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stormymay888 — Paralyzed Crab Spider
Published: 2011-08-19 20:44:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 607; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 43
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I found this poor thing being carried off by a wasp she looks pregnant so I saved her...I put her a cup with a damp paper towel...when I took her out for this photo she still was twitching her legs a little but she did produce some silk....Does any one know if she might recover?
If not is it possible the eggs are fertilized?
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poor girl!!! this is why we need more giant orb weavers in the world
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You think she's an orb weaver? Do you know what species she is? I found here a few years ago never seen another like her....
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no, i mean to kill off the bees. She is a type of crab spider, I just can't remember what kind
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Aw, that's a shame. 
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It's a high possibility the eggs are fertilized but their homeostasis was dramtically disturbed and would die from the trauma and poison exposure from the wasp.
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No chance of survival?
:*(
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Small chance, if she is pregnant.
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Sorry to be a pain but I really like this spider.....
Could they even hatch without an egg sac?
And if so how long would it take?
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I'm no arachnid expert here but without being attached to their host (the mom) it would be highly unlikely to expect survival. The venom could've touched the eggs or have secreted from between the exoskeletal plates, touching the eggs.
It's all just theory, we are unsure of how the poison made it's course thus far or if the wasp stung or stepped on the sac. One disturbance can disturb the whole clutch.
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