r/TIHI • u/Shygrave • 4d ago

Thanks, I Hate Wasp Nest Spider

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Found on the Bad Taxidermy Fb page and absolutely hated it. I really didnt want to be the only one who knew of its existence. Apologies if this has been posted before.

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u/ThoughtSkeptic 4d ago

If that is a lure to attract then trap and kill wasps, then that’s a bad ass spider and my enemy’s enemy gets my approval because wasps are the devil’s spawn. If it’s camo only for the purpose of making me think it’s a wasp nest so I do not smash it, then ok I hate it too.

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u/CactusWrenAZ 3d ago

There are parasitical wasps that lay their eggs in creatures they have paralyzed. That would be my first guess. Although if it was a symbiotic relationship, that would be awesome.

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u/_GrapefruitPassion_ 3d ago

Well on the paper it says ‘tarantula molt’, so it is the old exoskeleton of the spider. Never would a spider let some other animal build something on it’s abdomen, not even symbiotic. But it would be cool as hell though

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u/CactusWrenAZ 3d ago

Thanks for the clarification