4/8/2004: Big-ass spiders

[Brigliadore]

Originally posted by Dagney
Exactly how does one put a spider to sleep?

If I remember correctly they put the spider in a sealed container with some carbon dioxide that would then put them to sleep. I would have to ask my mom to verify that as I was young when she worked there. They milked all types of spiders from large tarantulas to black widows, even the common brown house spider. I remember a room filled with terrariums full of spiders. I even had several spiders as pets growing up.

EDIT: just talked to my mom and they did indeed use carbon dioxide to make the spiders go to sleep.