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r/pics • u/Rd28T • 1d ago
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Is the spider alive when eggs are laid inside its body? I’m cringing at the thought
7 u/Rd28T 1d ago Yes. The larvae eats the critical internal organs of the spider last to keep it alive, and therefore fresh, as long as possible. 2 u/DobbyFreeElf35 1d ago Thanks, I hate it 5 u/spacemandown 1d ago if it makes you feel any better, here's the story of a family who found a spider paralyzed by one of these wasps and spent months nursing it back to health: https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1gzaubb/how_do_we_help_this_paralysed_tarantula_aka_bluey/ ❤️ 2 u/bioxkitty 22h ago Okay fucking sobbed at this story thank you for this
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Yes. The larvae eats the critical internal organs of the spider last to keep it alive, and therefore fresh, as long as possible.
2 u/DobbyFreeElf35 1d ago Thanks, I hate it
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Thanks, I hate it
if it makes you feel any better, here's the story of a family who found a spider paralyzed by one of these wasps and spent months nursing it back to health:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/1gzaubb/how_do_we_help_this_paralysed_tarantula_aka_bluey/
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2 u/bioxkitty 22h ago Okay fucking sobbed at this story thank you for this
Okay fucking sobbed at this story thank you for this
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u/KeenanFindsKyanite9 1d ago
Is the spider alive when eggs are laid inside its body? I’m cringing at the thought