Having a conversation about flushing a house spider down the toliet (cruel I know but my wife is terified and demands the ultimate sanction) we posed this question does it breathe ?
2006-09-25 02:25:40 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Spiders breathe through something called Lung Books, on their front palps IIRC. They arn't insects, so they dont use skin osmosis. Some even swim, using bubbles of air as 'diving helmets'
2006-09-25 02:31:21 · answer #1 · answered by agtfos 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm never surprised by the level of knowledge not exhibited by some of these questioners.
Does a spider breathe?!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ermmm... let me think.........No... surely not........aren't they the first alien species discovered that exist solely on a diet of hydrogen and dylithium crystals?
By the way... don't flush them down the toilet... they are excellent swimmers and carry an aqua lung aparatus in a secret pouch hidden beneath their abdomen.
Furthermore it is widely believed that they mate with the aligators in the sewers to create 8 legged hairy snappers... so beware!
Do they breathe?
God help the future of this planet!
I hope that you haven't got the vote!
2006-09-25 09:37:10 · answer #2 · answered by jonti 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they breathe air, and they drown in water. In addition, if the spider is flushed down the toilet, it is GONE! Even if it were alive there would be no way for it to get back out of the sewer into the house.
2006-09-25 09:34:58 · answer #3 · answered by Grandmother Spider 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not after I throw something heavy on top of it.
Has anyone out there saying to take it outside ever had the pleasure of a brown recluse bite? If this guy doesn't know if spiders breathe you could be telling him to pick up something that is dangerous.
2006-09-25 09:31:57 · answer #4 · answered by alis_n_1derland 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As an insect, it breathes through the skin. That is why you get rid of garden bugs by spraying a mild, soapy solution on your plants.
But spiders are beneficial insects, so let her have her way!
2006-09-25 09:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. you know when you wash them down a plug hole, and they wrap up in a ball? Well, they're creating an air bubble so they can breathe under water. Thats why they sometimes crawl back out again. Squish 'em!!
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2006-09-25 11:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes--they have what is called direct oxygen transport. Instead of the oxygen flowing to lungs like we have, their "blood" flows by spricals in their abdomen and pick up the oxygen directly for transport. This is why you often hear of animals like cockroaches living for days without their heads.
2006-09-25 09:32:08 · answer #7 · answered by Stephanie H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, they just hold their breath 'til they die, or climb back up into the toilet bowl. Goodness, just put the spider outside.
2006-09-25 09:31:28 · answer #8 · answered by risa131313 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they breathe. But not under water!
2006-09-25 09:33:25 · answer #9 · answered by Lick_My_Toad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not the one ive just hit with a rolled up paper
2006-09-25 09:35:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋