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<blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 139168" data-attributes="member: 27677"><p>I've tried to research this and all I could find is that too much calcium can indeed cause the thickening of an invertebrates exoskeleton , in crustaceans! In crustaceans calcium is used to fortify certain parts of their exoskeleton so calcium levels do play a part in the formation of the exoskeleton and excess calcium (usually environmental) can be deposited in the exoskeleton in some cases. </p><p>Calcium is not used by insects or arachnids to fortify their exoskeletons so excess calcium is not deposited there, the composition of their exoskeleton is different than that of a crustaceans' exoskeleton so it can't serve as a depository for excess calcium in the system, it's just not how their bodies work. </p><p>It's really besides the point though, dusting the outside of a feeder insect is not going to result in the spider ingesting it anyway, they don't even bite their heads off, they just suck their guts out and throw the skins away!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave Jay, post: 139168, member: 27677"] I've tried to research this and all I could find is that too much calcium can indeed cause the thickening of an invertebrates exoskeleton , in crustaceans! In crustaceans calcium is used to fortify certain parts of their exoskeleton so calcium levels do play a part in the formation of the exoskeleton and excess calcium (usually environmental) can be deposited in the exoskeleton in some cases. Calcium is not used by insects or arachnids to fortify their exoskeletons so excess calcium is not deposited there, the composition of their exoskeleton is different than that of a crustaceans' exoskeleton so it can't serve as a depository for excess calcium in the system, it's just not how their bodies work. It's really besides the point though, dusting the outside of a feeder insect is not going to result in the spider ingesting it anyway, they don't even bite their heads off, they just suck their guts out and throw the skins away! [/QUOTE]
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