2006-09-14 04:22:34 · 27 answers · asked by James 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
My question was inspired by a spider I saw just seconds before inspecting something on it's web. I thought how annoying it must be for spiders to have their webs smashed by me every time I get the duster out!
2006-09-14 09:46:22 · update #1
eats it...?!!!
2006-09-14 04:25:03 · answer #1 · answered by LADY__LUCK 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well it also depends on the tpe of spider in question. Many different families of spiders make webs to snare prey, fot this question however I will assume you are thinking of the orb-weavers (Araenidae). These spiders will emerge from their hiding places when an insect becomes trapped in their webs. They will immediatly apprach the insect and will judge whether or not to attack it right away or let it tire itself out first. Mnay insects like praying mantids and wasps can easily kill the spider, so they are very cautious when approaching one of these insects. For all others however, the pider will first deliver a paralyzing dose of venom, this causes the insect to stop its frantic attempts at freeing itself, and also begins the digestion process. The spider venom begins digesting the internal organs of the insect. The spider will then wrap the insect in silk and will either eat it in the current location or will cart it away either to the centre of the web ot to its hiding plce to eat its catch.
I hope this answers your question!
2006-09-14 04:51:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It injects the fly with a sedative wraps it up in web and waits until it is hungry before sucking the juices out of the corpse!
2006-09-14 04:32:56 · answer #3 · answered by dogdevonpurple 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE SPIDER BITES THE CREATURE TRAPPED IN THE NET TO SEDATE IT THEN WRAPS THE CREATURE IN A COCOON MADE FROM THE SAME SILK AS IT USES TO MAKE THE WEB. the CREATURE CAN THEN BE HUNG FROM THE WEB READY TO EAT AT A LATER DATE (UP TO ABOUT A WEEK).
2006-09-14 04:32:59 · answer #4 · answered by TONI B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The spider captures itin web and it injects the poison. After that it sucks something like a cocktail from it.
2006-09-14 08:12:55 · answer #5 · answered by radu_jarchy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wraps the creature in webbing from it's bottom and then when ready to eat them it sucks their blood. They keep the bug population down. Obviously if it's hungry straight away then it sucks their blood then.
2006-09-14 04:33:27 · answer #6 · answered by hollycatherine99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wraps it in web, injects it with digestive juices and sucks out the insides once the juices have gone to work. Mmmmm, dinner.
2006-09-14 04:30:45 · answer #7 · answered by Aaron 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on what it is I suppose - if it is a fly or something similarly tasty, it eats it I'm afraid!
If it is a feather or a bit of dust, it takes it off its web and starts to rebuild it. they do like to keep their webs neat and tidy!
2006-09-14 04:27:38 · answer #8 · answered by Wicked Way 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wraps its victim in more silk threads then injects it's venom to liquify the victim's cells before deciding to eat it later on
2006-09-14 04:55:12 · answer #9 · answered by Urumi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it binds it into a cocoon and then eats it! Depends on the spider though! some just sting / poison them and eat the poor buggers!
2006-09-14 04:26:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they eat it or some spiders willa ctually wrap it in their silky and sticky lair and then save them for later and they blind the fly so that it cannot get out.
2006-09-14 07:22:20 · answer #11 · answered by zooman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋