black widow consuming a pinky mouse PIC

motorteipidpa · 10-13-2002, 06:37 PM

i just did this out of curiosity to see what the spider reaction would be.i wonder how much of the pinky the spider will actually consume.the spider is a mature female black widow.the pics r bad but u can kinda see it.the pinky is a dead thawed out one.if the pinkys appearance dramatically changes in the next few hours,like how it does when a t eats it,ill post more pics,but u probably cant get much amusement out of it,the pics are so bad.
Tom

motorteipidpa · 10-13-2002, 06:38 PM

heres another pic,but crappier quality
Tom

BileDrunk · 10-13-2002, 07:22 PM

Yuk! That's one of the most monstrous things I've ever seen.............................................. .................................................. ..I love it!

Atrax

JacenBeers · 10-13-2002, 08:20 PM

I wouldnt let it get too fat. I have lost black widows who have burst from over eating. Just be careful.

motorteipidpa · 10-13-2002, 08:22 PM

one more

Alex S. · 10-13-2002, 09:38 PM

Sometimes people underestimate the feeding capability of the widows, awesome predatores. My large L. geometricus (brown widow) has taken down tree frogs.

Alex S.

***Kugellager*** · 10-14-2002, 03:47 AM

Those are some cool pics...Monster widow...

I have never had over feeding problems with widows..If I give them to many crickets they web them up but save the eating for later...or ..in the case of the current female I have...it lays another egg sac...I thought 12 was the limit for this one as it has not made one for three weeks...but first thing this morning whe I took a look...#13...amazing egg laying machine. All the ones I have kept have managed to 'hatch' 100's of slings.

John
];')

Botar · 10-14-2002, 10:02 AM

Kug,

What on earth do you do with 100's of BW slings? Is there that much of a market for BW's?

Botar

***Kugellager*** · 10-14-2002, 01:36 PM

I take them out somewhere where they won't bug sprayed and let them go....raising them would be insane as far as I'm concerned...I figure many less of the egg sacs would make it in the wild than have in my house so I am putting more than the 1/2 dozen I have collected back in to the wild. They are quite common here and become infesting at times. Coworkers of mine have sheds in their yards with dozens of them in them....seems that spiders are very common here in general.

John
];')

galeogirl · 10-14-2002, 06:19 PM

That's one of the cool things about keeping native species, excess offspring can always be turned loose without fear of messing with the ecology.

Alex S. · 10-15-2002, 03:19 PM

Species of the giant Nephila orb-web genus such as Nephila maculata are capable of preying on birds and even small bats.

Now that is some incredible stuff....

Alex S.

Stormcrow · 07-13-2004, 04:36 AM

Awesome display of predacious instinct, but kinda gruesome. I wonder, what the hell was left, dried skin and bones. Ew! I stick with crickets.

I once made a gruesome discovery while 7 years old in my back yard when I lived in Mira Loma. I found a dried husk of an adult alligator lizard stuck in a Widow's web atop a tall tree stump. I was traumatized back then.

Black Widows have been known to bite and attack larger vertabrates, both cold-warm-blooded creatures that made the fatal mortal mistake of denning with the spider.

Awesome pic, thanks for sharing it!

Arachnoporium · 02-27-2007, 05:28 AM

My Latrodectus spp. love roaches. Slings just a few days old will take nymphs and adult females will take an Orange Head 10X their size and suck it dry.

If I toss in crickets or any others, they will web it and save it - although when it comes to a roach none of my widows will stop until they are as fat as can be.

Anyone else have the same feeding response?

KUJordan · 02-27-2007, 04:18 PM

when widows are threatened, they dispense a very thick sticky silk. if you have ever had any of this stuff fresh and gotten it on your fingers it is a frightening eye opener as to the potential prey capturing abilities of Latrodectus spiders. the stuff will hold your fingers together as well as super glue will!

Selenops · 02-28-2007, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tengu79

My Latrodectus spp. love roaches. Slings just a few days old will take nymphs and adult females will take an Orange Head 10X their size and suck it dry.

If I toss in crickets or any others, they will web it and save it - although when it comes to a roach none of my widows will stop until they are as fat as can be.

Anyone else have the same feeding response?

Better yet, when your widow gets into a unintentional "hide and seek" contest with it's prey. I LOVE WATCHING THAT! QUITE A SHOW!

And that gluey silk the widow fires is awesome. Like a pair of webshooters.

10-13-2002, 06:38 PM	#2
motorteipidpa Arachnosquire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 62	heres another pic,but crappier quality Tom Attached Images

10-13-2002, 08:22 PM	#5
motorteipidpa Arachnosquire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 62	one more Attached Images

10-13-2002, 09:38 PM	#6
Alex S. Arachnolord Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 646	Latrodectus Sometimes people underestimate the feeding capability of the widows, awesome predatores. My large L. geometricus (brown widow) has taken down tree frogs. Alex S.

10-14-2002, 03:47 AM	#7
*Kugellager* ArachnoJester Arachnoadministrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,551	Those are some cool pics...Monster widow... I have never had over feeding problems with widows..If I give them to many crickets they web them up but save the eating for later...or ..in the case of the current female I have...it lays another egg sac...I thought 12 was the limit for this one as it has not made one for three weeks...but first thing this morning whe I took a look...#13...amazing egg laying machine. All the ones I have kept have managed to 'hatch' 100's of slings. John ];') __________________ For they have nothing to fight me with, save the brute forces of their numbers. I have my mind. Ascend above the fog of humanity...Open your eyes--THINK! Got a Question? Use The Search Function. It Works! Kugellager's Videos

10-14-2002, 10:02 AM	#8
Botar Arachnoprince Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 1,438	Kug, What on earth do you do with 100's of BW slings? Is there that much of a market for BW's? Botar __________________ I grew up watching the Vietnam War and Watergate instead of Cartoon Network... you figure it out. ~ The Angry Pigmentally Challenged Penis-toting Homosapien www.botarz.com

10-13-2002, 06:37 PM	#1
motorteipidpa Arachnosquire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 62	black widow consuming a pinky mouse PIC i just did this out of curiosity to see what the spider reaction would be.i wonder how much of the pinky the spider will actually consume.the spider is a mature female black widow.the pics r bad but u can kinda see it.the pinky is a dead thawed out one.if the pinkys appearance dramatically changes in the next few hours,like how it does when a t eats it,ill post more pics,but u probably cant get much amusement out of it,the pics are so bad. Tom Attached Images

10-13-2002, 07:22 PM	#3
BileDrunk Arachnocorpse Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,931	Yuk! That's one of the most monstrous things I've ever seen.............................................. .................................................. ..I love it! Atrax

10-13-2002, 08:20 PM	#4
JacenBeers Arachnoprince Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Calgary AB, Canada Posts: 1,266	I wouldnt let it get too fat. I have lost black widows who have burst from over eating. Just be careful.

10-14-2002, 01:36 PM	#9
*Kugellager* ArachnoJester Arachnoadministrator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,551	I take them out somewhere where they won't bug sprayed and let them go....raising them would be insane as far as I'm concerned...I figure many less of the egg sacs would make it in the wild than have in my house so I am putting more than the 1/2 dozen I have collected back in to the wild. They are quite common here and become infesting at times. Coworkers of mine have sheds in their yards with dozens of them in them....seems that spiders are very common here in general. John ];') __________________ For they have nothing to fight me with, save the brute forces of their numbers. I have my mind. Ascend above the fog of humanity...Open your eyes--THINK! Got a Question? Use The Search Function. It Works! Kugellager's Videos

10-14-2002, 06:19 PM	#10
galeogirl Arachnoprince Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,126 My Mood:	That's one of the cool things about keeping native species, excess offspring can always be turned loose without fear of messing with the ecology. __________________ Competence is sexy. - Survival Mama

10-15-2002, 03:19 PM	#11
Alex S. Arachnolord Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 646	Speaking of giant web-builders Species of the giant Nephila orb-web genus such as Nephila maculata are capable of preying on birds and even small bats. Now that is some incredible stuff.... Alex S.

07-13-2004, 04:36 AM	#12
Stormcrow Arachnoknight Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: California Posts: 297	Awesome display of predacious instinct, but kinda gruesome. I wonder, what the hell was left, dried skin and bones. Ew! I stick with crickets. I once made a gruesome discovery while 7 years old in my back yard when I lived in Mira Loma. I found a dried husk of an adult alligator lizard stuck in a Widow's web atop a tall tree stump. I was traumatized back then. Black Widows have been known to bite and attack larger vertabrates, both cold-warm-blooded creatures that made the fatal mortal mistake of denning with the spider. Awesome pic, thanks for sharing it! Last edited by Stormcrow : 07-13-2004 at 04:40 AM.

02-27-2007, 05:28 AM	#13
Arachnoporium Arachnosquire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 124 My Mood:	Latrodectus love Roaches My Latrodectus spp. love roaches. Slings just a few days old will take nymphs and adult females will take an Orange Head 10X their size and suck it dry. If I toss in crickets or any others, they will web it and save it - although when it comes to a roach none of my widows will stop until they are as fat as can be. Anyone else have the same feeding response?

02-27-2007, 04:18 PM	#14
KUJordan Arachnoknight Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lawrence Posts: 284	when widows are threatened, they dispense a very thick sticky silk. if you have ever had any of this stuff fresh and gotten it on your fingers it is a frightening eye opener as to the potential prey capturing abilities of Latrodectus spiders. the stuff will hold your fingers together as well as super glue will!

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