and spiders and no one wants to go outside what can you do?
You can call an exterminator. You can also get rid of bees this way: Go to your local Home Depot or other garden/home...
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What eats algae?
any fish many flish like krabs and sea stars
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Do tarantulas get more angry aproaching a molt?
I wouldnt say angry would be the proper term for its actions. Just like most animals that molt or shed, its eye coverings are...
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Do spiders have good eyesight?
yes they do they have great eyesight well duh dum dum
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Do spiders have brains?
Yes.
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Do baby wolf spiders bite?
Yes, they can bite from the moment they are born.
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Why is there a large zigzag pattern in the middle of the banana spider's web?
by Zaf It's the thread that alerts the spider that dinner has landed. Answer by Imperiex I'd like to point out that the banana...
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Is there really a color of paint or stain that you can use on ceilings or wood in and around your house that will keep spiders and wasps from making their homes?
There really is a color. It is sky blue!
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How do you prevent spiders from entering your home?
try ONE of these two methods: 1. spray chestnut oil in cracks and crevices around windows and doors (insects can get...
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What are the natural predators of a Black Widow spider?
The Blue Mud Dauber and The Spider Wasp HOLY CRAP
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How many deaths from spiders a year?
If you're asking how many people die due to spider bites in a year, well... That completely depends on what part of the world. ...
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How many legs does a mexican redknee spider have?
The mexican redknee is a tarantula and classed as an arachnid, and as such has eight legs.
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What is an instincts that a spider has?
They are born knowing how to spin a web.
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Can spiders lay eggs inside a human body?
NO, there is absolutely no documentation or proof stating that a spider can do this....
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What kind of spider has a large brown abdomen 2cm long with long black shiny legs?
If you are in Australia it sounds like a Mouse spider. I'm in North America and found a similar spider in my basement this...
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How do you tell if a spider is poisonous?
I don't believe you can simply tell if they are poisonous or not just by looking at them. If I recall correctly, you have to...
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Name the toxin produced by Telamonia dimidiata?
Telamonia Dimidiata are non-venomous and produce no toxin significant to humans.
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What should you do when your tarantula won't eat the pinky mouse you give it?
Take the mouse out and feed the tarantula something else.
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Can a spider bite kill you?
Depending on the spider bite and if left untreated yes you can. yes ... but it's extreamly unlikely. a spider is too small to...
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Are Gasteracantha Cancriformis poisonous?
The gasteracantha cancriformis is a type of spider known by many different names including spiny orb weaver, jewel spider, and...
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