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I haven't witnessed that particular defensive posture before. But it does make sense, I'd get pretty defensive if some massive thing hung over me while I was trying to enjoy my meal.
I purchased a 1.25" cyaneopubecens back in late August. However, tonight when I was feeding it I wanted to take a photo of it with my phone, while my phone was hovering over the deli cup the spiderling started to shake it's abdomen. I'm not sure if this was a reaction to the phone overhead or if...