Ellenantula
Arachnoking
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Okay, I get that Ts have a waxy outer coating, exterior non-penetrable -- even human skin has similar properties, human skin can absorb to some degree but you don't take a bath and get out weighing 30 pounds more because you absorbed water -- so it limited. (I am going somewhere with this, honest).
But if Ts cannot absorb water -- then how does humidity (whether in their enclosure or in ICU) assist a dehydrated T or a moulting T?
I DO understand drinking water helps. I tell my home health clients to drink water not just to avoid dehydration but for dry skin too -- moisturizer may help "lock in" moisture (like a Ts waxy coating) but it's what goes in that helps, not what's in the environment alone. Ts obviously may differ, hence my asking.
Then I see these freakin amazing swimming/underwater vids of Ts/other spiders and am amazed.
But could someone explain how their book lungs don't saturate and cause them to develop T pneumonia?
Obviously, their lungs differ from ours and of that of fish, but HOW?
So:
1) how does environmental humidity assist a T with a non-penetrable waxy coating?
2) how do their book lungs function with environmental water or humidity?
3) Why is not drinking water (or eating hydrated feeders) alone not sufficient?
This is a "I wanna understand better" question, not an attack on the fact that we all use these methods (adding humidity) with our Ts.
Thanks in advance.
But if Ts cannot absorb water -- then how does humidity (whether in their enclosure or in ICU) assist a dehydrated T or a moulting T?
I DO understand drinking water helps. I tell my home health clients to drink water not just to avoid dehydration but for dry skin too -- moisturizer may help "lock in" moisture (like a Ts waxy coating) but it's what goes in that helps, not what's in the environment alone. Ts obviously may differ, hence my asking.
Then I see these freakin amazing swimming/underwater vids of Ts/other spiders and am amazed.
But could someone explain how their book lungs don't saturate and cause them to develop T pneumonia?
Obviously, their lungs differ from ours and of that of fish, but HOW?
So:
1) how does environmental humidity assist a T with a non-penetrable waxy coating?
2) how do their book lungs function with environmental water or humidity?
3) Why is not drinking water (or eating hydrated feeders) alone not sufficient?
This is a "I wanna understand better" question, not an attack on the fact that we all use these methods (adding humidity) with our Ts.
Thanks in advance.