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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 3:19:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 3:21:21 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2015 3:23:44 GMT
Best pictures I could get. If you look closely, you can see some fruit flies this little guy caught. You wouldn't believe the amount of dead fruit flies I've seen on the top of the tank! I love these spiders!
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Post by Evan on Jul 17, 2015 14:28:15 GMT
Oh no! Your poor slugs! Yes, they are jumping spiders. Yeah, it was sad. Jumping spiders won't bite you
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Post by Evan on Jul 17, 2015 14:29:30 GMT
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Post by etana on Jul 17, 2015 19:32:07 GMT
Awesome little spiders! I've had a little spider help me get rid of fungus gnats, he made a web around the infected plant and simply caught all of them. Then he removed the web and went away. They sure can be helpful little friends of ours!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 1:04:51 GMT
Awesome little spiders! I've had a little spider help me get rid of fungus gnats, he made a web around the infected plant and simply caught all of them. Then he removed the web and went away. They sure can be helpful little friends of ours! Well, how very polite of him. Such manners, wow!
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Post by Evan on Jul 18, 2015 1:45:54 GMT
Awesome little spiders! I've had a little spider help me get rid of fungus gnats, he made a web around the infected plant and simply caught all of them. Then he removed the web and went away. They sure can be helpful little friends of ours! Well, how very polite of him. Such manners, wow! I agree! Nice picture Juniper, is that your cat?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 1:49:29 GMT
Yes, his name is Felix.
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Post by Evan on Jul 18, 2015 2:40:27 GMT
Yes, his name is Felix. Like the cartoon?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2015 2:43:54 GMT
Um, not really. I just liked the name so I called him that. I've had him since he was 2 weeks old. He literally grew up with me and it has been almost 5 years.
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Post by etana on Jul 18, 2015 6:26:19 GMT
Awesome little spiders! I've had a little spider help me get rid of fungus gnats, he made a web around the infected plant and simply caught all of them. Then he removed the web and went away. They sure can be helpful little friends of ours! Well, how very polite of him. Such manners, wow! Lol yes, a tiny gentleman who even tidied up after himself! It was really great, as I'd just been contemplating using pesticide on the plant and I really rather don't do that. The spider had to wait for all the gnat eggs to become adults with wings, which took quite a while, but he patiently stayed till every last one was caught.
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Post by Evan on Jul 18, 2015 15:21:04 GMT
Um, not really. I just liked the name so I called him that. I've had him since he was 2 weeks old. He literally grew up with me and it has been almost 5 years. I think that was the age I got my cat. She grew up with just my dog, and now that I got a puppy, she isn't used to more than one dog and it makes her nervous. Lol.
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Post by mangoandlemon on Jul 27, 2015 16:20:41 GMT
I have jumping spiders by my house! And i keep them as pets!
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Post by mewakitty on Aug 3, 2015 17:53:43 GMT
Ugh I hate fruit flies. I got an infestation and the darn larvae ate one of my Aspersas. Now the moment I notice fruit flies, I just change out the soil completely. It seems like carrots are the ones that cause it the most.
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Post by sparrow on Aug 3, 2015 18:00:22 GMT
I have jumping spiders by my house! And i keep them as pets! No offense to you and I admire your bravery, but the only thing that jumps is me, when I see a spider!
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Post by horrr0r on Nov 17, 2015 23:02:15 GMT
That's what happened to my poor banana slugs. Fruit flies laid eggs on them and the maggots ate them alive. This can happen??! One of my baby (about 1 cm long) leatherleaf slugs was mysteriously dead a couple days ago... he had some spots of skin missing - they were the (lighter) color of his foot, even though his skin was darker brown - and he had a chunk missing from his tail end, yet the tail-end tip of his foot was untouched. It was disturbing to say the least. I thought that one of my fulica hatchlings had done that, which was shocking, and made me separate them. I was going to actually release the baby leatherleafs back into the wild (where I caught them from) tonight, but today I found a bunch of fungus gnats flying in the tank when I sprayed it with water, and then found this thread and this comment. Usually my baby slugs and baby snails are good friends, since they were together since the snails were 2 weeks old. They piggyback ride on each other, share food, sleep side by side, etc. I thought it was protein deficiency that was causing the predatorial behavior. Now, I'm not sure if the gnats just flew in the tank, or if they were born in there, though. But if they were, then that means their maggots couldve did that to the slug, right? I don't want to release them if I don't have to. Any thoughts, anyone? Thank you. Ill look into that and see if it works. Well, upstairs had very little sun light because my snails don't like too much. The temperature upstairs was moderate, not too hot and not too cold. Upstairs also has very dry air and the tank was really the only thing that had the most moisture in it which made it perfect for the gnats eggs and larva to live. Downstairs has a lot more sunlight and the temperature is not always stable. The tank is next to a window now with more sunlight but the snails can hide under their sticks so it doesn't bother them as much. Downstairs has a lot more moisture in the air. I also learned that turning the dirt helps. When I see that it starts to flatten, I mix it up and this is about every 2 weeks or so. That's really all that I did differently and I think it helped a lot. Try to put a bit of vinegar and dishwashing soap to the bottom of a glass and leave it near your tank.
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Post by slimyrascal on Nov 18, 2015 0:50:43 GMT
Fruit flies eat yeast. The maggots are less fussy. I have never heard of them munching on other creatures. I did a Master's degree in a fruit fly lab.
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