Local wolf spiders and hobo spiders decide to come into my house during the colder months instead of hibernating outside. My family doesn't really mind, they aren't doing anything to harm us and help prey on unwanted species like field crickets and house flies. I often catch a few and some I keep as pets and release outside when it gets warmer, or I feed a few to my fish. Is there any worries here, such as the spider biting the fish?
Feeding hobo spiders to sunfish
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, Jan 03 2010 07:17 PM
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Posted 04 January 2010 - 11:08 AM
If my understanding is correct, then the hobo spider is has a bite like that of its relative the brown recluse. Still, I have fed all of the above and the black widows to bluegill if no obvious problems. I felt bad feeding such pretty critters as black widows to fish but a couple years ago they were quite abundant.
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Posted 24 January 2010 - 02:45 PM
Local wolf spiders and hobo spiders decide to come into my house during the colder months instead of hibernating outside. My family doesn't really mind, they aren't doing anything to harm us and help prey on unwanted species like field crickets and house flies. I often catch a few and some I keep as pets and release outside when it gets warmer, or I feed a few to my fish. Is there any worries here, such as the spider biting the fish?
I don't feed spiders to my fish. I worry about the venom in the venom glands being digested, no matter what species of spider. A wolf spider might not do any damage to a human, but hey, neither does chlorine in a swimming pool.
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