• BooBerry@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    Because they’re venomous.

    The thing still bit him from time to time, though. But without the poison.

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      2 hours ago

      I’m sorry, this makes no sense.

      Spiders bite, inject venom and feed through their fangs (Chelicerae). If you remove them the spider won’t be able to bite and more importantly, eat, anymore. So you can’t keep a defanged spider for very long …