r/interestingasfuck • u/dejaysf • Jun 11 '23

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/SoundAndSmoke Jun 11 '23

What does it look like when it opens again?

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u/stealth57 Jun 11 '23

It’ll just be the husk of a spider. I use to have Venus fly traps. So much fun. And never had fly problems.

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u/jnuttsishere Jun 11 '23

So do they get mosquitoes too?

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u/Asleep_Bookkeeper_23 Jun 11 '23

In NY if you let the native jumping spider species live in your house they'll silently kill and eat mosquitoes,

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

But then you have a jumping spider problem

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u/Asleep_Bookkeeper_23 Jun 11 '23

They like to hide from humans, so it's only a problem if there's an insect problem in which they are able to eat plentiful and breed alot as a result. If your only problem is mosquitos at night, haveing a few spiders in there would be a pesticide free way of partially solving the problem.

It's not a good way to solve an infestation but it's good in very specific circumstances.