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<blockquote data-quote="WolfSpider" data-source="post: 184240" data-attributes="member: 24627"><p>More specifically, the exoskeleton covers all but a small slit where CO2 is liberated and O2 enters. Respiration travels down a recess deep within the slit in which there is a series of disks shaped like the pages of a book. Within the disks, Air traverses. Between the disks spider hemolymph travels. When a spider molts, the cover over the discs is part of the exuvium. With the use of a microscope, there should be small slits in each booklung on the molt. </p><p>So, using a small bit of soap on a moist brush is safe. You would have to flood the slits to 2-3 booklungs in order to severely damage a spider's respiration. On the other hand, if an exuvium covers just one booklung, you are only impairing 25% of the spider's aeration. One could make an argument in this case, to ignore the problem as the spider will likely behave normally since they are mostly sedentary creatures. I think there have been examples listed "on that other site" in which adherent exuvium over a booklung did not impair the tarantula. </p><p></p><p>I hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WolfSpider, post: 184240, member: 24627"] More specifically, the exoskeleton covers all but a small slit where CO2 is liberated and O2 enters. Respiration travels down a recess deep within the slit in which there is a series of disks shaped like the pages of a book. Within the disks, Air traverses. Between the disks spider hemolymph travels. When a spider molts, the cover over the discs is part of the exuvium. With the use of a microscope, there should be small slits in each booklung on the molt. So, using a small bit of soap on a moist brush is safe. You would have to flood the slits to 2-3 booklungs in order to severely damage a spider's respiration. On the other hand, if an exuvium covers just one booklung, you are only impairing 25% of the spider's aeration. One could make an argument in this case, to ignore the problem as the spider will likely behave normally since they are mostly sedentary creatures. I think there have been examples listed "on that other site" in which adherent exuvium over a booklung did not impair the tarantula. I hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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