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stormsaber

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Spider silk farming
« on: November 11, 2015, 03:39:26 pm »
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Loud Whispers

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Re: Spider silk farming
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2015, 06:13:56 pm »
This is how you make goatspiders
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Re: Spider silk farming
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2015, 10:56:12 pm »
It looks like it hurts for the spider to have silk dragged out of their butt.
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Re: Spider silk farming
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2015, 11:12:28 pm »
The article notes that they slip the spider a date rape drug knock them unconscious with some sort of gas, first. No pain felt.
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Re: Spider silk farming
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2015, 11:34:30 pm »
Still, it looks like it hurts.
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Re: Spider silk farming
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2015, 12:53:30 am »
Spiders also likely can't feel pain...

*checks internet*

Nope apparently, unlike a LOT of bugs, they do feel pain in some capacity.
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Re: Spider silk farming
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2015, 10:22:04 am »
We shall harvest these spiders for the greater good
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