EricSJCA Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Happy Halloween! After my son scooped out a pumpkin he was carving, I fed some of it to a terrerium full of detritivores (roaches and isopods), and a small piece fell into the web of an invading Pholcus phalangioides. Not only did the cellar spider start eating the pumpkin, but it wrapped it in web, and is still eating in over 30 minutes later. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axolotl Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 This is awesome. Did it eat the whole thing? Is it possible it just considered the pumpkin an invader and webbed it up to dispatch of it neatly? If spiders are eating vegetables... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Account Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 10/29/2018 at 6:53 AM, Axolotl said: This is awesome. Did it eat the whole thing? Is it possible it just considered the pumpkin an invader and webbed it up to dispatch of it neatly? If spiders are eating vegetables... Did you see the "spider herbivory is widespread" research papers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Account Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I’m currently experimenting with webspider herbivory; webspiders seem less physically capable of encountering edible plant matter than foraging hunters (salticids, Trachelas, lycosids, etc.) although orbweavers are known to feed on trapped pollen here is a somewhat blurry video I produced last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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