Re: Harmful prey

From: Michael Reardon (m-reardon@adfa.oz.au)
Date: Mon Feb 23 1998 - 21:26:06 PST


Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 15:26:06 +1000
From: "Michael Reardon" <m-reardon@adfa.oz.au>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg729$foo@default>
Subject: Re: Harmful prey

Stefan P. Wolf wrote:

> > I don't know about Lady Bugs but I kept a VFT alive for years
> > feeding it almost entirely on Wood Louse - it thrived on them.
>
> Okay, I am convinced. I will feed one or two to my VFT now - stay
> tuned! . . . . . . . . . . Arggggghhhhh! It wasn't as easy as I
> thought as they are damned hard! I feed with tweezers and they......
>
> [ ....cut.... ]
>
> Result:
> -------
> VFT - I managed to get two in + two empty closed traps :-(
> Ceph - One balanced on the brink and slipped into the pitcher
> (I really missed a audible "plop" :-)))
> Tank - One escaped in the tank :-(((
>
> Oh, by the way: what killed your VFT after 4 years???
>

Me, plus a subtle blend of tap water, mould and too small a pot.
Basically, my lack of knowledge of VFT.

Michael



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