tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post5590250189910601326..comments2023-07-08T13:35:45.183+05:30Comments on Nature Magnified: Do Spiders eat ants?Thomas Vattakavenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-14950944670245662702013-05-12T01:44:50.815+05:302013-05-12T01:44:50.815+05:30That's good news. I just found 3 piles of dead...That's good news. I just found 3 piles of dead ants, and a single spider sitting there looking all innocent. Spidey to the rescue!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-85135246632030112882011-04-27T15:56:15.588+05:302011-04-27T15:56:15.588+05:30Haha, I agree! On reflection, the only thing I co...Haha, I agree! On reflection, the only thing I could think of was keeping the ants in a bait box or something, and picking out individual victims to throw to the spiders, which is all a bit too ancient Rome for me.<br /><br />Perhaps rather than release the spiders out of windows (which I usually do), I'll place them all around the back door, so in the ant colony's map of the world, my flat will be marked, "Here be spiders."Marina Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721238240881551457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-44599462015963239372011-04-26T17:38:56.245+05:302011-04-26T17:38:56.245+05:30Lol, I must say that must've taken some though...Lol, I must say that must've taken some thought! However, I assure you it wont be easy!Thomas Vattakavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-60961362865684388952011-04-26T17:34:14.628+05:302011-04-26T17:34:14.628+05:30Ah, thank you for answering that question. I have...Ah, thank you for answering that question. I have a growing ant colony in my (tiny) back garden, and have a feeling ants are going to start venturing inside. I don't want to poison them (i.e. kill the colony) but if no ants return they might decide to stop following the paths into my flat. So if I trap them and put them somewhere where the numerous spiders who insist on living with me can feed, then my formic victims will not have died for nothing in the natural scheme of things...Marina Isaachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721238240881551457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-10851821505959236102010-12-08T08:36:47.676+05:302010-12-08T08:36:47.676+05:30exelent article, even in my years of viewing anima...exelent article, even in my years of viewing animal planet i have seen images like this...spiders are incredibles creatures,thankswhat do spiders eathttp://whatdotheyalleat.com/whatdospiderseat.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-11418515886265739652010-05-29T14:05:00.538+05:302010-05-29T14:05:00.538+05:30Yes thats what they do for all prey, including ant...Yes thats what they do for all prey, including ants.Thomas Vattakavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522240678121238738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-14263762446418293952010-05-29T13:50:08.902+05:302010-05-29T13:50:08.902+05:30Also, that's a lifer for me!Also, that's a lifer for me!Ramjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794657293450252176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-21128551021485839122010-05-29T13:50:08.901+05:302010-05-29T13:50:08.901+05:30I thought that's what they do for all their pr...I thought that's what they do for all their prey right... "paralyse/kill it and suck out what is inside the ants before they dump the exoskeleton"!<br />Please correct me if am wrong.Ramjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794657293450252176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4843076858544456111.post-36491914463084105142010-05-28T09:39:33.611+05:302010-05-28T09:39:33.611+05:30Nice post, iv never come across a spider eating an...Nice post, iv never come across a spider eating an ant before.<br /><br />Regards,<br />AngadAngad Achappahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898151365368074196noreply@blogger.com