tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post9082376493383991588..comments2024-03-16T02:43:23.727-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Pantropical Jumping SpiderBug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-32197487782888690502023-04-30T10:53:44.320-05:002023-04-30T10:53:44.320-05:00My jumping spider does the same thing and she live...My jumping spider does the same thing and she lives in my kitchen window I love her and all her babies I’m a grand spider ma lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-44101554029088230772022-10-18T12:13:49.614-05:002022-10-18T12:13:49.614-05:00They are indeed beneficial and will not trouble yo...They are indeed beneficial and will not trouble you. Just let them be and your Aunt should be able to co-exist quite peacefully with them GodIsInControlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903297091323503637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-24595234347119870962022-09-07T09:35:03.037-05:002022-09-07T09:35:03.037-05:00Is it recommended to get rid of these? There are q...Is it recommended to get rid of these? There are quite a few found around my Aunt's screened in patio in South Florida. I'm NOT a fan of any spider, so I geniunely would like them gone but if they are truly beneficial I would try to ignore them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-50740168519913060792022-06-23T03:17:59.191-05:002022-06-23T03:17:59.191-05:00They have such great personalities, I love watchin...They have such great personalities, I love watching them in my garden.Mikkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08903697158477463350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-29365318862788766742021-10-13T20:52:33.858-05:002021-10-13T20:52:33.858-05:00Spider bites are incredibly rare events; and your ...Spider bites are incredibly rare events; and your experience has more to do with the behavior of your immune system than it does with the spider's venom (with a few exceptions like widow spiders).Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-28653741453812113132021-10-11T19:22:04.734-05:002021-10-11T19:22:04.734-05:00If Bitten by one of these, would it be serious or ...If Bitten by one of these, would it be serious or painful?<br />Will it turn red?<br />Or Swell up?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049126487320556346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-30896597856739389742021-06-29T21:17:00.652-05:002021-06-29T21:17:00.652-05:00No such thing as a "weird question!" I w...No such thing as a "weird question!" I wish I could give you good answers, though. Spiders do ingest food in liquid form, so yes, the milkshake analogy is a pretty good one. Never heard of a roaming spider like a jumping spider hoarding the carcasses of prior meals, though. *That* is truly odd.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-224391848237093752021-06-25T13:33:05.469-05:002021-06-25T13:33:05.469-05:00How do they eat their prey exactly? I have a femal...How do they eat their prey exactly? I have a female living in my living room window. I kept finding semi neat piles of dead flies. Clean them up, find the same thing later on. Thought they were dying on their own until I recently found the female right above the area with a fly in her "mouth". Seems when she's done, she drops them there. I got to wondering, how exactly does the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-87821914368571956642021-05-25T22:45:29.208-05:002021-05-25T22:45:29.208-05:00I do not know. Probably a little longer than you m...I do not know. Probably a little longer than you might expect, especially in subtropical regions.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-37704797787573681102021-05-18T15:05:00.302-05:002021-05-18T15:05:00.302-05:00What is the lifespan of the pantropical jumping sp...What is the lifespan of the pantropical jumping spiders ??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276981477752605029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-62237036255261179202021-05-17T17:27:36.798-05:002021-05-17T17:27:36.798-05:00Jumping spiders do not spin webs, so you are descr...Jumping spiders do not spin webs, so you are describing some other kind of spider, I think.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-84001998735606886532021-05-09T12:23:05.880-05:002021-05-09T12:23:05.880-05:00Thanks for the info.Several of them living in our ...Thanks for the info.Several of them living in our house, but lately one of them is very insistent to have a nest in our Aeschynanthus Lipstick plant,we removed the web several times,but she always came back.So we decided to let her live in it.I am not sure whether it is a sweet or a weird situation?I would appreciate your ideas about it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549457999511524968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-68793521877367830542020-07-20T17:27:39.694-05:002020-07-20T17:27:39.694-05:00Can these appear in Missouri? I believe i have a f...Can these appear in Missouri? I believe i have a few femalesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082104968942300690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-77920542388710289742020-02-21T09:55:58.413-06:002020-02-21T09:55:58.413-06:00No, spiders are, as a general rule, predators on o...No, spiders are, as a general rule, predators on other animals.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-46905815869625313432020-02-17T00:45:29.822-06:002020-02-17T00:45:29.822-06:00Do these spiders eat spores that grew out from the...Do these spiders eat spores that grew out from the dead leaves ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847748999720023184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-62121655534204539142019-11-15T10:29:26.196-06:002019-11-15T10:29:26.196-06:00Not aggressive at all, except toward potential pre...Not aggressive at all, except toward potential prey....Very curious, though, which can be interpreted as aggression.Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-26025046820601944122019-10-30T18:49:54.303-05:002019-10-30T18:49:54.303-05:00I have one here in my apartment I’m Harrisonburg V...I have one here in my apartment I’m Harrisonburg VA. She’s sweet. Can they be aggressive?LDEDWARDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980302355432233613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-46881593743717912542013-12-08T13:03:38.326-06:002013-12-08T13:03:38.326-06:00Thank you, Steven!Thank you, Steven!Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-34675731329674277592013-12-08T10:00:00.592-06:002013-12-08T10:00:00.592-06:00Nice post! Interesting creature.Nice post! Interesting creature.Steven Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042658541188612585noreply@blogger.com