Re: Harmful prey

From: Perry Malouf (pmalouf@access.digex.net)
Date: Wed Feb 18 1998 - 04:41:53 PST

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Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 07:41:53 -0500 (EST)
From: Perry Malouf <pmalouf@access.digex.net>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: Harmful prey

Kate Collins wrote:

> Concerning daddy longlegs which rot VFT traps...
> ...daddy longlegs... contain one of the most toxic substances
> of any arthropod...This acid will kill VFT trap
> cells, as will the formic acid in ants.

I didn't know this. It catches my attention because my VFT's
eat a lot of these spiders. For some reason the spiders crawl
all over the plants at night. In the morning you see a lot of
closed traps with spindly legs sticking out. I haven't
paid attention to the longevity of the traps that have caught
the spiders, mostly because there are plenty of traps on my
VFT's and new ones replace the dying ones rather quickly.

Regards,

Perry Malouf

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