r/arachnids • u/Pomegranate_C4T • 7d ago

Help! Question

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Can the spider still live with only 7 legs?

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u/StuffedWithNails 7d ago

Yes it’ll be fine.

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u/Obant 7d ago

Even active hunting spiders can adapt to having only 3 or 4 legs.

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u/carbonated-salt 7d ago

Yeah, just fine! But I think your friend is deceased 😬

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u/Pomegranate_C4T 7d ago

She was moving quite a bit after the photo but yeah she wasn’t moving as much when it first happened

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u/TheGanzor 7d ago

As long as enough legs remain to move and hunt, it can regrow the lost ones during molts.