spider in nature?
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reptileguy112
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I know this is completely random but your next post is your 1000th! 
leedragon
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I know this is completely random but your next post is your 1000th!
lol what? how can you tell that?
I know this is completely random but your next post is your 1000th!
Now it has to be a good one!!!
lol what? how can you tell that?
Noooo...
That wasn't the best you could do for your 1,000th post
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leedragon
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Now it has to be a good one!!!
it will be about D3 and A vitamin containing something about a control group (A)
reptileguy112
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Decadancin, you only have 13 more.
reptileguy112
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You already did your 1000th post when you asked how I could tell. Whenever someone posts something it has there name, picture, location, and number of posts at the topit will be about D3 and A vitamin containing something about a control group (A)
leedragon
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AHHHHH
the pressure...You know, I don't have an actual answer to the original question, but I would think that even in nature a varied diet would work best. I'm also guessing (having not actually eaten them on purpose) that some spiders may have a bitter taste to them or "hairs" that could be uncomfortable to swallow. I know that my lizards I had when growing up wouldn't touch certain caterpillars after the first attempt due to the hairs. They also likely tasted like the plants they ate and could have seemed toxic.
Just my two cents... not based on anything but speculation or control groups
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reptileguy112
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They also have rather thick exoskeletons and fangs, and all spiders have a little bit of vemon.
GrimCamel
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From what I heard, spiders should be avoided cause they're all toxic. My friend warned me about this recently so I wouldn't risk it
leedragon
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AHHHHH
You know, I don't have an actual answer to the original question, but I would think that even in nature a varied diet would work best. I'm also guessing (having not actually eaten them on purpose) that some spiders may have a bitter taste to them or "hairs" that could be uncomfortable to swallow. I know that my lizards I had when growing up wouldn't touch certain caterpillars after the first attempt due to the hairs. They also likely tasted like the plants they ate and could have seemed toxic.
Just my two cents... not based on anything but speculation or control groups
thanks
I do think there are quite bold due haha.No mate I wonder of the ones in nature.
Hairs suck! I never learned my lesson as a kid I always just had to pick up every cat I seen and nothing more painfully annoying than having hundreds of hairy slivers. They sting, burn, tickle, and the tiniest movement will be felt. Tarantulas have these too, but most spiders would be safe, but I've never heard of any food specific chameleons.
Motherlode Chameleon
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This is a good video of a spider being eaten by a Calumma parsonii parsonii. Chameleons may make a meal out of spiders in their native habitat. However as stated earlier I would not recommend anyone feeding them to their chameleons. There is just a danger concern that spiders could injure your chameleons.
http://www.arkive.org/parsons-chameleon/calumma-parsonii/video-08a.html
Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich
http://www.arkive.org/parsons-chameleon/calumma-parsonii/video-08a.html
Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich
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ridgebax1
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This is correct. All spiders have venom. The vast majority do not have enough venom to hurt a larger animal. When you think about what most spiders eat they do not need a lot of venom to immobilize their prey. There are exceptions of course. I imagine that chameleons could eat spiders that are naturally found in their habitat.
It is also correct that some spiders and caterpillars have urticating hairs that can cause a painful reaction. One way to remove these hairs is to apply some white glue over the area, allow it to dry then carefully peel it off and the hairs should come with it. You can also apply tape but I think that would drive them in deeper. People who are allergic can have a really severe reaction.
Harvestmen are arachnids but not spiders. They are also called Daddy longlegs. There is another spider that looks very much like a harvestmen and it is a true spider. These spiders, like harvestmen are fairly harmless but they have a really neat defense reaction where they vibrate or gyrate in their webs fooling what ever is threatening them into thinking they are bigger and badder than they actually are.
Again I would err on the side of caution and not feed to the chameleons.
