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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I've got a couple as pets. They are genuinely wonderful little desk companions. My spider that recently passed gave me, let's not say new, but refreshed, perspective on the intelligence and self-awareness of arthropods.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago* (2 children)

    They are genuinely wonderful little desk companions.

    If you can get one on your computer screen you can make them hunt the mouse cursor. It's so damn cute!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    They pretty much only eat live-food, so mine hunts crickets, and the really little ones get wingless fruit flies.

    No need to get them on your screen.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 month ago

    Oh, that's just for play time with random jumping spiders I found. I think my brother had some Phidippus at one point, but I never "kept" jumping spiders myself. I kept tarantulas years ago, but these days I'm much better with true spiders.

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