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<blockquote data-quote="Rs50matt" data-source="post: 152958" data-attributes="member: 27872"><p>I’ll reply a bit more bluntly before arachnoclown comes on and gives the bluntest answer you could think of <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p>In the wild Ts don’t have a choice with water dish depth. They make due with what they can find. They won’t drown but a majority of species are very good swimmers. Avicularia in the wild have been witnessed to voluntarily enter the water to swim to another tree. </p><p>You might hear in some places that a T can drown because the book lungs are on the bottom of the abdomen but the hairs of the spider create an air pocket which is what also helps them float. I’d imagine this is just an additional benefit to the hairs rather than a purposeful evolution. </p><p>When you get your first molt you can see it for yourself if you try submerge it in a bowl of water. It’s surprising how buoyant they are</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rs50matt, post: 152958, member: 27872"] I’ll reply a bit more bluntly before arachnoclown comes on and gives the bluntest answer you could think of ;) In the wild Ts don’t have a choice with water dish depth. They make due with what they can find. They won’t drown but a majority of species are very good swimmers. Avicularia in the wild have been witnessed to voluntarily enter the water to swim to another tree. You might hear in some places that a T can drown because the book lungs are on the bottom of the abdomen but the hairs of the spider create an air pocket which is what also helps them float. I’d imagine this is just an additional benefit to the hairs rather than a purposeful evolution. When you get your first molt you can see it for yourself if you try submerge it in a bowl of water. It’s surprising how buoyant they are [/QUOTE]
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